# Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

A podcast by Newstalk. Jonathan responds to your texts and tweets, is joined in studio for all the latest science stories for Newsround and speaks to one of our two guests featured on the show. CONVERSATION THAT COUNTS | Ireland’s national independent talk station for news, sport, analysis and entertainment Listen to Newstalk at http://newstalk.com/listenlive | Download the GoLoud app now, the new home for Newstalk

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## Latest episodes

- [Extra: Chris Hadfield on the importance of space exploration](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/417001442/15334b60bf68) (2026-10-27, 25 min): audio https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2707/extra_edit_fp_ef1498ea_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=428050&aw_0_1st.collectionid=2707
- [Meeting the Astronauts of Artemis II](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/417001442/d40eab77bc91) (2026-10-25, 40 min): audio https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2707/fp_main_edit_2410_cbbcf63e_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=428049&aw_0_1st.collectionid=2707
- [Extra: 3D Printing](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/417001442/645574371d3e) (2026-10-20, 9 min): audio https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2707/fp_extra_edit_f5bf01c5_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=427009&aw_0_1st.collectionid=2707
- [The History of Linking Computers with Human Brains](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/417001442/0adb36d80a59) (2026-10-18, 50 min): audio https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2707/nt_fp_pod_6401218c_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=426729&aw_0_1st.collectionid=2707
- [Extra: The Hidden Power of Leaves](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/417001442/e358e96ffb23) (2026-10-13, 17 min): audio https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2707/extra_edit_fp_bb0b8fe1_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=425419&aw_0_1st.collectionid=2707
- [What is ancient smallpox doing in Trinity?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/417001442/09760bc6553a) (2026-10-11, 30 min): audio https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2707/fp_main_edit_0910_4fe9f3cd_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=425417&aw_0_1st.collectionid=2707
- [Futureproof Gold: Chances](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/417001442/8176e27323aa) (2026-10-08, 33 min): audio https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2707/futureproof_gold_edit_16b182f9_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=424852&aw_0_1st.collectionid=2707
- [Extra: A Computer Made From DNA](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/417001442/d0d3ea0064c9) (2026-10-06, 14 min): audio https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2707/fp_extra_edit_0610_07aa751e_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=424078&aw_0_1st.collectionid=2707
- [Symbiosis: Collaboration in Nature](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/417001442/980e0f40fe88) (2026-10-04, 38 min): audio https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2707/fp_full_ep_0410_2638d3d5_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=424077&aw_0_1st.collectionid=2707
- [Extra: CMLase - The Enzyme That Could Reverse Ageing](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/417001442/abbc9043c73f) (2026-09-29, 15 min): audio https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2707/fp_extra_edit_t_c1ffa7b7_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=422669&aw_0_1st.collectionid=2707
- [Why are killer whales ramming yachts?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/417001442/a32e0273a920) (2026-09-27, 40 min): audio https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2707/fp_edit_main_c5240e06_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=422668&aw_0_1st.collectionid=2707
- [Extra: Did Life Start Twice On Earth?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/417001442/7c9405a1b4e4) (2026-09-22, 15 min): audio https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2707/2209_fp_extra_pod_f7679c20_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=421968&aw_0_1st.collectionid=2707
- [Could ozempic cure addiction?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/417001442/6d4de6032a95) (2026-09-20, 37 min): audio https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2707/futureproof_da31beda_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=421680&aw_0_1st.collectionid=2707
- [Extra: Behind The Scenes of The Lost Bridge](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/417001442/e6bc0d796c9b) (2026-09-15, 25 min): audio https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2707/fp_extra_edit_a989c258_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=420434&aw_0_1st.collectionid=2707
- [Futureproof Special: The Lost Bridge](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/417001442/89e77291098e) (2026-09-13, 44 min): audio https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2707/fp_doc_main_edit_847b02ef_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=420431&aw_0_1st.collectionid=2707
- [Gold: What is time?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/417001442/b0236dd441f3) (2026-09-10, 29 min): audio https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2707/fp_gold_edit_6052ee0c_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=419033&aw_0_1st.collectionid=2707
- [Extra: Decoding Birdsong](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/417001442/c19ea037c8c7) (2026-09-08, 15 min): audio https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2707/extra_fp_edit_ab8dedb3_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=419032&aw_0_1st.collectionid=2707
- [Jim Al-Khalili on time and time travel](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/417001442/405096e102c6) (2026-09-06, 40 min): audio https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2707/fp_main_edit_0409_9e1b7edf_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=419031&aw_0_1st.collectionid=2707
- [Extra: The Genetics of Wrongdoing](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/417001442/20a66b1caab1) (2026-09-01, 19 min): audio https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2707/fp_extra_edit_a11c6903_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=417490&aw_0_1st.collectionid=2707
- [Did we find evidence of life on Mars in the 1970’s?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/417001442/7085070b11b0) (2026-08-30, 43 min): audio https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2707/futureproof_main_edit_afd54563_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=417489&aw_0_1st.collectionid=2707
- [Extra: Growing Old in Ireland - 20 Years of the TILDA Study](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/417001442/447cdc2c64a8) (2026-08-25, 20 min): audio https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2707/fp_extra_edit_e99f381b_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=416322&aw_0_1st.collectionid=2707
- [How many insects are there?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/417001442/b53438c0e4c2) (2026-08-23, 38 min): audio https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2707/fp_main_edit_2308_00d80539_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=416321&aw_0_1st.collectionid=2707
- [Extra: The Irish scientists tackling organ transplant rejection](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/417001442/aa9b8cce912f) (2026-08-18, 18 min): audio https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2707/fp_extra_edit_1649ec10_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=415159&aw_0_1st.collectionid=2707
- [The Greenland shark discovered on Ireland’s coast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/417001442/a27fce82703b) (2026-08-16, 29 min): audio https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2707/fp_main_edit_9f125faf_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=415158&aw_0_1st.collectionid=2707
- [Gold: Neil DeGrasse Tyson - A Brief Welcome to the Universe](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/417001442/ba596a736a58) (2026-08-11, 37 min): audio https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2707/fp_gold_edit_f853f86d_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=413899&aw_0_1st.collectionid=2707
- [Observing the Solar Eclipse](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/417001442/d270315f1d95) (2026-08-09, 47 min): audio https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2707/fp_main_edit_fdac30e3_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=413898&aw_0_1st.collectionid=2707
- [Gold: How does the brain conjure consciousness?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/417001442/502b0a2f122d) (2026-08-04, 22 min): audio https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2707/fp_gold_edit_2e932ce1_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=413298&aw_0_1st.collectionid=2707
- [Could AI be conscious?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/417001442/3139484d6eeb) (2026-08-02, 60 min): audio https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2707/fp_main_edit_a6d8425f_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=413015&aw_0_1st.collectionid=2707
- [Extra: Could base editing lead to designer babies?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/417001442/86e0c964a16b) (2026-07-28, 14 min): audio https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2707/fp_extra_edit_0683f995_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=411993&aw_0_1st.collectionid=2707
- [The fish species with no males](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/417001442/7fb509076a27) (2026-07-26, 42 min): audio https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2707/fp_main_edit_dc6e2065_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=411992&aw_0_1st.collectionid=2707
- [Extra: ET Code of Conduct](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/417001442/e19be969d6b0) (2026-07-21, 19 min): audio https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2707/fp_extra_edit_ddc08035_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=410993&aw_0_1st.collectionid=2707
- [The problem solving powers of bumblebees](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/417001442/2758048722b8) (2026-07-19, 32 min): audio https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2707/fp_main_edit_961c5455_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=410992&aw_0_1st.collectionid=2707
- [Extra: Neuroscience and AI](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/417001442/8f38af2a4e92) (2026-07-14, 22 min): audio https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2707/fp_extra_edit_0039db10_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=409710&aw_0_1st.collectionid=2707
- [Is sitting down for long periods killing us?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/417001442/15707afe0427) (2026-07-12, 26 min): audio https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2707/fp_main_edit_133f8d34_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=409709&aw_0_1st.collectionid=2707
- [Extra: What is Cystinosis?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/417001442/61d10e93b897) (2026-07-07, 13 min): audio https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2707/fp_extra_edit_8a0b004a_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=408563&aw_0_1st.collectionid=2707
- [Is photographic memory a real thing?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/417001442/410e733895c7) (2026-07-05, 34 min): audio https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2707/fp_main_edit_4bb76287_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=408562&aw_0_1st.collectionid=2707
- [Extra: How VR can improve the health of the elderly](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/417001442/24e9fbe74f8a) (2026-06-30, 22 min): audio https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2707/fp_extra_edit_9be1e226_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=407314&aw_0_1st.collectionid=2707
- [The Internet of Animals](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/417001442/5bae1020ccbc) (2026-06-28, 34 min): audio https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2707/fp_main_edit_7d51fab0_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=407313&aw_0_1st.collectionid=2707
- [Extra: How Wi-Fi can be used for surveillance](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/417001442/e57f9b663d0b) (2026-06-23, 15 min): audio https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2707/fp_extra_edit_831e1a4c_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=395446&aw_0_1st.collectionid=2707
- [What happens when you're struck by lightning?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/417001442/65ba1b115013) (2026-06-21, 45 min): audio https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2707/futureproof_145a17fa_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=393226&aw_0_1st.collectionid=2707
- [Extra: Can we cure nightmares?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/417001442/1894bc667a8a) (2026-06-16, 18 min): audio https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2707/fp_extra_edit_53ec9a0b_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=391978&aw_0_1st.collectionid=2707
- [Before Trees - What Were ‘Prototaxites’?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/417001442/497b00963b04) (2026-06-14, 32 min): audio https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2707/fp_main_edit_cffe5380_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=391977&aw_0_1st.collectionid=2707
- [Extra: Was there human sacrifice in ancient Rome?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/417001442/3b531df33da0) (2026-06-09, 14 min): audio https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2707/fp_extra_edit_7adcce9d_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=390738&aw_0_1st.collectionid=2707
- [How does sperm work in outer space?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/417001442/72c41b89bcc6) (2026-06-07, 34 min): audio https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2707/fp_main_edit_49aa5bea_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=390737&aw_0_1st.collectionid=2707
- [Extra: How microbes tackle pollution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/417001442/1ea22b292294) (2026-06-02, 16 min): audio https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2707/fp_extra_edit_2905_b42a47fc_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=389603&aw_0_1st.collectionid=2707
- [The Chimpanzee War in Uganda](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/417001442/367f50010f19) (2026-05-31, 43 min): audio https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2707/fp_main_edit_2905_840c7770_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=389602&aw_0_1st.collectionid=2707
- [Extra: New Prostate Cancer Trials in Ireland](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/417001442/0bd6bdf61670) (2026-05-26, 15 min): audio https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2707/fp_extra_edit_70f5d048_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=388269&aw_0_1st.collectionid=2707
- [Learning while you sleep!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/417001442/f48b764d6571) (2026-05-24, 32 min): audio https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2707/fp_main_edit_a16bab2c_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=388268&aw_0_1st.collectionid=2707
- [Extra: Does science back up weird skincare trends?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/417001442/3b0a8d2d74b7) (2026-05-19, 16 min): audio https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2707/fp_extra_edit_6fe565f4_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=377595&aw_0_1st.collectionid=2707
- [Early flavour memories may shape picky eaters](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/417001442/5e585f14b310) (2026-05-17, 36 min): audio https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2707/fp_main_edit_cf7500c4_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=377593&aw_0_1st.collectionid=2707

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