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Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea
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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.
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Futureproof Gold: How does the brain conjure consciousness?
2w ago00:21:11Tap to summarizeFor centuries, philosophers have theorised about the mind-body question. Is the mind something separate from the body? If so what does that mean?So, how does the brain conjure consciousness?In this interview from 2021, Jonathan speaks with Anil Seth, Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience at the University of Sussex, Editor-in-Chief of Neuroscience of Consciousness and author of ‘Being You: A New Science of Consciousness’.
Transcribe →Could AI be conscious?
2w ago01:00:00Tap to summarizeGuests:Charlotte Blease, Philosopher at Uppsala University and author of ‘Dr Bot: Why Doctors Can Fail Us – and How AI Could Save Lives’Kevin Mitchell, Associate Professor of Genetics and Neuroscience at Trinity College Dublin and author of ‘Free Agents – How Evolution Gave Us Free Will’Alan Smeaton, Professor of Computing at DCUMatthew Campbell from TCDLaura Hayes, DIAS
Transcribe →Extra: Could base editing lead to designer babies?
3w ago00:13:36Tap to summarizeGuest: Oliver Bower, Founding Scientist at ‘Preventive’
Transcribe →The fish species with no males
3w ago00:41:14Tap to summarizeGuests:Ed Ricemeyer, Senior Bioinformatician and Chair of Animal Systems Genomics at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenJessamyn Fairfield from the University of GalwayShane Bergin, Physicist & Assistant Professor in Science Education at UCD
Transcribe →Extra: ET Code of Conduct
4w ago00:18:13Tap to summarizeGuest: Professor Michael Garrett, Astrophysicist at the University of Manchester and Chair of the International Academy of Astronautics’ SETI Committee
Transcribe →The problem solving powers of bumblebees
4w ago00:31:31Tap to summarizeGuests:Jussi Kantola, Data Analyst at the University of OuluMatthew Campbell, Professor of Neurovascular Genetics, Trinity College DublinDr Ruth Freeman, Director of Research for Society at Research Ireland
Transcribe →Extra: Neuroscience and AI
Jul 1400:21:31Tap to summarizeGuest: Rana Gujra, CEO of Behavioural Signals, tech entrepreneur and AI expert
Transcribe →Is sitting down for long periods killing us?
Jul 1200:25:37Tap to summarizeGuests:Dr. Frederick Ho, Senior Lecturer in Public health at the University of GlasgowLaura Hayes, Assistant Professor and Royal Society-Research Ireland University Research Fellow at the Dublin Institute for Advanced StudiesPhil Smyth, Physicist, Engineer and Science Communicator
Transcribe →Extra: What is Cystinosis?
Jul 700:12:23Summary readyGuest: Anuj Chauhan, Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines
SummaryIs photographic memory a real thing?
Jul 500:33:12Tap to summarizeGuests:Gabrielle Principe, Professor in the Department of Psychology at the College of CharlestonJessamyn Fairfield from the University of GalwayShane Bergin, Physicist & Assistant Professor in Science Education at UCD
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