All these academics share something in common, not just a slightly quirky application of the scientific method. Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover whether ageing could really be cured. For example, the British physicist who calculated the optimal way to dunk a biscuit into a cup of tea without it disintegrating too quickly. Brian Cox and Robin Ince mark the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. They are joined by astrophysicists Kirsten Banks and Devika Kamath and comedian Ross Noble as they discuss how different the night sky looks from the southern hemisphere. Brian Cox and Robin Ince look up at the stars of the southern hemisphere. They are joined by cosmologist and science advisor on movies such as Thor and Tron Legacy, Sean Carroll, comedian Joe Rogan, The Simpsons' writer and Executive Producer of Futurama, David X Cohen, and Eric Idle. Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover how trees talk to each other using the Wood Wide Web. Saturday 25 th June 2022. To mark the occasion, Brian Cox takes Robin Ince on a guided tour of General Relativity. Brian Cox and Robin Ince host a witty, irreverent look at the world through scientists' eyes. Prof. Brian Cox and Robin Ince return for a new series and start by tackling one of the most profound questions in science: which are better, Bats or Flies? Should badgers wear bicycle helmets? They are joined on stage by Ben Miller, Charlotte Church, Dr Paul Abel and Professor Tim O'Brien to explore the big questions that are still to be answered about our Universe. Stomping off to your bedroom, being embarrassed by your parents, wanting to fit in with your peers and a love of risky behaviour are all well known traits associated with our teenage years, exasperating parents through the ages. Could it be however, as the panel discuss, that the reasons are not so very different, and that we are all closet mathematicians at heart? What do our panel wish they'd been taught at school, and what is the key to a life-long love of numbers? Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover the limits of human endurance. Its audiobook was read by Cox and Ince. Physicist Brian Cox, comedian Robin Ince and guests return for more witty irreverent science chat. You might think materials are a bit boring and inconsequential but without them we would still be living in the stone age. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by rock enthusiasts Ross Noble, paleontologist Susie Maidment and geologist Chris Jackson to look at the history of rock. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by comedian Sara Pascoe to get a unique maths lesson. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by comedian Katy Brand, Cosmologist Prof Carlos Frenk, and biologist Prof Matthew Cobb to discover how to make the seemingly invisible, visible. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined on stage by Stephen Fry, Eric Idle, chemist and Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Sheffield University, Professor Tony Ryan, and University of London solar scientist, Dr Lucie Green, as they ask: "can science save us?" Brian Cox and Robin Ince host a close encounter of the 1st kind with comedian Lucy Beaumont, astronomer Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Director of Jodrell Bank Professor Tim OBrien, and science presenter Dallas Campbell to ask if UFOs and aliens have visited Earth? Saturday 2 nd July 2022. Brian Cox and Robin Ince find out about Australias scariest creatures: spiders. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined on stage by comedian Marcus Brigstocke and marine biologists Professor Callum Roberts and Dr Heather Koldewey as they look at the amazing creatures that create and colonise coral reefs. Keep listening for a very special guest appearance by Duran Duran's Nick Rhodes. Apollo 9 Astronaut Rusty Schweickart, Apollo flight director Gerry Griffin and Apollo children Jan and Andy Aldrin give their perspectives on arguably one of the greatest scientific and engineering achievements of all time. They also look at the results of their own personal DNA testsso which panellist is a little bit neanderthal and which one has a genetic history firmly rooted in the North! Infuriated! Brian Cox and Robin Ince look up at the stars of the southern hemisphere. BBC Radio 4 Available for over a year 42 mins In Our Time The Death of Stars. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Alan Davies as they delve inside the human brain. The Science Party goes against everything science should be. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined on stage by comedian Jo Brand, and physicists Prof Jo Dunkley and Dr Adam Masters to look at how we go about measuring our universe, from measuring the contents of atmospheres of planets and moons at the outer edges of our solar system to looking far back in time to study the very earliest beginnings of the cosmos. Is cooking just chemistry? Brian Cox and Robin Ince return for a new series of the hit science/comedy show. How dropping raisins in a bottle of lemonade reveal how the Titanic sunk, and a robot orchestra, created from household objects, plays some familiar tunes. Has our ever expanding knowledge about the stars twinkling above us removed some of the magic, or have modern missions and the incredible images of space we now see brought us closer, quite literally, to the sky above us? They are joined on stage, at the Manchester Museum of Science and Industry, by comedian Russell Kane, physicist Helen Czerski and engineer Danielle George as they discuss the science to be discovered in everyday life. They ask why we have gone from more than 5 or 6 species of humans some 200,000 years ago, to just 1 today. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Andy Hamilton, Professor Jon Copley and marine biologist Helen Scales, as they look at the riches still remaining to be discovered deep within our oceans. They discover whether science can come up with the perfect joke and why a joke with the punchline "quack" is funnier than one with the punchline "moo". The Infinite Monkey Cage Series 24 Bats v Flies Brian Cox and Robin Ince return for a new series of the hit science/comedy show. Will they manage to secretly persuade a section of the theatre audience to pick one type of soft drink over another by secretly flashing the name of a certain brand on a screen? What are these mysterious elements known as Dark Matter and Dark Energy and would their discovery mean a complete re-writing of the laws of physics as we know them? Copyright 2023 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. Brian Cox and Robin Ince return for a new series of their award winning science/comedy show. Brian Cox and Robin Ince invent Infinite Monkey Cluedo and try to plot the perfect crime. This week they are joined by comedian Ed Byrne, oceanographer Dr Jon Copley and planetary scientist Prof Monica Grady to ask whether the real master-race on planet Earth is not human but microbe. How old are the oldest puzzles and why do they involve wolves and cabbages? Prepare to be amazed. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined on stage by comedian and former psychiatric nurse, Jo Brand, and neuroscientists Sophie Scott and Brian Butterworth. Robin Ince regularly pokes fun at Brian Cox's hair, good looks, and former career as a rock musician. How can we ever know whether what one person perceives is exactly the same as what another person perceives. The Infinite Monkey Cage is a hugely successful, award winning science discussion show from the BBC. They are joined by star-gazer Jon Culshaw, astronaut Tim Peake, astrophysicist Lisa Harvey-Smith and astronomy writer Stuart Clark as they chart the changing nature of our relationship with the sky above us. A guide listing the titles AND air dates for each episode of the radio series The Infinite Monkey Cage. "I love listening to Brian Cox and the passion he has for his subject. They chat about chatting, vocalise about voices and explore the extraordinary and unique way the human voice works from opera singing to laughter, and discovery why our voice has been so key to our success and survival as a species. They'll be looking at the cultural impact of this epic novel, and the long lasting impact it has had on the perception of science and scientists. 168 - The Deep Space Network . On that cheery note the panel vote for their favourite apocalyptic ending and wonder what they might be doing and what they hope to have achieved when the final moment comes. The Infinite Monkey Cage Published 03/25/23 Southern Skies Brian Cox and Robin Ince start a new series from Sydney, Australia. Brian Cox and Robin Ince find out what science tells us about wine. They are joined on stage by NASA astronauts Sandra Magnus and Terry Virts, ESA astronaut Claude Nicollier, and Apollo 16's Charlie Duke, one of the last people to have walked on the moon. Are scientists engaging enough with the hoi polloi or still stuck in their ivory towers? Brian Cox throws Robin Ince into a black hole to see what happens next. Probably not, according to Brian as Venus is too hot! Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover if we are living in a golden-age for conspiracy theories, Brian Cox and Robin Ince take the monkey cage to Australia to visit the Deep Space Network. Professor Brian Cox and comedian Robin Ince return for a new series of the witty, irreverent science/comedy show. Black Holes. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined on stage by comedian Shappi Khorsandi, science broadcaster Adam Rutherford and evolutionary geneticist Mark Thomas. They'll be asking when studying paranormal phenomenon went from a genuine scientific endeavour, to the realms of pseudoscience. "Episode 1: An Infinite Monkey's Guide to General Relativity". Joining them on stage for this brain twister and to discuss whether any of us actually know anything at all, are the comedian Paul Foot, biologist Professor Steve Jones and cosmologist and science writer Marcus Chown. They are joined by ecologists Dieter Hochuli and Mariella Herberstein and comedian Claire Hooper. They are joined by comedian and talk-show host Conan O'Brien, alongside JPL's Dr Katie Stack Morgan and Dr Kevin Hand, and discuss the incredible missions that are hunting for signs of life within our own solar system. From chickens to butterflies to yeast, we are all far more closely related than we think, but how did the spark of life occur, and what has any of this got to do with Ewoks? Is the information about Robin lost forever, or is there a chance, sometime in the far future, a super intelligent alien civilisation could piece back some key information to discover proof he ever existed? Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by guests including Katy Brand, Steve Backshall and Professor Tim Birkhead to uncover the secret life of birds. Get your calculators ready! The Infinite Monkey Cage 162 Episodes Episodes About 44 minutes | Feb 18, 2023 Southern Skies Brian Cox and Robin Ince start a new series from Sydney, Australia. They'll be looking at where Big Data comes from, should we be worried about it, and what mysteries are hidden within the seemingly endless amounts of information that is collected about us as we go about our daily lives. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by a stellar panel of space travellers as they get tips on surviving isolation from a group with a truly unique insight. Our brains are wired to learn from and mimic other brains we come into contact with, even though most of the time we don't even realise that is what they/we are doing. They'll also be investigating the purpose of dreams and whether analysing them has any useful purpose? Brian Cox and Robin Ince travel deep below the ocean waves to discover what lies beneath. Brian Cox and Robin Ince get their chef's hats on as they look at the science of cooking. Brian Cox and Robin Ince look back at Earth with some truly out of this world guests. In the first of the new series, they're on Brian Cox's home territory for a recording at the University of Manchester at the. Brian Cox and Robin Ince stretch the cage of infinite proportions this week to encompass not just our own universe, but, Brian Cox and Robin Ince transport the cage of infinite proportions, to the slightly more confined space of the, The Infinite Monkeys are back and in the first of the new series Brian Cox and Robin Ince boldly go where no science programme has been before, as they discuss space exploration with. Brian Cox and Robin Ince ask what ingredients you need to build a universe? They'll be looking at how microbes are found in every extreme environment on the planet, how and when they first arrived on the Earth and why the hunt is on to find evidence of microbes in space. Nearly all Europeans will have around 2% Neanderthal DNA, and the revelation of widespread interbreeding between Neanderthals and modern humans has turned the idea of our exceptionalism on its head. The idea that we might simply be products of an advanced post-human civilisation, that are simply running a simulation of our universe and everything it contains, has taken hold over the last few years. They also reveal what surprising tropical animal remains have been found buried deep under Trafalgar Square. Adam explains why religion really could be good for your health, and can Victor convert Robin and Brian in time for the festive season? They also ask what, if anything, will always remain invisible to us are there some processes or concepts that are impossible for us to "see". Brian and Robin head up the iconic Lovell telescope at Jodrell Bank to explore Einstein's theory in action, and talk to scientists who are still probing the mysteries hidden within General Relativity. Exploring the Deep. As NASA's space shuttle program comes to a close, what does the future hold in terms of humans bid to leave the confines of earth, and what has human space travel provided in terms of scientific understanding back at home? The Infinite Monkeys, Robin Ince and Brian Cox, return for a new series of irreverent science chatter with a host of special guests. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by comedian and musician Tim Minchin and oceanographers Diva Amon and Jon Copley to uncover what mysteries still lie at the bottom of our oceans. They also discover why one of the guests has been called the Free Solo equivalent of chemists because of the skill and danger involved in their work. The complete series 1-5 of the Sony Award Winning BBC Radio 4 show, The Infinite Monkey Cage, presented by physicist Brian Cox and comedian Robin Ince. They are joined by comedian Katy Brand, author and food critic Grace Dent, material scientist Mark Miodownik and science writer Harold McGee, whose seminal book on the science of the kitchen launched the craze for molecular gastronomy. If evolution happens over thousands of years, could we even tell if we were evolving as a species, or have humans reached peak human? [8] The name is a reference to the infinite monkey theorem. Which materials do we completely depend on? Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover whether ageing could really be cured. "What Particles Remain to be Discovered?". BBC Radio 4 / BBC Sounds. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by comedian Ed Byrne, Forensic Chemist Niamh Nic Daid and biologist Adam Rutherford, as they explore the science of fire and how it has impacted the evolution of life on earth. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined on stage by plant biologist Professor Jane Langdale, physicist Professor Jim Al-Khalili and comedian and former horticulture student Ed Byrne to ask, "what's the point of plants?". "The Universe: What Remains to Be Discovered?". They look at how the history and development of the telescope and the microscope have allowed us to look at the impossibly big to the seemingly impossibly small, to gain insight into the history of our universe and the inner workings of the human body. Robin Ince and Brian Cox give the chemists a chance to fight back as they stage the ultimate battle of the sciences to find out, once and for all, whether all science is really just physicsand whether chemistry is, as Brian puts it "the social science of molecules". Hosted by physicist Brian Cox and comedian Robin Ince, [2] The Independent described it as a "witty and irreverent look at the world according to science". They also look at the very real threat to our planets reefs as our oceans warm, and what, if anything can be done. They'll be looking at some of the more popular claims of supernatural goings on, and asking whether a belief in ghosts, psychic abilities and other other-worldly phenomena, is just a bit of harmless fun, or whether there are more worrying implications in a belief in the paranormal. Brian Cox and Robin Ince find out what science tells us about wine. Brian Cox and Robin Ince start a new series . How do the chemical processes and electric signals produced by our brains result in the complex and varied experiences and sense of self that we might describe as our mind? "The Infinite Monkey Cage" attempts to bring science and fun listening together. They are joined by astrophysicists Kirsten Banks and Devika Kamath and comedian Ross Noble as they discuss how different the night sky looks from the southern hemisphere. In the first episode of the new series, Brian and Robin are joined by comedian and former maths undergraduate Dave Gorman, maths enthusiast and author Alex Bellos and number theorist Dr Vicky Neale to look at the joy to be found in numbers. From Holograms to spagettification, it turns out science fact is far more bizarre than anything that science fiction could possibly imagine. Robin and Brian are joined by Victor Stock, Dean of Guildford Cathedral, and science journalist Adam Rutherford for a special Christmas edition of the programme. Is the public engaged enough with the complexities of science? "The Infinite Monkey Cage USA Tour: Los Angeles". Brian Cox and Robin Ince look up at the stars of the southern hemisphere. Released On: 09 Jul 2022 Available for over a year Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover how trees talk. How would the evolution of life on our planet have differed without plants, and what would our planet look like today? With the help of amazing fungi, this incredible network of communication allows the trees and plants in a forest to pass information backwards and forwards to help protect themselves against predators and optimize resource. What would happen if you shrink Jupiter to the size of a house? Brian Cox and Robin Ince take to the stage at this year's Cheltenham Science Festival to discuss science mavericks. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by comedian Sara Pascoe to get a unique maths lesson. They explore the different experience of astronauts from Charlie's era, and those who now become residents of space, spending months and months aboard the International Space Station, and the challenges each mission brings. Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover the importance of the night sky to human history and how our relationship with the stars has changed over the centuries. This week Brian Cox and Robin Ince can be found on stage in New York asking the question, Is Science a Force for Good Or Evil? From the medieval alchemists' recipe for creating a homunculus through to IVF, cloning and the current cutting edge science working on creating artificial DNA, the quest to create life is an age-old one, but with modern scientific techniques now a reality. They are joined on stage by Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, actor and writer Mark Gatiss, cultural anthropologist Deborah Hyde and the Bishop of Leeds. Brian Cox and Robin Ince find out what science tells us about wine. It combines hard facts, softer theories and bold deviations into comedy. ", Radio 4's award winning science/comedy show hits, "Science vs the Supernatural: Does Science Kill the Magic?". The panel reveal their own brave encounters with a host of venomous, toxic and just downright aggressive beasts, including the bullet ant, rated the most painful stinging insect on the planet, deadly tree frogs and snakes, sharks, scorpions and hippos. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by hominids Alan Davies, Neanderthal expert and author Rebecca Wragg Sykes, and Paleontologist and Woolly Mammoth expert Tori Herridge and learn just how misunderstood our ancestors have been. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined on stage by actor and comedian Rufus Hound, Professor Alice Roberts and Dr Adam Rutherford to discuss some of the great scientific failures, and mistakes made by some very well known scientists. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined on stage by "supervet" Noel Fitzpatrick, Dr Kevin Fong and comedian Lucy Beaumont to learn how to build a bionic human. Brian Cox and Robin Ince transport the cage to Trondheim Norway, host of this year's Starmus Festival, for an extraordinary gathering of astronauts. Brian Cox and Robin Ince invent Infinite Monkey Cluedo and try to plot the perfect crime. They look at some of the lores of the kitchen are backed up by the science, and ask whether a truly delicious dinner is really a science or an art. Brian Cox throws Robin Ince into a black hole to see what happens next. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined on stage by author and journalist David Aaronovitch, psychologist Professor Richard Wiseman and neuroscientist Professor Sophie Scott as they tackle the science of deception. They take a forensic look at the evidence that the climate is indeed changing, how we know that we are responsible, and what can be done to stop it. Robin and Brian are joined on stage by the organiser of the Ig Nobels, Marc Abrahams, comedian Katy Brand and biologist Professor Matthew Cobb, from the University of Manchester, to ask whether all scientific exploration is valid, no matter how ridiculous it may seem at first glance, or whether there is genuinely something to be learned from observations that to many, may seem pointless. All episodes are available to stream via the website and as podcast downloads.[12]. Or the brain researchers who demonstrated that they could detect meaningful brain activity in a dead salmon. Why do so many people have a favourite number, for example, and why is it most often the number 7? Brian Cox and Robin Ince discuss the hunt for elusive planets outside our solar system. They'll be looking at why quantum physics, in particular, seems to attract some of the more fringe elements of pseudoscience and alternative medicine, and whether there is anything about the frankly weird quantum behaviour of particles, like the ability to seemingly be in two places at once, that really can be applied to the human condition. Brian Cox and Robin Ince apply mathematical thinking to everyday problems. Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover the limits of human endurance. Brian Cox and Robin Ince invent Infinite Monkey Cluedo and try to plot the perfect crime. Brian Cox and Robin Ince end their Australian science adventure with an episode all about spiders. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined on stage by comedian Shazia Mirza, science writer and cancer researcher Dr David Robert Grimes and psychologist Prof Karen Douglas to look at the weird world of Conspiracy theories. The observation of this huge cosmic event not only confirmed one of Einstein's great predictions, some 100 years ago, but also revealed the source of gold in our universe. Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover if we are living in a golden-age for conspiracy theories, Brian Cox and Robin Ince take the monkey cage to Australia to visit the Deep Space Network. They are joined on stage by impressionist Jon Culshaw and astrophysicists Sarah Bridle and Tim O'Brien as they look up at the sky to discover that everything we see only accounts for 5% of the entire universe. In today's programme they'll be looking down rather than up as they consider the great mysteries that still remain uncovered in the watery depths of our oceans and asking whether they are truly the last unexplored frontiers for science. Brian Cox and Robin Ince wonder what we have learnt from Covid? Incredibly, this could even be viewed as a form of intelligence. So how do you test a guppies IQ and can a crow really outsmart a gorilla, or even a humanprepare to be amazed. They'll be looking at the engineering challenges of creating the fastest vehicle on the planet, and whether the limits to human speed are engineering or the laws of physics themselves. BBC Radio 4. Brian and Robin get to grips with the chemistry of this contradictory molecule, and Andrea Sella tries not to cause too big an explosion by demonstrating oxygen's reactive nature using a digestive biscuit. The Infinite Monkey Cage Series 24 Brains This content doesn't seem to be working. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined on stage by bio-mechanist Polly McGuigan, evolutionary biologist Ben Garrod, comedian Russell Kane and Olympic gold medallist Sally Gunnell to find out how good humans are at endurance. They find out exactly how spiders copulate - a process full of surprises - from males having two penises to females cannibalizing the males once the deed is done. Brian Cox and Robin Ince return for a new series of the hugely popular, award-winning science/comedy show. And have we reached the absolute limits of human endurance? Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined on stage by comedian and author Danny Wallace, ornithologist Professor Tim Birkhead and marine biologist Helen Scales to look at animal intelligence. . Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by comedian Sara Pascoe and the very numerate Prof Hannah Fry, maths comedian Matt Parker and statistician Prof David Spiegelhalter for a unique maths class. The panel talk about the emotional response of looking back on earth, either from the ISS or via amazing photographs like Voyager's Pale Blue Dot, and the importance of realising our own place and significance in the vast cosmos. Is time real, does it exist in the fundamental laws of physics, and if it doesn't, why do we experience the sensation of time passing? On the way, they'll encounter the nature of consciousness, the secret messages hidden in pop songs, the problem of objectivity (it's subjective) and how time appears to warp. 24 offers from $4.32. So is the scientific method the only way to truly test if something works, and why should we trust the scientists over alternative practitioners who many people would argue have helped them more than anything that comes out of a laboratory. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Alan Davies as they delve inside the human brain. Review. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by comedian Sara Pascoe to get a unique maths lesson. 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