Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

There has been much discussion in the past year about how badly we were prepared for the global emergency that arose from the Covid 19 pandemic. The truth is, lots of work has been done in the background preparing us for all sorts of disasters. But what about other global emergencies? Just how prepared are we for the likes of nuclear war for instance? Julie McDowall, a freelance journalist specialising in the Cold War & the nuclear threat and host of ‘Atomic Hobo’ - a weekly podcast on how we prepared for nuclear war - joined Jonathan to discuss. Atomic Hobo available here: https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/atomic-hobo/id1355527336 Listen and subscribe to Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.    Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

On this week's Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea he asks 'Why Do Cats Insist On Sitting In Squares? Gabriella Smith - MA in the Animal Behavior and Conservation Program at Hunter College, New York has the answer. Also on the show Jonathan is joined by Dr Shane Bergin of UCD and Dr Susan Kelleher of DCU to look at the science news stories of the week. Listen and subscribe to Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.    Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

On this week's Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea - the genetic mistakes that could shape our future with Krishanu Saha - Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Retina Research Foundation Kathryn and Latimer Murfee Chair, University of Wisconsin-Madison Also on the show Jonathan is joined by Dr Shane Bergin of UCD and Dr Ruth Freeman of Science Foundation Ireland to look at the science news stories of the week. Listen and subscribe to Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.    Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

Glaciers are hugely important to our planet, making up an enourmous amount of our fresh water supplies. But they are melting, and they are doing so at unprecedented levels. Dr. Jonathan L Bamber, Professor in the School of Geographical Sciences at Bristol University joined Jonathan to discuss. Listen and subscribe to Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.    Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

On this week's Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea he is looking at The Next 500 Years with Dr Chris Mason - Associate Professor in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York and author of ‘The Next 500 Years: Engineering Life to Reach New Worlds’ Also on the show Jonathan is joined by Dr Shane Bergin and Dr Lara Dungan to look at the science news stories of the week. Listen and subscribe to Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.    Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.