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They look back to the earliest known human ancestors and the fossils and tools that have allowed us to paint the picture of our journey out of Africa, to become the last surviving human species on the planet. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by guests Dara O Briain, Professor Tony Ryan and Dr Gabrielle Walker to discuss the ever-hot topic of climate change. From Holograms to spagettification, it turns out science fact is far more bizarre than anything that science fiction could possibly imagine. 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. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by comedian Jo Brand. Brian and Robin find out about some of the big new missions providing information into our own solar system and beyond, and find out what big questions in cosmology still remain a tantalising challenge? Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover whether ageing could really be cured. 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. The world turns on symmetry -- from the spin of subatomic particles to the structure of the natural world, through to the molecules that make up life itself. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Dr Jane Goodall DBE, comedian Bill Bailey and primatologist Dr Cat Hobaiter to find out what we've learnt in the 60 years since Jane first discovered the chimpanzees of Gombe. They are joined on stage by Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, actor and writer Mark Gatiss, cultural anthropologist Deborah Hyde and the Bishop of Leeds. Praise for the BBC Radio 4 programme The Infinite Monkey Cage: . They also look at the very real threat to our planets reefs as our oceans warm, and what, if anything can be done. They are joined by US talk show host Conan O'Brien, and neuroscientists David Eagleman and Gina Rippon to find out how the 3lb organ that sits in our skull allows us to live on every corner of the planet, adapt to any habitat, allows us to argue with each other and ourselves and think about ideas such as free will. "2017 Christmas Special: The Science of Magic". In April 2018 a book titled Infinite Monkey Cage How to Build a Universe was released. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Alan Davies as they delve inside the human brain. 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. Read about our approach to external linking. Is your sense of the world around you an illusion constructed by this extraordinary organ, the brain, that has no direct access to the outside world that it is helping you to understand. Brian Cox and Robin Ince return for a new series of the hit science/comedy show. Brian Cox and Robin Ince travel deep below the ocean waves to discover what lies beneath. From Viagra to Pyrex to the discovery of the Cosmic Background Microwave Radiation, the earliest remnant of the big bang, they all owe their discovery to a healthy dose of luck and accident as scientists stumbled across them in the course of looking for something else. Brian Cox and Robin Ince apply mathematical thinking to everyday problems. The Infinite Monkey Cage teleports to California for this special episode recorded at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. 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". Prof Sue Black and Dr Julia Shaw as they invent Infinite Monkey Cluedo, and discover whether they can commit the perfect murder, or whether the latest forensic science will always be able to piece the clues together. Read about our approach to external linking. In a special science fiction themed programme, recorded in front of an audience at London's Southbank Centre, Brian, Robin and guests discuss multiple dimensions, alternate universes and look at whether science fact is far more outrageous than anything Hollywood or science fiction authors could ever come up with. Also features Brian Cox. Professor Brian Cox and comedian Robin Ince bring their witty and irreverent take on the world to a programme all about the science of risk. Brian Cox throws Robin Ince into a black hole to see what happens next. They discover how mathematical thinking can help answer some truly out of this world questions as well: how much soup would it take to fill the solar system? 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. So how do you test a guppies IQ and can a crow really outsmart a gorilla, or even a humanprepare to be amazed. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by comedian Sara Pascoe to get a unique maths lesson. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined on stage by comedian Katy Brand, science writer Philip Ball and medic, author and broadcaster Kevin Fong. The Infinite Monkey Cage Series 24 Exploring the Deep This content doesn't seem to be working. Robin Ince and Brian Cox are joined by comedian Helen Keen ("It is Rocket Science") and space medicine expert Dr Kevin Fong, to discuss the future of human space travel. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by comedian Phill Jupitus, bat expert and ecologist Professor Kate Jones and forensic botanist Dr Mark Spencer to look at the problems caused by alien invasions, although not of the little green men kind. 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. They are joined by comedian and former motoring correspondent for the Daily Telegraph, Alexei Sayle, Land Speed Record Holder Andy Green and Professor Danielle George from the University of Manchester. How well do you know your Fe from your Cu, and what the heck is Np?? Brian Cox and Robin Ince return for a new series of their multi-award winning science/comedy show. 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 are joined by Alan Davies as they delve inside the human brain. The Infinite Monkey Cage Series 24 How to Teach Maths This content doesn't seem to be working. 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? Nobody was caged, not a monkey in sight . Brian Cox and Robin Ince host a witty, irreverent look at the world through scientists' eyes. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by actor and writer Mark Gatiss, theoretical physicists Carlo Rovelli and Fay Dowker to ask timely questions about time. 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. Prof. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Tim Minchin, and deep sea explorers Diva . The panel also discuss how the court room has changed with the development of ever-more advanced forensic techniques, but also where the weakness in the science might lie. The Infinite Monkey Cage teleports to California for this special episode recorded at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Physicist Brian Cox and comedian Robin Ince are joined by the Australian comedian and musician Tim Minchin and mathematician Alex Bellos to discuss randomness, probability and chance. They also look at how discoveries made in just the last 5 years have completely transformed our understanding of human history and what new DNA technology has revealed about our ancient past. The Infinite Monkeys, Brian Cox and Robin Ince, are joined on stage by special guest Stephen Fry and science writer Simon Singh to find out whether we really are only. Witty, irreverent look at the world through scientists' eyes. Now in it's 12th series, it has asked: what is death, what happened before the big bang, is philosophy dead, and are pandas overrated? Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by comedian and beatboxer Beardyman, acoustic engineer Prof Trevor Cox and neuroscientist Prof Sophie Scott to explore the amazing capabilities of the human voice. Since 2013, podcasts are longer than the broadcast episodes at around 45 minutes, frequently adding mild spats between Cox and Ince, and occasionally language unsuitable "for the 4:30pm school run slot". They look at the amazing feat of nature that has somehow created all of life from just four fundamental units of simple chemistry. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by comedian Sara Pascoe to get a unique maths lesson. 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. They look at how some of the greatest scientific thinkers of all time, from Darwin to Einstein, got key elements of their own theories wrong, or in the case of others, followed a path of understanding that would later be completely disproved. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by comedian Jo Brand and Volcano experts Professor Tamsin Mather and Professor Clive Oppenheimer. Science Goes to Hollywood: Science Fact V Science Fiction. Brian Cox acknowledges the importance of the Apollo moon landings in inspiring him, and many like him, to take up careers in science so what will the next big scientific inspiration be? 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. 2009 - 2023. The panel chat about how far our understanding has come in that time, and talk about their own unique close-up experiences of chimpanzees, macaques and baboons, and Bill gets a masterclass in how to speak chimp from a true expert! 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? 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. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by mathematician Marcus Du Sautoy, science journalist Adam Rutherford and comic book legend Alan Moore to discuss why symmetry seems such a pervasive phenomenon throughout our universe, and possibly beyond. Could anyone win a gold at the Olympics? Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined on stage by comedian Phill Jupitus, Philosopher Professor Nick Bostrom and Neuroscientist Professor Anil Seth to ask what the chances are that are living in some Matrix like, simulated world and more importantly, how would we ever know? 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. Series 24. We hear what secrets the study of rock reveals about the very birth of our planet, to the incredible creatures that walked the Earth many millions of years ago, preserved in our ancient stones. They will also be carrying out their own act of deception on the monkey cage audience. Brian Cox and Robin Ince find out about the materials that we couldnt live without. And how have puzzles involving wolves, cabbages and bridges resulted in the development of whole new branches of mathematics. The Infinite Monkey Cage. The following is an episode list of the BBC radio series The Infinite Monkey Cage.