"The Infinite Monkey Cage USA Tour: New York". 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. Was Freud right with his symbolic interpretation of dreams, or if we dream about aggressive courgettes, does this reveal our inner most anxieties about. aggressive courgettes? Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover whether ageing could really be cured. Brian Cox and Robin Ince apply mathematical thinking to everyday problems. 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! This week's guests are psychologist and presenter of Radio 4's All in the Mind, Claudia Hammond, Neuroscientist Beau Lotto and the writer Alan Moore. Which materials do we completely depend on? Series 24. Viewed by many as deeply suspicious, even heretical, creation of life is one of the key ideas that generates distrust in science, but is this fair and are we really entering a brave new world where life is no longer in nature's hands. Brian Cox and Robin Ince answer The Infinite Monkey Cage listeners' questions. Read about our approach to external linking. In a special programme recorded as part of this year's. 162 episodes (26 series) Witty, irreverent look at the world through scientists' eyes. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined on stage by comedian Katy Brand, science writer Philip Ball and medic, author and broadcaster Kevin Fong. 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. They are joined on stage by Bill Nye the Science Guy, cosmologist Janna Levin, actor Tim Daly and comedian Lisa Lampanelli. This week, Brian Cox and Robin Ince attempt to walk through the doors of perception. 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? They are joined by legendary comedians Steve Martin and Eric Idle, alongside astrophysicist Katie Mack and cosmologist Brian Greene, to find out which end the panel might prefer. Occasionally accused of lack of balance by lovers of astrology and the supernatural, the unashamedly rational and evidence loving duo tackle the issue of balance head on. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Brian Blessed, astronaut Chris Hadfield, bible scholar Professor Francesca Stavrakopoulou and the Reverend Richard Coles for a very special festive edition of the show. They'll be hearing about why the sex life of eels has remained so enigmatic, how the mystery of the wandering albatross has been solved, and why making underwear for frogs finally solved the riddle of how babies are made. From Holograms to spagettification, it turns out science fact is far more bizarre than anything that science fiction could possibly imagine. Series 24. Robin and Brian are joined by alien abduction expert Jon Ronson and Seth Shostack from the. When spiritual healers and gurus talk about our own quantum energy and the power of quantum healing, is it simply a metaphor, or is there more to this esoteric branch of science that we could all learn from? Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by comedian Katy Brand, and physicists Sean Carroll and Jim Al-Khalili as they enter the strange and bizarre world of quantum mechanics. They are joined by comedian Marcus Brigstocke, medic and broadcaster Dr Kevin Fong, evolutionary biologist Aoife McLysaght and Nobel Laureate Professor Barry Marshall. There are normally three guests; two of these are scientists with an interest in the topic of discussion, offering an expert opinion on the subject. Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover how trees talk to each other using the Wood Wide Web. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by comedian Sara Pascoe to get a unique maths lesson. The Infinite Monkeys Robin Ince and Brian Cox are in a festive mood as they discuss the science of Christmas with special guests biologist Richard Dawkins, actor and writer Mark Gatiss and science journalist Roger Highfield. 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. Physicist Brian Cox, comedian Robin Ince and guests return for more witty irreverent science chat. Witty, irreverent look at the world through scientists' eyes. 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. Referee Robin Ince will be ringside to make sure it's a clean fight and there's no hitting below the belt. "Went to see this and was left apoplectic. They'll be asking when studying paranormal phenomenon went from a genuine scientific endeavour, to the realms of pseudoscience. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined on stage by mathematicians Hannah Fry and Alex Bellos, psychologist Richard Wiseman and games enthusiast Helen Zaltzman, to get their top tips for winning games and solving puzzles. 162 episodes (26 series) Witty, irreverent look at the world through scientists' eyes. The Deep Space Network. 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. 24 FEB 2023; Australia's Scary Spiders . The Infinite Monkey Cage teleports to California for this special episode recorded at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. And have we reached the absolute limits of human endurance? Are Robin and his cardigans lost for all eternity? 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. 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? As well as revisiting such weighty scientific issues, such as when can a strawberry, be truly declared to be dead, they'll also explore the scientific process of death, its evolutionary purpose and whether it is scientifically possibly to avoid it all together. 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. How would the evolution of life on our planet have differed without plants, and what would our planet look like today? Robin Ince and Brian Cox get romantic (although unfortunately not with each other) as they discuss the mathematics of love and the statistics of sex. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by comedian Sara Pascoe to get a unique maths lesson. [5] The programme won a Gold Award in the Best Speech Programme category at the 2011 Sony Radio Awards,[6][7] and it won the best Radio Talk Show at the 2015 Rose d'Or awards. Also features Brian Cox. For example, the British physicist who calculated the optimal way to dunk a biscuit into a cup of tea without it disintegrating too quickly. They also look at whether controlling fire is a uniquely human trait and how other species have evolved to use fire to their advantage. 1. Its audiobook was read by Cox and Ince. 24 offers from $4.32. It's 100 years since the publication of Einstein's great theory, and arguably one of the greatest scientific theories of all time. 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. So are these discoveries just luck, are they still deserving of Nobel prizes and scientific glory, or is serendipity and an open scientific mind key to exploring and understanding our universe? 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. Brian Cox and Robin Ince discuss the hunt for elusive planets outside our solar system. The Infinite Monkey Cage is a BBC Radio 4 comedy and popular science series. he Infinite Monkey Cage is a BBC Radio 4 comedy and popular science series. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Monty Python's Eric Idle, and cosmologists Dr Netta Engelhardt and Dr Janna Levin as they tackle one of the biggest challenges in cosmology. All these academics share something in common, not just a slightly quirky application of the scientific method. 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. Can you have a brain without a mind, and is the mind simply an unexpected consequence, an emergent property, of our highly evolved and sophisticated brain. Brian Cox and Robin Ince find out about the materials that we couldnt live without. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by comedian Jo Brand and Volcano experts Professor Tamsin Mather and Professor Clive Oppenheimer. Brian Cox and Robin Ince look up at the stars of the southern hemisphere. The Infinite Monkey Cage is a hugely successful, award winning science discussion show from the BBC. They'll be going big on Big Data, and asking just how big is it? 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. Released On: 02 Jul 2022 Available for over a year Brian Cox and Robin Ince travel deep below the. Brian Cox and Robin Ince find out about Australias scariest creatures: spiders. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by mathematician Dr Hannah Fry, comedian Matt Parker and neuroscientist Prof Brian Butterworth to ask where numbers come from and can fish count? 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