Read more. 168 - The Deep Space Network . The Deep Space Network. Brian Cox and Robin Ince take to the stage at this year's Cheltenham Science Festival to discuss science mavericks. Continues tomorrow on Radio 4 at 7:15pm with Series 26, Episode 2; Catch-up on Series 26, Episode 1 With the help of some of the world's leading cosmologists, and a comedian or two, they explore the notions of space time, falling elevators, trampolines and bowling balls, and what was wrong with Newton's apple. Series 24. They look at whether coincidences are far more common than one might think and how a mathematical approach can make even the most unpredictable situations well, predictable. [3][4] The show's eighth series was broadcast in June and July 2013 and the podcast, published immediately after the initial radio broadcast, features extended versions of most episodes starting with 1 July 2013 Glastonbury Special episode in Series 8. 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.The duo, assisted by a panel of experts and entertainers, tackle subjects such as biology, cosmology, physics and why Brian's hair is always so perfect. With Professor Brian Cox and Robin Ince. Brian Cox and Robin Ince wonder what we have learnt from Covid? 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! Probably not, according to Brian as Venus is too hot! Even the humble limpet is providing inspiration to material scientists and engineers: the limpets' teeth, it turns out, are made from the strongest natural substance on the planet. Brian Cox and Robin Ince look back at Planet Earth from the unique perspective of space with the help of astronauts Nicole Stott and Chris Hadfield, Space scientist Carolyn Porco and comedian and author Katy Brand. They'll be discussing the joys of the Christmas ghost story, and looking at the Victorian obsession with the supernatural. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined on stage by naturalist Steve Backshall, zoologist Lucy Cooke and comedian Andy Hamilton as they battle it out to decide which creature wins the title of earth's most deadly. into a black hole? They look at how radio and space telescopes have allowed us to look back in time and "see" the big bang, and understand the age and content of the early universe, and how space telescopes have thrown light on the mysterious substance known as dark matter. Why do so many people have a favourite number, for example, and why is it most often the number 7? 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. All will be revealed. Brian Cox and Robin Ince look back at Earth with some truly out of this world guests. 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 apply mathematical thinking to everyday problems. Suzanne's incredible discovery that trees form a wood wide web of communication has changed our entire understanding of forests and how they work. BBC Radio 4 / BBC Sounds. They ask whether being irrational is our default setting and how to convince the most hard-core believers with the power of evidence and critical thinking. The history of the discovery of the periodic table and the elements is a wonderful tale of genuine scientific exploration that has changed our understanding of where we come from and how life and the universe that we know came to be. Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover whether ageing could really be cured. Brian Cox and Robin Ince return for a new series of the award-winning science/comedy show, as they take a witty, irreverent and unashamedly rational look at the world according to science. They are joined on stage by cosmologists Carlos Frenk and Faye Dowker and actor and comedian Ben Miller and comedian and fellow physics PhD alumnus Richard Vranch. 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? Brian Cox and Robin Ince travel deep below the ocean waves to discover what lies beneath. They discover how searching for clues from space has led to the discovery of several ancient lost Egyptian cities and how the study of ancient DNA and artefacts reveals our similarities, not differences, with our ancient forebears. . Brian Cox throws Robin Ince into a black hole to see what happens next. 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. 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 panel also ponder which element they might choose if they were building a universe from scratch and the audience suggest which elements they would remove from the periodic table if given the chance? They kick off with arguably any child's first interest in science dinosaurs! 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. They are joined on stage, appropriately enough, by comedian Frank Skinner, as they look at the science of what makes us laugh, why we laugh at all, and whether humour and laughter are uniquely human traits. Brian Cox and Robin Ince find out about Australias scariest creatures: spiders. 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. Incredibly, this could even be viewed as a form of intelligence. The. You might think materials are a bit boring and inconsequential but without them we would still be living in the stone age. Keep listening for a very special guest appearance by Duran Duran's Nick Rhodes. Producer: Rami Tzabar. The second of two programmes recorded at the Edinburgh Festival. The subtle cues we get from other people and the information in their brains, affects our own wiring and experience of the world. 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 are joined by comedian Marcus Brigstocke, medic and broadcaster Dr Kevin Fong, evolutionary biologist Aoife McLysaght and Nobel Laureate Professor Barry Marshall. Brian Cox and Robin Ince wonder what we have learnt from Covid? BBC Radio 4 Available for over a year 42 mins In Our Time The Death of Stars. The Monkey Cage returns from its tour of the USA, as Brian Cox and Robin Ince take to the stage of the BBC Radio Theatre to look at the science of speed. 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 discover how the elements we learnt about at school are the building blocks that make up everything from humans to planet earth to the universe itself. You can. This week, Brian Cox and Robin Ince attempt to walk through the doors of perception. 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. Brian Cox and Robin Ince invent Infinite Monkey Cluedo and try to plot the perfect crime. They'll be asking why symmetry seems so ubiquitous and whether the key to Brian's large female fanbase is down to his more than usually symmetrical face. Brian Cox and Robin Ince will be joined on stage by some very special guests to look at the science behind some of our best loved magic tricks and illusions. They hear from Charlie Duke about the extraordinary Apollo missions he was part of, including his role as Capsule Communicator for the very first moon landing, before taking his own first steps on the lunar surface as part of Apollo 16. 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. Nobody was caged, not a monkey in sight . And how will materials shape our future? 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? Or the brain researchers who demonstrated that they could detect meaningful brain activity in a dead salmon. From Flat Earth believers to people who refuse to accept that humans have ever been to the moon, why is fiction often so much easier to believe than fact and does it matter? Recorded at Cocoa Beach, Florida just down the road from Cape Canaveral, Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by some of the key players involved in landing the first people on the moon, on this day, 1969. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined on stage by comedian Katy Brand, science writer Philip Ball and medic, author and broadcaster Kevin Fong. 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. Brian Cox and Robin Ince transport the cage of infinite proportions, for the first of 2 programmes from the Edinburgh Festival. A special hour long episode of the hugely popular science/comedy show, celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo moon landings. They'll be asking why so many comedians seem to start life as scientists, and begin their quest to put science at the heart of popular culture. 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. From black holes to the expanding universe, every observation of the universe, so far, has been held up by the maths in Einstein's extraordinary work. 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. The Infinite Monkey Cage teleports to California for this special episode recorded at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. 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. "2017 Christmas Special: The Science of Magic". 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. Science often appears open ended and evolving, a reason to mistrust it, especially when it can feel like we are bombarded with so much contradictory information. Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover how trees talk to each other using the Wood Wide Web. Infinite Monkey Cage, Series 6, 7, 8, and 9 as it's meant to be heard, narrated by Professor Brian Cox, Robin Ince. Ince and Cox headed an Uncaged Monkeys live tour in 2011, and toured the United States in 2015.[9]. It would seem so, with remarkable examples of cunning, smart behaviour from animals as diverse as birds, octopuses and even fish. Brian Cox and Robin Ince ask what ingredients you need to build a universe? Do important science messages get lost because scientists don't engage enough with seemingly irrational concerns and beliefs? The Infinite Monkey Cage Series 24 Bats v Flies This content doesn't seem to be working. 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. And when was the 'golden age' of TV science, if it ever existed? Moving on from the pedantry of physics, they'll be asking whether the divide between men and women is based on a fundamental difference in our genetics, in our brain function, or is it all down to our upbringing. So what is the rest of the universe made of? Physicist Brian Cox and comedian Robin Ince are joined by special guests Alexei Sayle and philosopher Julian Baggini to discuss. Sadly, he is paired with failed comedian Robin Ince and he ruins the show with his shambling, pointless jokes. "Do not be scared of science." That is the message of "The Infinite Monkey Cage," according to one of its hosts, the comedian Robin Ince.The science-meets-comedy radio show, which has been broadcast on BBC's Radio 4 since 2009, has also become one of Britain's most popular podcasts, and is gaining a following in the United States. BBC Radio 4. Marshall, an Australian physician, famously experimented on himself to prove his theory that a bacterium was responsible for most peptic ulcers. They talk about their personal journeys to fulfill their long-held dreams, and literally reach for the stars. He offers nothing, sadly unsubscribing.". Brian Cox and Robin Ince take to the stage at the Blue Dot Festival, at the home of Radio Astronomy, Jodrell Bank. 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". . They are joined on stage by Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, actor and writer Mark Gatiss, cultural anthropologist Deborah Hyde and the Bishop of Leeds. 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. What would a planet without flies look like? 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 and Robin are joined by special guests Ben Goldacre and comedian Dave Gorman to discuss the notion of trust in science. Elon Musk thinks we definitely could be, and it seems he is not alone. Brian Cox and Robin Ince look at the weird and wacky world of black holes as they ask a question that has been troubling scientists for years: What happens if you push Matt Lucas into a black hole? "The Infinite Monkey Cage USA Tour: Los Angeles". Brian Cox and Robin Ince look up at the stars of the southern hemisphere. Joining our presenters are scientists Matthew Cobb and Sheena Cruikshank, comedian Helen Keen and legendary science TV presenter and writer, James Burke, whose classic series 'Connections' captivated audiences around the world. Brian Cox and Robin Ince wonder what we have learnt from Covid? They are joined by ecologists Dieter Hochuli and Mariella Herberstein and comedian Claire Hooper. Last edited on 23 February 2023, at 17:26, "BBC Radio 4 The Infinite Monkey Cage Series", "A cat in a wheelie bin can help us ponder how the universe works", "The Infinite Monkey Cage, Radio 4, Monday; Take one boffin. Since beginning in 2009, the program has produced 12 series, a U.S. tour, and extended podcast versions of most episodes from 2013 onward. 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. Most crucially that seemingly dull but necessary process of photosynthesis that we all learned about in school, is in fact one of the most important processes in our universe, and as usual it seems, the physicists are trying to take credit for it. Brian Cox and Robin Ince discuss the hunt for elusive planets outside our solar system. 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 Professor Sophie Scott, Professor Steve Jones and comedian Sara Pascoe. Radio comedy. From tool use, to language and even to culture, her revolutionary work has transformed our understanding of our great ape cousins, and ourselves. This week, Brian Cox and Robin Ince wonder if the world would be better off without spending an undue amount of time and energy trying to get giant pandas to mate and instead concentrated on saving species which let's face it, are a lot less cute but probably more important for the planet. 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