Read more. 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 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. 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? The Infinite Monkey Cage is a BBC Radio 4 comedy and popular science series. They'll be discovering how and why insects have been by far the most successful group of organisms during the history of life on planet earth, and why we simply couldn't do without them. Brian Cox and Robin Ince transport the cage of infinite proportions to the Manchester Museum of Science and Industry. 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'll be asking why we sleep, is 8 hours really enough, and why has every creature on the planet evolved with some period of inactivity? We've only just begun to touch the surface, literally, in terms of identifying and learning about the huge and varied life forms that live in our oceans -from the microbes that could inspire and generate new drugs to fight antibiotic resistant diseases, to the deep sea snails with iron clad shells, that may lead to the development of new super-strong materials. Brian Cox and Robin Ince wonder what we have learnt from Covid? Brian Cox and Robin Ince look up at the stars of the southern hemisphere. Although they would say that wouldn't' they? What is real and what is not? Released On: 02 Jul 2022 Available for over a year Brian Cox and Robin Ince travel deep below the. Brian Cox and Robin Ince discuss the hunt for elusive planets outside our solar system. For example, the British physicist who calculated the optimal way to dunk a biscuit into a cup of tea without it disintegrating too quickly. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity, two special episodes were added in December 2015: To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, a special episode was added in July 2019: Brian Cox and Robin Ince kick off the new series by tackling one of the greatest questions ever posed by science: which are better, bats or flies? Also features Brian Cox. Professor Brian Cox and comedian Robin Ince return for a new series of the witty, irreverent science/comedy show. Brian Cox and Robin Ince travel deep below the ocean waves to discover what lies beneath. The second of two programmes recorded at the Edinburgh Festival. 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 are joined by a stellar panel of space travellers as they get tips on surviving isolation from a group with a truly unique insight. 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. The science and politics of biodiversity and conservation, explored and explained (sort of) with the help of Sandy Knapp, Simon Watt and comedian Sara Pascoe. Oscars Best Picture Winners Best Picture Winners Emmys STARmeter Awards San Diego Comic-Con New York Comic-Con Sundance Film Festival Toronto Int'l Film Festival Awards Central Festival Central All Events Suzanne's incredible discovery that trees form a wood wide web of communication has changed our entire understanding of forests and how they work. They'll be looking at the development of artificial limbs and organs that have been pioneered during times of war and at the extreme end of emergency medicine, and find out how Noel Fitzpatrick is developing new techniques and bionic devices at his veterinary practice, that could eventually be used on humans. They'll be asking whether scientific progress needs the pressures and casualties of war to drive it, or whether some of our biggest scientific breakthroughs, that have resulted from periods of conflict, would have happened anyway? BBC Radio 4. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined on stage by guests Ed Byrne, Adam Rutherford and Philip Ball to talk about science's quest to create life. Brian Cox throws Robin Ince into a black hole to see what happens next. Together with guests David Spiegelhalter, Sue Ion and former Goodie, Graeme Garden, the team explores such questions as: why is seven the safest age to be? 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. 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. Series 24. 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 look at how the human body fights disease, and why it has been so little understood until now. Brian Cox and Robin Ince wonder what we have learnt from Covid? Should we make a distinction between the organisms we want to save as opposed to those we need to save? Brian Cox and Robin Ince visit Nasa's JPL with comedian Conan O'Brien. They also get a special visit from Brann the Raven, who takes to the stage to demonstrate just how intelligent some species of birds can be. Robin Ince and Brian Cox are joined on stage by human and non-human ape experts Keith Jensen, Katie Slocombe and Ross Noble to ask whether humans are truly unique amongst animal species. 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 by comedian Jo Brand, planetary scientist Professor Monica Grady and NASA scientist Dr Carolyn Porco as they discuss some of the most exciting and technically ambitious explorations of our solar system. From insects that can be used to give a precise time of death, to the unusual field of forensic botany, It's not just DNA evidence that can be used to pinpoint someone to the scene of a crime. In addition to the regular programmes, a special entitled "An Infinite Monkey's Guide to General Relativity" was broadcast in two half-hour episodes on 8 and 15 December 2015. 24 offers from $4.32. 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. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined on stage by comedian Shappi Khorsandi, science broadcaster Adam Rutherford and evolutionary geneticist Mark Thomas. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined on stage by chemist Andrea Sella, science broadcaster and writer Gabrielle Walker and comedian Sara Pascoe to look at the life and death properties of oxygen. They are joined by astrophysicists Kirsten Banks and Devika Kamath and comedian Ross Noble as . The Infinite Monkey Cage. 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. Brian Cox and Robin Ince host a witty, irreverent look at the world through scientists' eyes. Brian Cox and Robin Ince end their Australian science adventure with an episode all about spiders. Next page. 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 find out about the materials that we couldnt live without. Brian Cox and Robin Ince return for a new series of science/comedy chat. 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. Brian Cox and Robin Ince apply mathematical thinking to everyday problems. 162 episodes (26 series) Witty, irreverent look at the world through scientists' eyes. They'll also be investigating the purpose of dreams and whether analysing them has any useful purpose? In the last of the current series, physicist Brian Cox and comedian Robin Ince look at the notion of perfection and whether the latest advances in the biomedical sciences could ever lead us to the perfect body. . 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 return for a new series of their award winning science/comedy show. What happens when you throw something (Robin!) 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. He offers nothing, sadly unsubscribing.". "The Infinite Monkey Cage USA Tour: San Francisco". Brian Cox and Robin Ince find out about Australias scariest creatures: spiders. Joining Brian in the physics corner will be comedian and ex-physicist Dara O'Briain, and trading punches for the chemists will be Professor Andrea Sella and monkey cage regular Professor Tony Ryan. 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 learn whether being a successful comedian is really down to having a brain disorder and how the connections we make in our brain are changing and forming throughout our life, not just when we are young, so you really can teach an old dog, or human, new tricks. The scientific willing may be there, but is the political will finally catching up? 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. 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. 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 apply mathematical thinking to everyday problems. 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. 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? Are Robin and his cardigans lost for all eternity? Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover whether ageing could really be cured. Brian Cox and Robin Ince travel deep below the ocean waves to discover what lies beneath. 2009 - 2023. 4 editions. Brian and Robin find out how this should change the way we look at all plants, and in particular how we manage our forests and discover some of the secrets of those whispering trees. Let the battle commence. We have all heard about clever chimps that can count, and about how we can compare the intelligence of humans and the great apes but have we underestimated many of the other animal species? Brian Cox and Robin Ince visit Nasa's JPL with comedian Conan O'Brien. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined on stage by comedian and former psychiatric nurse, Jo Brand, and neuroscientists Sophie Scott and Brian Butterworth. Brian Cox and Robin Ince look up at the stars of the southern hemisphere. Witty, irreverent look at the world through scientists' eyes. 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 reveal whether the perfect crime or perfect criminal really exists and how we might spot them, and how the latest forensic techniques have transformed even decades old murder cases. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined on stage by Professor Sophie Scott, Professor Steve Jones and comedian Sara Pascoe. 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 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 discover the limits of human endurance. "The Infinite Monkey Cage USA Tour: Los Angeles". Copyright 2023 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. mathematicians Prof Hannah Fry and Dr Eugenia Cheng and webcomic creator Randall Munroe to discover how thinking like a mathematician could solve some tricky everyday conundrums. 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. This week on the Infinite Monkey Cage, Brian Cox and Robin Ince take to the stage at Manchester University, to discuss the state of science communication. They discuss the real science of time travel, the tardis and why wormholes are inaccurately named (according to Ross!). Released On: 06 Aug 2022 Available for over a year Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by comedian. Brian Cox throws Robin Ince into a black hole to see what happens next. They are joined by fly sceptic David Baddiel , fly enthusiast and champion Dr Erica McAlister and maggot expert Matthew Cobb . 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