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Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

Jonathan responds to your texts and tweets, is joined in studio for all the latest science stories for Newsround and speaks to one of our two guests featured on the show. Listen and subscribe to Futureproof with Johnathan 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 and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'

Latest episodes

Futureproof Extra: The Science of Risk (Best of)

20 hours ago - 15 mins

Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

Best of Futureproof: Becoming Concious & Rare Blood Plasma

3 days ago - 33 mins

Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

Extra: How soon could we see lab-grown teeth?

8 days ago - 13 mins

Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

The Science of Embalming

10 days ago - 35 mins

Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

Extra: How micro-robots will help detect cancer in patients

15 days ago - 15 mins

Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

What we know (and don't know) about the cosmos

17 days ago - 41 mins

Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

Futureproof Extra: Surviving a Zombie Apocalypse

When we’re dealing with a crisis we naturally turn to certain people to lead. This goes for all sorts of extreme situations from warfare, financial crashes, to the spread of deadly diseases. We tend to gravitate towards quick, decisive thinking but what if we were in the midst of another kind of crisis? Say a zombie apocalypse... Just what kind of leadership might be needed then? Markus Hallgren, Professor in Organization and Leadership, from the Umeå School of Business, Economics, and Statistics, at Umeå University joins 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'.