The Infinite Monkey Cage
BBC Radio 4
Professor Brian Cox and Robin Ince host a witty, irreverent look at the world through scientists’ eyes. Joined by a panel of scientists, experts and celebrity science enthusiasts they investigate life, the universe and everything in between on The Infinite Monkey Cage from the BBC.
From the smallest building blocks of life to the furthest stars, the curious monkeys pull apart the latest science to reveal fascinating and often bizarre insights into the world around us and what lies beyond. Can trees talk to each other? Can science help you commit the perfect murder? What might aliens look like and the burning question of our time, are strawberries alive or dead? Join them as each episode they put a different scientific topic under the microscope, from aliens, black holes and hedgehogs, to bacteria, poison and the Big Bang. With past guests including actors Dame Judi Dench and Sir Patrick Stewart, comedians Steve Martin and Conan O’Brien, astronaut Tim Peake, primatologist Jane Goodall and mathematician Hannah Fry, The Infinite Monkey Cage promises to make you laugh, enrich your knowledge and leave you with a deeper appreciation for the universe that we call home. Whether you’re a seasoned scientist or someone who nodded off in physics class, listen in to learn all about funny, fascinating and sometimes ridiculous topics – with the occasional monkey business.
Catégories: Sciences et Médecine
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Brian Cox and Robin Ince expand their knowledge of elasticity with Olympian Bryony Page, comedian Jessica Fostekew & experts Dr Anna Ploszajski and Prof James Busfield from Queen Mary University of London.
What makes stretchy things stretch? Together our panel journey through different applications of elastic materials and examine, at the molecular level, what happens when we stretch a material and crucially what causes it to return to its original shape. This is especially pertinent to our guest Olympic and British champion trampolinist Bryony Page who has capitalised on elasticity in her 24 year long career. We discover that the bounce of a trampoline mainly comes from the elasticity of steel and how dependent this is on temperature. Cold temperatures are not only treacherous for trampolines; we explore how the cold proved fatal to the elastic components of both the Titanic and the Challenger space shuttle.
Plus we hear how scientists sometimes just can’t beat nature; natural rubber and spiders silk are two such cases. Anna Ploszajski takes us through some of the more inventive techniques scientists have engineered to produced more of these natural materials, including genetically engineering goats to be milked for silk.
Producer: Melanie Brown Exec Producer: Alexandra Feachem Researcher: Olivia Jani
BBC Studios Audio production
Épisodes précédents
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229 - Fantastic Elastic Wed, 11 Dec 2024
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228 - The Science of Baby Making Wed, 04 Dec 2024
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227 - Starless World Wed, 27 Nov 2024
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226 - Hedgehogs Wed, 20 Nov 2024
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225 - The Cyber Codebreakers Wed, 13 Nov 2024
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224 - Alien Life - Russell Kane, Lisa Kaltenegger and Chris Lintott Wed, 21 Aug 2024
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223 - An Unexpected History of Science - Rufus Hound, Matthew Cobb, Victoria Herridge and Keith Moore Wed, 14 Aug 2024
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222 - What a Gas! - Dave Gorman, Mark Miodownik and Lucy Carpenter Wed, 07 Aug 2024
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221 - Extreme Exploration - Anneka Rice, Mike Massimino, Britney Schmidt and Jess Phoenix Wed, 31 Jul 2024
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220 - 'Beastly Bodies' Kids Special - Steve Backshall, Jess French and Adam Kay Wed, 24 Jul 2024
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219 - Science of Board Games - Jess Fostekew, Marcus du Sautoy and Dave Neale Wed, 17 Jul 2024
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218 - The Wonder of Trees - Dame Judi Dench, Tony Kirkham and Tristan Gooley Wed, 10 Jul 2024
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216 - The Infinite Monkey's Guide To… Audience Favourites (Pt 2) Wed, 29 May 2024
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215 - The Infinite Monkey's Guide To… Tiny Things Wed, 22 May 2024
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214 - The Infinite Monkey's Guide To… The Future Wed, 15 May 2024
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213 - The Infinite Monkey's Guide To… Failure Wed, 08 May 2024
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212 - The Infinite Monkey's Guide To… Gambling Wed, 01 May 2024
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211 - The Infinite Monkey's Guide To… The Gods Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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210 - The Infinite Monkey's Guide To… Talking to Aliens Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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209 - The Infinite Monkey's Guide To… Gardening Wed, 10 Apr 2024
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208 - The Infinite Monkey's Guide To… Love Wed, 03 Apr 2024
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207 - The Infinite Monkey's Guide To… Murder Wed, 27 Mar 2024
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206 - Higgs Boson Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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205 - Cats v Dogs Wed, 13 Mar 2024
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204 - Poison Wed, 06 Mar 2024
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203 - Asteroids Wed, 28 Feb 2024
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202 - Could it be magic? Wed, 21 Feb 2024
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201 - Egyptian Mummies Wed, 14 Feb 2024
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200 - The Monkeys meet The Sky at Night Wed, 20 Dec 2023
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199 - Jo Brand's Quantum World Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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198 - Hollywood in Space Wed, 06 Dec 2023
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197 - The Scale of Life (or were dinosaurs just too big?) Wed, 29 Nov 2023
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196 - How I is AI? Wed, 22 Nov 2023
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195 - The Science of Coincidence Tue, 14 Nov 2023
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194 - The Infinite Monkey’s Guide to... Audience Favourites Wed, 08 Nov 2023
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193 - Octopuses! Wed, 08 Nov 2023
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192 - The Infinite Monkey’s Guide to... Infinity Wed, 01 Nov 2023
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191 - The Infinite Monkey’s Guide to... Being Human Wed, 25 Oct 2023
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190 - The Infinite Monkey’s Guide to... Oceans Wed, 18 Oct 2023
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189 - The Infinite Monkey’s Guide to... Building a Universe Wed, 11 Oct 2023
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188 - The Infinite Monkey’s Guide to... Strawberries Wed, 04 Oct 2023
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187 - The Infinite Monkey’s Guide to... The Movies Wed, 27 Sep 2023
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186 - The Infinite Monkey’s Guide To... Space Travel Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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185 - The Infinite Monkey’s Guide To... The Apocalypse Wed, 13 Sep 2023
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184 - The Infinite Monkey’s Guide to... The Supernatural Wed, 06 Sep 2023
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183 - Welcome to The Infinite Monkey's Guide To... Tue, 05 Sep 2023
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182 - Cosmic Dust Sat, 05 Aug 2023
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181 - Ancient DNA Secrets Sat, 29 Jul 2023
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180 - The Secret Life of Sharks Sat, 22 Jul 2023
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179 - The Magic of Mushrooms Sat, 15 Jul 2023