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Listeners’ favourite moments from the Infinite Monkey Cage featuring guests including Alan Moore and Noel Fielding, and a scientist explaining spider sex Show more `This week it’s over to you the listeners, as we hear some of your favourite moments from The Infinite Monkey Cage. Comedian Claire Hooper hears about the mating rituals of spiders, […]
Does Size Matter? Brian and Robin look at the littlest things alive, and search for a particle so small nobody even knows if it exists. Show more Brian Cox and Robin Ince shuffle through the archive to find the smallest things in the world of science, from a particle so tiny nobody has ever actually […]
Robin Ince and Brian Cox hit fast forward to hear what the future could hold and Eric Idle questions how we’ll be affected by the end of the universe. Show more We know the universe is rapidly expanding but what happens if other galaxies disappear from view? That’s what Eric Idle wants to know as […]
Why being wrong can sometimes be right – we learn why scientific failure has led to some amazing innovations, including artificial sweeteners and Viagra. Show more Brian Cox and Robin Ince embrace failure in its many forms, with a frank look at the importance of making mistakes. They examine the flaws in Charles Darwin’s theory […]
Robin Ince and Brian Cox ask why we always want to win, and discover that children are hardwired to lie. Show more Robin Ince and Brian Cox ask why some people always seem to win as they investigate the science of gambling. They hear how playing monopoly is no way to make friends, but don’t […]
From theology to quantum theory, we look at the many ways science and religion sit side-by-side, with guests including Brian Blessed and Billy Bragg. Show more Robin Ince and Brian Cox tackle the thorny debate over whether science and religion can co-exist. But forget the tension between the church and the researchers – Eric Idle […]
Brian Cox and Robin Ince wonder what aliens look like, as Conan O’Brien asks whether science can show us whether there’s anyone else out there. Show more Brian Cox and Robin Ince are on a mission to discover whether extra-terrestrials exist. But if there really is other life out there, what would it look like? […]
Robin Ince and Brian Cox dig into the secret lives of plants to discover that there’s more going on in your average garden than you might at first think. They hear why trees are better than humans at re-growing broken bits, while comedian Ed Byrne reveals a surprising understanding of horticulture, despite dropping out of […]
Robin Ince and Brian Cox discuss the birds and the bees with Steve Backshall and Katy Brand, and hear how maths could help us all find a mate for life. Show more Love is in the air(waves) as Brian and Robin trawl through the Monkey Cage archive. From using maths to find a boyfriend or […]
Robin Ince and Brian Cox hear how we could all be potential killers, and discover how fleas and foliage could help us solve murders. Show more Brian Cox, Robin Ince and their guests will send a shiver down your spine as they sift through the science on murder, and hear some of the more creative […]