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Following his side’s three-wicket win over India in the second ODI, South African skipper Aiden Markram admitted that if the batting does not work, the team have to “take it on the chin” and continue sticking to their brand of cricket. An explosive partnership between Tristan Stubbs and Gerald Coetzee helped SA escape […]
Republican Vice-Presidential nominee JD Vance recently triggered a row by making controversial remarks on transgender and nonbinary people, suggesting that some white children are incentivised to “become” trans to get college admissions into Ivy Leagues. Mr Vance made the statement during an interview podcast with Joe Rogan. “If you are a middle-class or upper-middle-class white […]
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 […]