The Infinite Monkey Cage
Summary: Award winning science/comedy chat with Brian Cox, Robin Ince and guests. The Infinite Monkeys returns a new series starting on BBC Radio 4, Monday January 19th at 4.30pm (repeated on Tuesday evenings at 11pm) for 6 weeks.
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Podcasts:
Robin Ince and Brian Cox are joined by Stephen Fry, Simon Singh and Aleks Krotoski to discuss the maths behind 6 degrees of separation and whether there is something special about Kevin Bacon that seems to make him so well connected?
Robin Ince and Brian Cox are joined by comedian Paul Foot, Science writer Marcus Chown and geneticist Steve Jones, to ask "What Don't We Know?"
Robin Ince and Brian Cox are joined by comedian Alexei Sayle, Philosopher Julian Baggini and Professor Raymond Tallis, to ask "Is Philosophy Dead?"
Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by comedian Tim Minchin and mathematician Alex Bellos to talk randomness, probability and chance.
Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by comedian Paul Foot, technology writer Aleks Krotoski and chemist Professor Tony Ryan, to discuss whether the modern world is a force for good or evil?
Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by writer and comedian Andy Hamilton, science broadcaster Adam Rutherford and solar scientist Lucie Green to discuss whether the end is indeed nigh, and whether science can save us.
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.
Brian Cox, Robin Ince and guests discuss multiple dimensions, alternate universes and look at whether science fact is far more outrageous than anything Hollywood or science fiction authors could ever come up with.
Brian and Robin are joined by special guests Ben Goldacre and comedian Dave Gorman to discuss the notion of trust in science.
Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by guests Ben Miller and Robert Winston to explore the choppy waters of science and fame. Are we are entering a golden age of science popularity?
Robin and Brian are joined by Victor Stock, Dean of Guildford Cathedral, and science journalist Adam Rutherford for a special Christmas edition of the programme.
Physicist turned comedian Ben Miller joins Brian and Robin to discuss quantum physics, and if astrology really shares its roots with more scientific pursuits.
Robin and Brian are joined by alien abduction expert Jon Ronson and Seth Shostack from the SETI Institute in California to discuss science conspiracies, UFOs and the search for ET.
Former cosmologist Dara O'Briain and Dr Alice Roberts join physicist Brian Cox and comedian Robin Ince for a witty, irreverant and unashamedly rational look at the world according to science.