Guests;

• Artemis II Astronauts Victor Glover and Jeremy Hansen

• Matthew Campbell, Professor of Genetics at TCD

• Ciara Murphy, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine at RCSI

Guest: Michael Golden, Education and Public Engagement Manager at I-Form

Jonathan is joined by Phil Smith broadcaster and science communicator and Dr Shane Bergin Physicist and associate professor in science education at UCD for a round up of the weeks science stories

Jonathan looks at the chequered past of connecting computers to brains with Mike Jay, journalist and cultural historian.

And the world 3D printing with Michael Golden, Education & Public Engagement Manager at I-Form

Guest: Jonathan Silvertown - Professor of Evolutionary Ecology at the University of Edinburgh and author of Nature’s Magicians: The Hidden Power of Leaves

Guests:

• Bruno Romero González PhD student, Trinity College Dublin

• Dr.Ruth Freeman from Research Ireland

• Fergus McAuliffe - Head of Research Engagement and Impact Trinity College Dublin

We tend to glean a lot of meaning from the random occurrences in our lives, it can give us a sense of place in a chaotic and frightening world.

But what are the chances of seemingly impossible, miraculous events in our lives and can we reduce them down to numbers and figures?

In this special feature from May 2019, Jonathan sought to find out...

Guest: Damien Woods, Professor of Computer Science in the Hamilton Institute at Maynooth University

Guests:

• Rowan Hooper, author of ‘Togetherness: Symbiosis and the Hidden Story of Life’s Greatest Collaborations’

• Matthew Campbell, Professor of Genetics at TCD

• Ciara Greene, Associate Professor in the School of Psychology, UCD