The Infinite Monkey Cage Podcast
Brian Cox and Robin Ince host a witty, irreverent look at the world through scientists' eyes.
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 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½.
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.
Episodes to download
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Supervolcanoes—Series 27
Sat 1 Jul 2023
Brian Cox and Robin Ince find out if we should be worried about supervolcanoes.
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Are we what we eat?—Series 27
Sat 24 Jun 2023
Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Harry Hill to look at diet and nutrition.
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Magic Materials—Series 26
Sat 18 Feb 2023
Brian Cox and Robin Ince find out about the materials that we couldn’t live without.
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How Far Can the Human Body Go?—Series 26
Sat 18 Feb 2023
Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover the limits of human endurance.
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How to Commit the Perfect Murder—Series 26
Sat 18 Feb 2023
Brian Cox and Robin Ince invent Infinite Monkey Cluedo and try to plot the perfect crime.
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How to think like a mathematician—Series 26
Sat 18 Feb 2023
Brian Cox and Robin Ince apply mathematical thinking to everyday problems.
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Australia’s Scary Spiders—Series 26
Sat 18 Feb 2023
Brian Cox and Robin Ince find out about Australia’s scariest creatures: spiders.
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Southern Skies—Series 26
Sat 18 Feb 2023
Brian Cox and Robin Ince look up at the stars of the southern hemisphere.
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Why does wine taste good?—Series 25
Christmas Eve 2022
Brian Cox and Robin Ince find out what science tells us about wine.
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The Deep Space Network—Series 25
Sat 17 Dec 2022
Brian Cox and Robin Ince take the monkey cage to Australia to visit the Deep Space Network
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The Age of Conspiracy?—Series 25
Sat 10 Dec 2022
Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover if we are living in a golden-age for conspiracy theories
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Can we cure ageing?—Series 25
Sat 3 Dec 2022
Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover whether ageing could really be cured.
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Hunting for Exoplanets—Series 25
Sat 26 Nov 2022
Brian Cox and Robin Ince discuss the hunt for elusive planets outside our solar system.
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Exploring our solar system—Series 25
Sat 19 Nov 2022
Brian Cox and Robin Ince visit Nasa's JPL with comedian Conan O'Brien.
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What have we learnt from Covid?—Series 25
Sat 12 Nov 2022
Brian Cox and Robin Ince wonder what we have learnt from Covid?
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How to Teach Maths—Series 24
Sat 6 Aug 2022
Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by comedian Sara Pascoe to get a unique maths lesson.
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Brains—Series 24
Sat 30 Jul 2022
Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Alan Davies as they delve inside the human brain.
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Astronauts—Series 24
Sat 23 Jul 2022
Brian Cox and Robin Ince look back at Earth with some truly out of this world guests.
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Black Holes—Series 24
Sat 16 Jul 2022
Brian Cox throws Robin Ince into a black hole to see what happens next.
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The Wood Wide Web—Series 24
Sat 9 Jul 2022
Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover how trees talk to each other using the Wood Wide Web
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Exploring the Deep—Series 24
Sat 2 Jul 2022
Brian Cox and Robin Ince travel deep below the ocean waves to discover what lies beneath.
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Bats v Flies—Series 24
Sat 25 Jun 2022
Brian Cox and Robin Ince return for a new series of the hit science/comedy show.
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A History of Rock—Series 23
Mon 15 Feb 2021
Brian Cox and Robin Ince look at the history of rock. Not Pink Floyd... actual rock.
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The Fundamentals of Reality—Series 23
Mon 8 Feb 2021
Brian Cox and Robin Ince explore the fundamentals of reality.
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The Science of Cooking—Series 23
Mon 1 Feb 2021
Brian Cox and Robin Ince don chef's hats and aprons to look at the science of cooking.
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Neanderthals—Series 23
Mon 25 Jan 2021
Brian Cox and Robin Ince explore the extraordinary lives of the Neanderthals.
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Under our Night Sky—Series 23
Mon 18 Jan 2021
Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover how our relationship with the night sky has changed.
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In Praise of Flies—Series 23
Mon 11 Jan 2021
Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover why flies should be celebrated, not swatted.
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Does Time Exist?—Series 22
Thu 20 Aug 2020
Brian Cox and Robin Ince ask whether time is simply an illusion.
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10 reasons why aliens probably exist
Why we laugh: 9 things you didn’t know
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