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Happy 2025 to all our readers. I can already tell this year's columns are going to be filled with my (least) favorite form of WTF, the impossible endless gauntlet of flaming password hurdles to jump over or crawl under. Please comment if you know why this week's column has this title and why it doesn't […]
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Brownsville and Matamoros International Bridge intercepted three live monkeys in a vehicle in a single enforcement action. “Our CBP officers remain vigilant as they perform their duties to keep our borders secure and their diligence led them to the discovery of three live […]
As Elon Musk launches the Department of Government Efficiency to recommend spending cuts, he has highlighted examples of what he considers waste. Musk, the world’s richest person, amplified posts on his X platform that said the United States government funded research on “transgender” monkeys, cats on treadmills and “alcoholic rats” sprayed with bobcat urine. “Some […]
A group of over 80 Canadian academics is urging the federal government to halt the importation of endangered macaque monkeys for biomedical experimentation. Their appeal, in an open letter, comes as Charles River Laboratories, an American pharmaceutical company, prepares to transport another shipment of long-tailed macaques to its Montreal experimentation centre, the group claims. The letter […]
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 […]