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Professor Brian Cox: 'The Biggest Threat To Our Planet Is Human Stupidity'

By Jonathan O'Callaghan, Katy Evans, Robin Andrews
09 Jul 2018, 14:44

In November 2009, we had no idea what Pluto looked like. We didn't know the Higgs boson existed. And we were just starting to realize that humans may once have interbred with Neanderthals.

That was also the month that The Infinite Monkey Cage began, a BBC Radio 4 comedy and popular science show hosted by Professor Brian Cox and comedian Robin Ince. Now almost a decade on, the show is about to celebrate its 100th episode on Wednesday, July 11, with a host of guests lined up including Neil deGrasse Tyson and Alice Roberts.

But before that milestone, we decided to catch up with Brian and Robin to get their views on the last decade of science. What are their favorite discoveries? What's the biggest threat facing our planet right now? And would they live on Mars? Find out below.

http://www.iflscience.com/editors-blog/professor-brian-cox-the-biggest-threat-to-our-planet-is-human-stupidity/

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The Infinite Monkey Cage’s 100th episode will be broadcast in the UK on Wednesday, July 11, at 9am on BBC Radio 4 when it will also be available to watch on BBC iPlayer, and then on the BBC Red Button from Monday, July 16. If you're in the US, you can download the podcast from a number of places including iTunes.

So, does one need an iDevice of some type to listen?  Or can one download from iTunes and listen on a PC?
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