The Infinite Monkey鈥檚 Guide to... The Supernatural
Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by some familiar guests, as they put aliens, ghosts and other paranormal activity under strict scientific scrutiny.
Brian Cox and Robin Ince trawl through the Monkey Cage back catalogue to reveal whether science and the supernatural can sit side by side. They hear how comedian Lucy Beaumont believes alien life has visited Hull, and challenge the physics and psychology of ghosts with Prof Richard Wiseman. Has our brain evolved to conjure up ghostly apparitions and demonic forces? Is there real science behind some of our most common paranormal experiences? And they unpick the practical difficulties for Santa delivering gifts, discovering that quantum physics could just make it possible.
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Producer: Marijke Peters
Executive Producer: Alexandra Feachem
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The Infinite Monkey Cage
Brian Cox and Robin Ince host an irreverent look at the world through scientists' eyes.
