The Infinite Monkey Cage. Image shows from L to R: Brian Cox, Robin Ince. Copyright: BBC
The Infinite Monkey Cage

The Infinite Monkey Cage

  • Radio factual
  • BBC Radio 4 / BBC Sounds
  • 2009 - 2024
  • 182 episodes (29 series)

Witty, irreverent look at the world through scientists' eyes. With Professor Brian Cox and Robin Ince. Also features Brian Cox.

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Series 21, Episode 5 - Quantum Worlds

Professor Brian Cox and comedian Robin Ince are joined by comedian Katy Brand and physicists Sean Carroll and Jim Al-Khalili as they explore our strange and bizarre quantum world.

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Brian Cox and comedian Robin Ince are joined by comedian Katy Brand and physicists Sean Carroll and Jim Al-khalili as they enter the strange and bizarre world of quantum mechanics. Schroedinger's famous thought experiment stuck a cat in a box and asked if it is dead or alive. Quantum physics says the cat is both dead and alive, until we open the box. This mind-bending idea may seem the realm of philosophy, but is actually the science that underpins most of modern life as we know it. Once the panel have dealt with the controversial issues surrounding cats in boxes, they explore whether quantum physics is really an accurate description of reality, and if it is, are there, as the theory suggests, infinite copies of you, me and everything in our universe all existing in every possible combination of ways of existing? If that is the strange but true reality of existence, will we ever be able to prove it?

Broadcast details

Date
Monday 10th February 2020
Time
4:30pm
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

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Date Time Channel
Tuesday 11th February 2020 11:00pm Radio 4

Cast & crew

Cast
Brian Cox Host / Presenter
Robin Ince Host / Presenter
Guest cast
Katy Brand Guest
Sean Carroll Guest
Jim Al-Khalili Guest
Production team
Alexandra Feachem Producer
Eric Idle Composer

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