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When Can We Move To Mars?

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Jon Chase, full time space nut, finds out if it’s really possible for the human race to hotfoot it to the red planet. If we overcome the radiation and bone degradation on the 9 month trip there how do we survive on a planet that has zero oxygen?

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Can I 3D Print A New Belfast?

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Tech obsessive and budding NI entrepreneur Sarah McBride finds out what the process is for 3D printing, what NASA have in store with these machines and whether the cities of the future will be created by the touch of a button.

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Why Are There So Many Northern Irish Accents?

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Sarah McBride, self confessed science geek and budding entrepreneur, investigates what an accent really is, how they form and why there are such a variety of them in the 13,843km squared of land that makes up Northern Ireland.

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How Will You Wear Your Tech?

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Tech head Jon Chase peeks into the future to look at the new device revolution in the form of wearable technology. From smart-socks and smart-shirts to full body immersive gaming suits he scopes out what’s on offer.

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Can I Travel Back To The Future In A DeLorean?

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As a child of the 80’s, Jon Chase’s mind was blown by the Back To The Future movies. A lifelong quest to investigate whether time travel is possible began and if it can be done in Dunmurry’s greatest export, the DeLorean, all the better!

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Can Code Make Belfast's Roads Safer?

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Stand-up mathematician Matt Parker discovers how computer programming controls the traffic in our cities and how a few ‘simple’ tweaks could make things less stressful.

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What Is Northern Ireland's Greatest Discovery?

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From the ejector seat to the amazing space breakthrough with the detection of pulsars plus a cameo from a 15 year old Georgie Best, science Communicator Jon Chase runs down his favourite NI discoveries.

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When Will The Robots Take Over?

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Is it just a matter of time before our robot overlords rise up to enslave us all? Tech fanatic and business entrepreneur Sarah McBride investigates to find out whether robots are here to help… rather than destroy mankind.

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Are We Rocket Scientists?

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The space age is far from a Cold War remnant, it’s very much alive and it means big business. This time around Northern Ireland is a player. Science expert Simon Watt learns how we can make the most of this cosmic opportunity.

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Can Coding Boost Your Brain?

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The late Steve Jobs once said everyone should learn to code because it “teaches you how to think.” Tech lover Simon Watt explores this theory and finds that coding can give your brain a total workout.

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Will Northern Ireland Save The Planet?

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NI Science head has always dreamed of one day donning his Superman pants and rescuing Earth. Sadly that day may never come but Simon investigates how we have homegrown creating ways to test for unclean water and even creating plastics from grass!

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How Does Coding Keep The Obel Tower Standing?

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Stand up mathematician Matt Parker uncovers how coding frees the creativity of architects to design the most audacious buildings from Belfast’s Obel Tower to the Burj Khalifa in Dubai which stands at nearly 3000 feet.

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Can Code Combat Crime?

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Stand-up mathematician Matt Parker crunches the numbers to get to the bottom of how clever coding allows you to outsmart the crooks and keep your information safe.

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Could Northern Ireland Survive A Pandemic?

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Imagine a full scale influenza pandemic hits Northern Ireland. Panic grips the streets. Science expert, Simon Watt works through the facts and figures to weigh up how quickly we'll find a vaccine and finds out how social media will help us.

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Can Code Create A Masterpiece?

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From Mozart to Michelangelo, we can all marvel at the great artistic works that humans have created. But stand up mathematician Matt Parker wants to know if it's possible to feed all the relevant information into computers so they can program a truly great work of art?

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