The Origins of Life

Robin Ince and Brian Cox are joined inside the Infinite Monkey Cage by rationalist comedian and musician Tim Minchin, science broadcaster and biologist Adam Rutherford and biochemist Professor Nick Lane to discuss the science of creation and the latest theories about the origins of life. Producer: Alexandra Feachem
Presenters: Robin Ince and Brian Cox.

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The Origins of Life

The Infinite Monkey Cage Series 5

Robin Ince and Brian Cox are joined by rationalist comedian and musician Tim Minchin and biologist Adam Rutherford to discuss the science of creation and the origins of life.

Robin Ince and Brian Cox are joined inside the Infinite Monkey Cage by rationalist comedian and musician Tim Minchin, science broadcaster and biologist Adam Rutherford and biochemist Professor Nick Lane to discuss the science of creation and the latest theories about the origins of life.

Producer: Alexandra Feachem
Presenters: Robin Ince and Brian Cox.

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