The Infinite Monkey's Guide To... Love
Love is in the air(waves) as Brian and Robin trawl through the Monkey Cage archive. From using maths to find a boyfriend or girlfriend, to why birds and bees have far more exciting sex lives than you might imagine, this week\u2019s episode is all about passion.
Number crunching might not sound sexy but mathematician Hannah Fry tells Robin Ince and Brian Cox why research shows it pays to be proactive when you\u2019re searching for a partner, even when that means risking total humiliation. But when it comes to the world's most extraordinary mating rituals the best place to look is\u2026 in the garden. Female bees go on a special nuptial flight, where they\u2019re impregnated by males mid-air, and we hear how cockerels are surprisingly picky when it comes to which chicken they choose to cosy up with.
New episodes will be released on Wednesdays. If you\u2019re in the UK, listen to the full series on BBC Sounds: bbc.in/3K3JzyF
Producer: Marijke Peters\nExecutive Producer: Alexandra Feachem
Episodes featured:\nSeries 13: Maths of Love and Sex\nSeries 17: The Secret Life of Birds\nSeries 27: Bees v Wasps\nSeries 17: How Animals Behave