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FutureEverything: Project Ukko
Project Ukko shows how best to use wind to generate power
29 Mar 2016,26 mins
The End of Traffic Lights
A future where there are no traffic lights
22 Mar 2016,26 mins
In the Realm of Robots
The risks and benefits of AI in collaboration with the Cambridge Science Festival
15 Mar 2016,26 mins
Easter Rising: Voice of a Rebel
Easter Rising: the centenary of the Irish rebellion told through VR
08 Mar 2016,26 mins
What is the Point of Posting on Social Media?
How does our nationality impact on social media activity?
01 Mar 2016,26 mins
The Industries of the Future
Former US Senior Adviser for Innovation Alec Ross discusses the industries of the future
23 Feb 2016,26 mins
Drones for Good: Loon Copter
Loon Copter: the flying drone that can submerge and operate underwater
16 Feb 2016,26 mins
Drones for Good
Patrick Meier, from WeRobotics, on the drones being developed for the good of humanity
09 Feb 2016,26 mins
Hostile Drones a Threat to Airplanes
Why hostile drones pose a real danger to airplanes
02 Feb 2016,26 mins
UK Internet Minister on the Fight Against Online Extremists
Britain’s Baroness Shields on the tools to counter extremist groups online
26 Jan 2016,26 mins
What Value is SMS in SOS Situations?
Does SMS really help in the aftermath of a disaster?
19 Jan 2016,26 mins
Free Basics Service Suspended in Egypt
What is the fallout from Facebook Free Basics service suspension in Egypt?
12 Jan 2016,26 mins
Virtual Reality Gets Real in 2016
How virtual reality and machine learning translation will shape the future of technology
05 Jan 2016,26 mins
A Special Edition of Click on Drones
Click assembles a panel of experts in to discuss the future of drones
29 Dec 2015,26 mins
Capturing Space
A panel of experts to discuss the relationship between art and space
22 Dec 2015,49 mins
Facebook’s Internet.org Ambitions in Africa
Jepchumba unpacks Facebook’s Internet.org ambitions to expand into Africa
15 Dec 2015,26 mins
Highlighting Involuntary Sterilisation in Peru
How the Quipu project is helping to reveal the involuntary sterilisation campaign in Peru
08 Dec 2015,26 mins
BookTech Awards
BookTech Awards take on e-readers and Amazon
01 Dec 2015,26 mins
Anonymous Declares 'Total War' on IS
The online hacking collective Anonymous has declared 'total war' on IS
24 Nov 2015,26 mins
Autonomous Car Dangerously Slow
Why Google’s autonomous car's 24mph speed limit is a cause of concern
17 Nov 2015,26 mins
Holding the Internet to Ransom
How to combat the criminals holding the Internet to ransom
10 Nov 2015,26 mins
The Brave New World of Generation Open
Generation Open heralds a brave new world of open data
03 Nov 2015,26 mins
Sonic Tractor Beams
How the world’s first sonic tractor beam lifts and move objects using sound
27 Oct 2015,26 mins
Zone 9 Bloggers Freed
Most of the young Ethiopian bloggers known as the Zone 9 Bloggers have been acquitted.
20 Oct 2015,26 mins
WhatsApp with the Tanzanian Election
Why WhatsApp is dominating the stage in the build up to elections in Tanzania
13 Oct 2015,26 mins
Social Media Tackles Online Extremism
How to enlist social media users to tackle online extremism
06 Oct 2015,26 mins
US Government Fingerprints Hacked
Biometric data, including 5m fingerprints stolen from US government personnel files
29 Sep 2015,26 mins
Technology and Car Emissions
Measuring real world car emissions, can this be done in the lab?
22 Sep 2015,26 mins
Restoring a Lost Web Domain
Restoring the former Yugoslavia's web domain which disappeared from the internet in 2010
15 Sep 2015,26 mins
Water Use and Data Downloads
How much water do we use when we download or upload data?
08 Sep 2015,26 mins