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Pakistan Elections and Censorship
Censorship and social network use in the Pakistan elections.
24 Jul 2018,26 mins
Can AI Ever Really Compete With Human Beings?
Is it ever possible for a machine to be a substitute for human touch and intimacy?
17 Jul 2018,26 mins
EU Copyright Law Changes Rejected
How to improve EU Copyright law
10 Jul 2018,26 mins
The AI bot that is claimed to be as accurate as a human doctor
Can an AI bot be as accurate as a human doctor?
03 Jul 2018,26 mins
New Voice for Radio Journalist
A US radio journalist has had his voice recreated after losing it through illness
26 Jun 2018,26 mins
New EU Copyright Regulations a Possibility
A vote on new EU copyright regulations could change the way our user content is monitored
19 Jun 2018,26 mins
China Exporting E-Waste to Nigeria
Scientists have found that China is exporting e-waste to Nigeria.
12 Jun 2018,26 mins
Afrobytes – the Latest Tech from Africa
Afrobytes – leading African technology innovators meet in Paris to promote investment
05 Jun 2018,26 mins
The Toronto Declaration
The Toronto Declaration promotes non-discrimination in machine learning systems
29 May 2018,26 mins
GDPR Offers Greater Protection of Individuals
GDPR giving back people greater control of their data
22 May 2018,26 mins
Harnessing Smartphones’ Power for Cancer Treatment
Harnessing smartphones’ power while their owners sleep
15 May 2018,26 mins
Machine Learning In Everyday Life
How machine learning is entering everyday life, from driverless cars to tracking graffiti
08 May 2018,26 mins
Virtual Reality Innovations at Tribeca Film Festival
The power of social virtual reality at Tribeca Film Festival
01 May 2018,26 mins
When Virtual Reality Competes With Reality
Tribeca Film Festival unveils some futuristic innovations
24 Apr 2018,26 mins
Freedom of Expression Awards
Digital activism as a form of freedom of expression
17 Apr 2018,26 mins
Internet Health Report
How unhealthy is the internet?
10 Apr 2018,26 mins
A Holocaust Survivor’s Digital Doppelgänger
A Holocaust survivor’s tale recorded as a hologram
03 Apr 2018,26 mins
3D Printed Prosthetic Limbs for Injured Refugees
3D printed prosthetic limbs for injured Syrian war refugees
27 Mar 2018,26 mins
Psychographics, Cambridge Analytica and Facebook
The scandal over revelations exploiting Facebook users' profiles without their knowledge
20 Mar 2018,26 mins
Sheldon County Computer-Generated Fictional Worlds
Sheldon County is a podcast that will never sound the same twice
13 Mar 2018,26 mins
Andrew Keen’s Ideas on Fixing the Digital Future
How to Fix the Future: Staying Human in the Digital Age
06 Mar 2018,26 mins
Serbia’s Tech Future
Tech answers Serbia’s future
27 Feb 2018,26 mins
Russia Bots: Truth, Trust and Technology
The truth about Russian bots and our faith in the big tech companies
20 Feb 2018,26 mins
Privatising the ISS
Can the International Space Station be privatised?
13 Feb 2018,26 mins
MIT’s Intelligence Quest
MIT’s ambitions to harness AI in its Intelligence Quest
06 Feb 2018,26 mins
Imogen Heap’s Mycelia
Mycelia: Imogen Heap’s plan for a fairer, more equitable music industry
30 Jan 2018,26 mins
RightMesh Expands Connectivity for Remote Areas
RightMesh uses mobile phones to create mesh networks to bring connectivity to remote areas
23 Jan 2018,26 mins
Cybersecurity of Nuclear Weapons Systems
The implications of cyber threats to nuclear weapons and related systems
16 Jan 2018,26 mins
Iran’s Internet Crackdown
Is there a way around Iran’s crack down on the internet?
09 Jan 2018,26 mins
Digital Natives or Digital Exiles?
A special edition of Click asks the questions are we digital natives or digital exiles?
02 Jan 2018,26 mins