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Digital Planet Episodes

  1. 26/01/2021 GMT

    Technological and digital news from around the world.

  2. 19/01/2021 GMT

    Technological and digital news from around the world.

  3. Has tech been compromised in the US Capitol?

    Has tech been compromised during the storming of the US Capitol? (R)

  4. Blindness in the digital age

    Technological and digital news from around the world.

  5. The best tech stories of 2020

    The best tech of 2020 including Kivuwatt, internet shutdowns and digital death.

  6. Solar grid brings power to Yemen

    A solar grid, run by women, brings power to Yemen

  7. Dispelling COVID-19 vaccine myths online

    Dispelling COVID-19 vaccine myths online – should social media platforms be doing more?

  8. Is the internet affordable where you live?

    Is the internet affordable where you live – prices fall by half in 5 years, says report.

  9. Almost two-thirds of the world’s population now online

    Almost two-thirds of the world’s population is online according to a new report.

  10. Increase in stalkerware installations

    Stalkerware use - software that tracks a user’s device without their consent - is rising.

  11. Video games can be good for you

    Playing video games is positively linked with wellbeing according to new research.

  12. Voyager 2 contacted after seven months

    The Voyager 2 spacecraft has been contacted after seven months of radio silence.

  13. Who is most susceptible to fake news?

    Study into fake Covid-19 news shows Twitter is a fertile platform for conspiracy believers

  14. Why do we vote with paper in the age of the smart phone?

    Most voting in elections worldwide is done with paper ballots, and for good reason.

  15. Go Viral! online game

    Spreading misinformation in the game Go Viral!

  16. Predicting US elections results every hour

    A new model predicts the US election result every hour using betting data

  17. Can AI predict criminal behaviour?

    Could AI algorithms really identify offenders? A number of schemes are scrapped in the US

  18. Mapping Covid-19 to your phone

    Google Maps has launched a new Covid-19 layer – but is it as accurate as it could be?

  19. Keeping the structure of the internet safe

    How do lockdowns and restrictions on the internet impact it’s stability globally?

  20. AI captain to sail the Atlantic

    A crewless ship is due to set sail across the Atlantic with an AI captain on board

  21. Scammers scamming the scammers

    How leaked conversations from online forums show credit card thieves conning each other.

  22. The fastest ever internet connection

    The world's fasted data transmission rate has been achieved by a team of UCL engineers

  23. Hacking help for US Elections

    How a geek army is helping to prevent cyber-attacks on US election offices

  24. Algorithm apocalypse

    Analysing the UK government’s flawed formula used to predict children’s exam grades

  25. A year without internet in Kashmir

    Government restrictions mean a year of web restrictions for 15 million people in Kashmir

  26. Why India can’t work from home

    What the challenges of home-working mean during and after the pandemic in India.

  27. Tracking the trolls

    Machine learning can now spot online trolls, and help defend voters in future elections.

  28. Covid 19: Mapping changing sentiment in tweets

    From fear to anger and hope, millions of tweets reveal changing views on the pandemic

  29. Ethiopia’s continuing online censorship

    The internet shutdown in Ethiopia is entering its 3rd week.

  30. Can we make the web a better space?

    A special programme on Web Science and why it matters

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