Improving crop yields with mobile phones

Mobile phones are improving lives and yields for millions of farmers around the world.

• 26 mins

Digital Planet’s 18th Birthday Show

We return to our special 18th birthday show from the BBC Radio Theatre.

• 26 mins

Why is AI so far from perfect?

Why is AI so far from perfect and what can be done to improve it?

• 38 mins

South Africa power cuts

Power cuts in South Africa are plunging the country into darkness and possible recession.

• 43 mins

Tech tracking Australian fires

An app that tracks bush fires in Australia is proving vital in staying safe

• 26 mins

Internet shutdowns cost $8bn in 2019

A new report estimates that internet shutdowns cost $8bn in 2019

• 26 mins

Internet partially restored in Kashmir

Following a court ruling in India the internet has been partially restored in Kashmir.

• 33 mins

Drones dealing with locust swarms

Drones are collecting real time data on the massive locust swarms in Africa and India

• 43 mins

Repairing Voyager 2

NASA scientists have repaired Voyager 2 which is currently 18bn km away from Earth

• 44 mins

Feminist chatbots

Countering bias, sexism and trolling online

• 46 mins

Ethiopia’s new law banning online hate speech

Ethiopia has introduced a new law aimed at curbing hate speech and disinformation online.

• 38 mins

Will digital sobriety help reduce energy use?

Will digital sobriety and keeping our handsets longer help reduce energy use?

• 35 mins

Covid-19 makes tech events go virtual

An increasing number of tech events are going virtual to reduce transmission of COVID-19

• 43 mins

Coronovirus tech handbook online

The coronavirus tech handbook continues to grow online.

• 36 mins

A digital tracker that monitors new surveillance

A digital tracker to monitor surveillance implemented by governments to curb COVID-19.

• 35 mins

Covid-19 cyber attacks rise

Cyber attacks relating to the coronavirus pandemic are increasing around the world

• 40 mins

Internet and journalist reporting freedom curtailed

A new online map is recording where journalists are restricted in reporting on COVID-19.

• 42 mins

Supercomputers seeking solutions for Covid-19

The world’s most powerful supercomputers are seeking solutions for Covid-19

• 44 mins

Could fitness trackers track COVID-19?

Could data from wearable fitness trackers track COVID-19?

• 52 mins

Privacy concerns over contact tracing apps

Can coronavirus contact tracing apps be made without revealing our personal data?

• 44 mins

Chinese mobile data predicts Covid-19 Spread

Using mobile phone data, researchers can predict the spread of Covid-19 through China

• 44 mins

Spain’s many COVID-19 apps

Spain currently has nine different COVID-19 tracing apps. Which type of app is preferable?

• 40 mins

Testing EdTech

EdTech is transforming learning across the globe. How do you choose which tools to use?

• 43 mins

Hacking internet-enabled cars

Internet enabled cars could be vulnerable to hackers taking full control

• 42 mins

Digital exclusion in Brazil

The digital divide in Brazil leaves its poorest citizens without access to health advice.

• 45 mins

Algorithm activism – a new type of protest

Algorithm activism is becoming increasingly popular, we find out how it’s being done.

• 48 mins

Is this the end of facial recognition tech?

Facial recognition – what’s the future for the technology?

• 47 mins

Nigerian internet land rights costs fall

Nigerian land rights costs fall by 96% in one state reducing internet costs significantly

• 50 mins

Exploring digital death

Digital death; how COVID-19 has forced us to update death rituals, moving grieving online

• 47 mins

Can we make the web a better space?

A special programme on Web Science and why it matters

• 43 mins

Ethiopia’s continuing online censorship

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

• 47 mins

Covid 19: Mapping changing sentiment in tweets

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

• 42 mins

Tracking the trolls

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

• 42 mins

Why India can’t work from home

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

• 46 mins

A year without internet in Kashmir

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

• 43 mins

Algorithm apocalypse

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

• 43 mins

Scammers scamming the scammers

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

• 38 mins

AI captain to sail the Atlantic

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

• 44 mins

Keeping the structure of the internet safe

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

• 50 mins

Mapping Covid-19 to your phone

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

• 45 mins

Can AI predict criminal behaviour?

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

• 50 mins

Predicting US elections results every hour

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

• 48 mins

Go Viral! online game

Spreading misinformation in the game Go Viral!

• 42 mins

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.

• 41 mins

Who is most susceptible to fake news?

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

• 43 mins

Voyager 2 contacted after seven months

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

• 45 mins

Video games can be good for you

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

• 45 mins

Increase in stalkerware installations

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

• 43 mins

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.

• 49 mins

Is the internet affordable where you live?

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

• 41 mins

Dispelling COVID-19 vaccine myths online

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

• 43 mins

Solar grid brings power to Yemen

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

• 42 mins

The best tech stories of 2020

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

• 43 mins

Blindness in the digital age

Technological and digital news from around the world.

• 40 mins

Has tech been compromised in the US Capitol?

Has tech been compromised during the storming of the US Capitol?

• 41 mins