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How digital technology affects our lives around the world.
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Download Now · | Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:30
Techno art with the world's largest interactive video installation; Andrew Keen and Solana Larsen debate whether the internet is destroying culture; and Brazilian cinema meets social networks. With presenter Gareth Mitchell and studio expert Bill Thompson.
Download Now · | Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:30
Green tech: IT is responsible for 2% of the world's carbon emissions. Can the industry clean up its act? Plus Undertones singer Feargal Sharkey on how to tackle illegal music downloads. With presenter Gareth Mitchell and studio expert Bill Thompson.
Download Now · | Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:30
This week, can the technology giants work compassionately in countries with poor human rights records? A new initiative brings together human rights groups and major technology players. Cloud computing, where is it going now that Microsoft has entered the arena? And Online Yak trading in Tibet. Amongst other initiatives - we look at the growth of a community based technology network in this remote Mountain State.
Download Now · | Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:30
What's up with Windows 7? New Zealand gets strict on file sharing; intelligent search ideas; new archive of old video games - which titles would you save? With presenter Gareth Mitchell and studio expert Bill Thompson.
Download Now · | Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:30
How will the credit crunch affect IT? Plus the global Geek Girl phenomenon and eArts in Shanghai, with Gareth Mitchell and studio expert Bill Thompson.
Download Now · | Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:32
Digg founder Kevin Rose pops in to tell Gareth about plans for the website, NASA's multimedia programme to help astronauts deal with conflict in space, and electronic voting debated - listener versus creator. All on Digital Planet with Gareth Mitchell and Bill Thompson.
Download Now · | Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:30
More from Brazil with the second part of our visit to São Paulo. Featuring - One Laptop per Student; lampost wifi; distance learning and interactive radio. Presented by Gareth Mitchell with studio expert Bill Thompson.
Download Now · | Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:32
Technology in Brazil - a special edition of Digital Planet from BBC São Paulo. Why surfing is big in Brazil, electronic voting, social networking on Google Orkut and bridging the digital divide.
Download Now · | Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:30
Google launches the Android phone; interactivity guru Bill Buxton on interfaces; what voice analysis reveals about Obama and McCain; and musicians who are writing software to augment their instruments.
Download Now · | Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:30
Super HI vision - is it the future of TV? Sims creator Will Wright talks about his new computer game 'Spore'. Plus the mobile technology that's revolutionising epidemiology in sub-Saharan Africa.
Digital Planet: DigitalP: Games & Web communities 08 Sep 08
Download Now · | Wed, 10 Sep 2008 02:12
Blogger Aleks Krotoski of dConstruct on why games and web communities don't really talk to each other. Forensic linguistics reveals what your text messages reveal about you. Sea ice and protecting vessels in the Antarctic
Digital Planet: DigitalP: 02 Sep 08
Download Now · | Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:48
Web browsing games, 2001 flashback, death of Scrabulous and Mali internet problems with Gareth Mitchell and Bill Thompson.
Digital Planet: DigitalP: 26 Aug 08
Download Now · | Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:20
In a special edition of Digital Planet, Gareth Mitchell drops in on Europe's biggest annual Artifical Life conference.
Digital Planet: DigitalP: 19 Aug 08
Download Now · | Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:28
Why has the sale of Ghana Telecom to Vodaphone ignited such passions? How you could be helping to translate ancient texts whenever you sign up for a new e-mail account or shop online. Jon Stewart tests out the latest computer games at Siggraph 2008 and we hear about the latest super-bright LEDs. With Gareth Mitchell and Bill Thompson.
Digital Planet: DigitalP: 12 Aug 08
Download Now · | Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:56
Are old computers really a threat to the environment? Not in developed countries, according to new research. And the competition is on for 3G licences in India
Digital Planet: DigitalP: 5 Aug 08
Download Now · | Wed, 06 Aug 2008 22:28
Are the US authorities overplaying the alleged hacking threat from Gary McKinnon? And how your laptop could detect earthquakes. All this and more with Gareth Mitchell and Mark Ward on Digital Planet.
Digital Planet: DigitalP: 28 Jul 08
Download Now · | Thu, 31 Jul 2008 06:04
75% of bank sites may have potential security breaches, the new language and culture of the internet and open source software
Digital Planet: DigitalP: 22 Jul 08
Download Now · | Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:32
Wikimania hits Egypt, but can wikipedia conquer the Arabic speaking world? Satellite technology that will help tourists find the remains of the Berlin wall and the latest news and sport to your mobile phone; how traditional broadcasters are playing catch-up. All this and more with Gareth Mitchell and Bill Thompson on Digital Planet.
Digital Planet: DigitalP: 15 Jul 08
Download Now · | Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:20
This week: we look at browser security, Geographic Information Systems in Rwanda, the Google Lively social network, and Gareth gets a tour of eLab City, a virtual community within Second Life.
Digital Planet: DigitalP: 08 Jul 08
Download Now · | Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:48
IT and G8, chinadialogue.net, a Hollywood restaurant goes interactive and a robot which climbs walls, with Gareth Mitchell and Bill Thompson.
Digital Planet: DigitalP: 30 June 08
Download Now · | Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:28
How many of our mobile phones could soon be running open source systems, getting telecommunications into Burma and the 50 year old computer that made many a millionaire in the UK. All this and more with Gareth Mitchell and Bill Thompson on Digital Planet.
Digital Planet: DigitalP: 24 June 08
Download Now · | Wed, 25 Jun 2008 04:05
Firefox 3.0 maybe breaking download records, but can it break into the corporate world? Hackers in Africa getting accurate HIV statistics and what your Facebook profile says about you. All this and more with Gareth Mitchell and Bill Thompson.
Digital Planet: DigitalP: 17 Jun 08
Download Now · | Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:52
Sun Microsystems boss Scott McNealy tells us why he doesn’t like computers. We go back 60 years to look at some valves and cathode ray tubes. And we find out why the US is making money out of being miserable online.
Digital Planet: DigitalP: 10 Jun 08
Download Now · | Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:32
An internet-enabled computer in your car, the misuse of data from social networking sites, and how wireless networks are being used to control systems in the home. All on Digital Planet with Gareth Mitchell and Bill Thompson.
Digital Planet: DigitalP: 27 May 08
Download Now · | Wed, 28 May 2008 02:28
Digital Planet goes into the virtual world of our younger listeners. Club Penguin, Lego Universe and Adventure Rock are just some of the online environments specifically designed for children, but how popular and how safe are they? Gareth Mitchell and Bill Thompson uncover their inner child to find out.
