A tech review of 2021
We look back on some stories we covered in 2021 鈥� from age appropriate design to protect children, internet shutdowns, a WhatsApp school in Zimbabwe to a virtual reality opera.
We look back on some of the stories we covered in 2021 鈥� from age appropriate design to protect children, through internet shutdowns, a remote air traffic control tower and a WhatsApp school in Zimbabwe to a virtual reality opera.
The podcast has even more stories: comparing Mars locations to Earth locations, a smart phone test to detect malaria, how technology can help prep for a date at home if you鈥檙e blind and controlling our devices with a muscle in our ear! Available on 大象传媒 Sounds.
The programme is presented by Gareth Mitchell with expert commentary from Angelica Mari, Bill Thompson and Ghislaine Boddington.
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Credit: Chaiwat Chaythawin/EyeEm/Getty Images
Studio Manager: Donald MacDonald
Producer: Ania Lichtarowicz
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- Tue 28 Dec 2021 20:32GMT大象传媒 World Service Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview, Europe and the Middle East & Online only
- Tue 28 Dec 2021 21:32GMT大象传媒 World Service Australasia, News Internet, South Asia & East Asia only
- Wed 29 Dec 2021 02:32GMT大象传媒 World Service
- Wed 29 Dec 2021 09:32GMT大象传媒 World Service
- Wed 29 Dec 2021 13:32GMT大象传媒 World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, South Asia & West and Central Africa
- Wed 29 Dec 2021 18:32GMT大象传媒 World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
- New Year's Day 2022 17:32GMT大象传媒 World Service News Internet
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