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How tech is transforming the way the world works, learns and plays

Tech Life discovers and explains the ways technology is changing our lives, wherever we are in the world.

Tech Life discovers and explains the ways technology is changing our lives, wherever we are in the world. We meet the people with bright ideas for rethinking the way we work, learn and play, and get hands-on with the products they dream up. We hold tech giants to account for their huge power to affect our lives, and ask who wins, and who loses, in the technology transformation. Tech Life is your guide to a future being made, and remade, at lightning speed in front of our eyes.

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05/06/2015

Online Gossip

BBC World Service - Tech Life, Online Gossip

Evolutionary Psychologist Robin Dunbar chats about social media and online gossip.

Evolutionary Psychologist Robin Dunbar chats about social media and online gossip. And maverick software entrepreneur John McAfee warns about smartphone security.

Evolutionary Psychologist Robin Dunbar chats about social media and online gossip. Space scientist Monica Grady weighs up the cost of space exploration. And maverick software entrepreneur John McAfee warns about smartphone security and government surveillance. Live from the UK's Cheltenham Science Festival.

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