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The Digital Human

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Aleks Krotoski explores the digital world

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The Digital Human: Series 16: Crutch

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Aleks Krotoski explores the impact digital technology is having on the way we live.

Aleks Krotoski explores crutches and complexity.

Aleks Krotoski takes a look at the way we use crutches, in both our offline and online lives. 
We all use crutches  - from dummies to cigarettes, from computer games and snapchat filters to people or food. It’s  distraction from whatever it is lying beneath the surface.
But sometimes crutches stop being a short-term solution, and start being part of the problem.
From here, life can get complex. 
How much do crutches help us, and how much does it hide the problems we need to tackle head-on?

Producer: Caitlin Smith

The Digital Human: Series 16

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Aleks Krotoski explores life in the digital age.

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