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The Digital Human

Series 29

Nope

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Aleks Krotoski looks into the digital world. In this episode, we explore why people are rejecting a traditional relationship with tech, jobs and societal pressures. Show more

The Digital Human

Series 11

Anger

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

We seem to be living in an age of anger and nowhere is that more apparent than certain parts of the internet. Aleks Krotoski explores if digital media is a symptom or the cause. Show more

The Digital Human

Series 11

Echo

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

There is an old joke that talking to yourself is first sign of madness but we now know its an essential mental tool . So how much of what we do online is that same inner speech?

The Digital Human

Series 11

Alternate

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Aleks Krotoski finds out about an online community who believe in a film that doesn't exist and contemplates base reality with cognitive neuroscientist Donald Hoffman. Show more

The Digital Human

Series 11

Silence

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Aleks Krotoski explores living in a digital world. Why in a digital world can silence make us feel uncomfortable and how can technology actually help us achieve silence? Show more

The Digital Human

Series 20

Disrupted

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

We are feeling the disruptive force of Covid-19 and its fallout. But will we want to hold onto BC, Before Coronavirus to make our world AD, After the Disease, what it once was? Show more

The Digital Human

Series 21

Solidarity

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

With the economic crisis coming in the wake of the pandemic Aleks asks if crowd funding is the magic bullet to give to those whose livelihoods have suffered. Show more

The Digital Human

Series 21

Trust

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

As our offices continue to exist virtually, Aleks looks at how working remotely changes the dynamics of trust between employee and employer and with ourselves. Show more

The Digital Human

Series 21

Nocturne

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Whether TV or radio, media take on a different quality when the majority of us have gone to bed. Aleks Krotoski explores what this means in the digital world. Show more

The Digital Human

Series 21

Sacred

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Sacred objects and places are often imbued with memories, memories we cherish and define who we are. Aleks asks if technology can be a conduit for sacredness. Show more

The Digital Human

Series 21

Stream

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

During the pandemic technology is a lifeline to traditionally non-digital forms of art. But has high culture adapted to being just another stream of online content? Show more