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The Digital Human

Series 9

Episode 2: Home

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Aleks Krotoski explores what makes a space a place and how digital technology is influencing the places we call home. Show more

The Digital Human

Series 9

Episode 3: Taste

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Eating is a visceral, analogue experience, but is technology changing the way we taste? Aleks Krotoski explores how tech is changing not just food, but also we eaters ourselves. Show more

The Digital Human

Series 9

Episode 4: Wayfinding

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Aleks Krotoski compares our intuitive wayfinding skills to those of the digital world and finds out why describing the best way from A to B still poses problems for tech. Show more

The Digital Human

Series 9

Episode 5: Lost and Found

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Aleks Krotoski explores whether people are more likely to find what they have lost using online social networks. Show more

The Digital Human

Series 9

Episode 6: Changeling

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Why does a parent's awe over their child's ability with technology turn so quickly to fear? Aleks Krotoski explores the anxieties at the heart of modern parenting and tech.

The Digital Human

Series 9

Episode 1: Work

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Aleks Krotoski gets down to work. From micro-taskers paid pennies to be the janitor of our digital services to car drivers jumping on the Uber bandwagon. Show more