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The Digital Human

Series 26

Virtue

Duration: 29 minutes

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

Available for over a year

When the mainstream internet seems to be growing ever more divided and fractious, Aleks Krotoski discovers if the digital world is still one that can be a force for good? Show more

The Digital Human

Series 26

Unintended

Duration: 29 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Aleks Krotoski asks if we've all become techno-fundamentalists, unquestioningly accepting the latest innovation into our lives without thinking about potential downsides. Show more

The Digital Human

Series 26

Solitary

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Aleks Krotoski explores what it means to be solitary in our digital world and whether we should be more nuanced in our approach to the complex human emotion of loneliness. Show more

The Digital Human

Series 26

Implant

Duration: 29 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Imagine surgically implanting a smart device to sense, monitor and respond to a health condition. Aleks Krotoski asks how far we can trust digital technology inside our bodies. Show more

The Digital Human

Series 26

Bona Fide

Duration: 29 minutes

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

Available for over a year

The Right To Be Forgotten allowed people edit their online histories. But having no digital history at all is suspicious. So how much information is enough to prove you are real? Show more

The Digital Human

Series 26

Schadenfreude

Duration: 29 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Aleks Krotoski explores whether our digital habits and increased polarisation have ushered in a new age of schadenfreude and, if so, whether it's always a bad thing. Show more

The Digital Human

Series 26

Disinhibition

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Aleks Krotoski explores whether disinhibition, often associated with toxic online behaviours such as trolling, may also be of benefit in our digital world. Show more

The Digital Human

Series 26

Reflections

Duration: 29 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Aleks Krotoski asks if AI companions will be like imaginary friends of childhood. And if so will they afford the same benefits - making us better, more social human beings. Show more