In 1964 Arthur C Clarke Predicted the Future. How Did He Do?
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“The only thing we can be sure of about the future, is that it will be absolutely fantastic. So, if what I say now seems to you to be very reasonable, then I will have failed completely.” – Arthur C Clarke. The science-fiction writer and futurist Arthur C Clarke undertakes that most impossible and unrewarding […]
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Are YOU Ready for the INTERNET? Video clip in 1994
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Watching this video reveals the optimism around the internet in the mid 90s. Who knew that we’d end up using the technology to argue with strangers and share pictures of cats. Kate Bellingham reports that an exciting new interconnected world – a world where every word ever written, every picture ever painted and ever film […]
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Decentraland: The virtual land selling for millions – BBC Stories
Investors are spending real money to buy land in a new city that only exists in virtual reality. Buyers can build whatever they want on their plots in Decentraland. Many hope to make a profit trading goods and services in the virtual world’s own crypto currency. But will Decentraland be an online utopia or a […]
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Zwift, 2021 And Google DeepDream
BBC Click looks at virtual cycling and explores the issue of cheating in the world of online racing.
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BBC Click Turns 20
Influential tech news show BBC Click turned 20 years old recently and had a live audience brought in via Zoom from all over the world.
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How To Stay Safe Online
With more and more services going online, internet safety needs to be at the forefront of a lot more conversations. BBC Click examines the role of security, online education and more. How can we keep teenagers safe online? We look at a new AI system that monitors video content on the fly and blurs anything […]
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The Tech Helping To Treat Depression
264 million people around the world who experience depression and technology is coming to their aid. BBC Click examines.
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The AI Health Revolution
BBC Click “scrubs up” to explore the impact of AI on healthcare.
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The Workplace Of The Future
The pandemic has changed the way companies, even staunch opponents of remote work, look at remote working policies. What does this mean for the workplace of the future? BBC Click looks at what working will look like in years to come.
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BBC Click on the WFH Boom
The pandemic has changed the nature of office work. BBC Click talks to Zoom about the future of home working and visits an AI insect farm that’s producing animal feed in a smart and sustainable way.
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