Real Answers to Fake News

You've been doing it since you were born, but how much do you really know about breathing? Do you know that you are most likely doing it wrong -- that there is even a wrong way to breathe? Today, we uncover the hidden power of breath and what it can do to increase your fitness pe ...  Show more

Ready Player One, The Eye of Minds, and Pygmalion’s Spectacles. For years humanity has written about the allure of a virtual world. But what if the virtual world has already caught up to reality? And the headsets we’ve read about for decades are no longer just a myth? Hear from S ...  Show more

The final episode in the series focuses on solutions in solving issues surrounding misinformation in the digital age. We hear from social media companies, experts working with civil society groups and organisations utilising technology to combat the harm caused by misinformation. 

A group of news outlets from countries around the world have banded together to expose the alleged use of a phone hacking tool to spy on leading journalists, politicians and human rights activists. How do you pull off a series of global scoops like this? Also in the programme, th ...  Show more

“Technology is an incredible, transformative force and it should always be accompanied by a serious conversation about how it’s affecting our society.” — Dan Keyserling Dan Keyserling serves as Chief Operating Officer at Jigsaw, a unit within Alphabet that uses technology to make ...  Show more

Fake news can sway elections, tank economies and sow discord in everyday life. Data scientist Sinan Aral demystifies how and why it spreads so quickly -- citing one of the largest studies on misinformation -- and identifies five strategies to help us unweave the tangled web betwe ...  Show more