Chips with Everything

Latest Episodes:

Big tech v democracy: Chips with Everything podcast Oct 12, 2018

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Is the brave new digital world affecting our politics? Could it render democracy obsolete? Jamie Bartlett joins Jordan Erica Webber to discuss

Algorithms and data – what does the future hold? Chips with Everything podcast Oct 05, 2018

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Can the messy and complex world we live in be reduced to algorithms? And should we even try? Mathematician and lecturer Hannah Fry attempts to answer all this and more

How the world wide web backfired: Chips with Everything podcast Sep 28, 2018

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Jordan Erica Webber looks at how the rise of the internet has put a strain on democracy

The sex robot who talks back: Chips with Everything podcast Sep 21, 2018

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Jordan Erica Webber talks to Dr Kate Devlin about how sex robot owners seek conversation as much as pleasure

Developing games in a war zone: Chips with Everything podcast Sep 14, 2018

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Jordan Erica Webber looks at why people are using the medium of video games to depict the real life terrors of modern war

Children of the 3D printing revolution: Chips with Everything podcast Sep 07, 2018

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Jordan Erica Webber looks at the battle to regulate 3D printing, a technology that can print untraceable guns and build homes

Riding the airwaves of pirate radio: Chips with Everything podcast Aug 31, 2018

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Jordan Erica Webber delves into the murky world of pirate radio, from the first black radio station to broadcast in the UK to the rise in popularity of Haitian radio in Brooklyn

Draw me like one of your blockchains: Chips with Everything podcast Aug 24, 2018

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Jordan Erica Webber looks at how artists are using blockchain technology to answer some of life’s most pertinent questions.

What if your favourite Instagrammer isn't real? Chips with Everything podcast Aug 17, 2018

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Jordan Erica Webber delves into the world of the virtual celebrity, from live concert performances to social-media influencers

Biomimicry: Does nature do it better? Aug 10, 2018

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In this special collaboration between the Guardian’s Science Weekly and Chips with Everything podcasts, we explore why it’s so hard to mimic nature