Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast

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Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast is a weekly podcast that looks at technology and how it impacts our daily lives. We tell the untold tech stories from Somewhere on Earth. We don’t do new toys and gadgets, but look at new trends, new tech and new ways we use that tech in our everyday lives. We discuss how the ever evolving digital world is changing our culture and our societies, but we don’t shy away from the news of the day, looking at the tech behind the top stories affecting our world.   Find a story + Make it News = Change the World.

Episode Date
Biometrics – do we have a choice in who has this data and how they use it?
Dec 25, 2024
How technology led to the rise of HTS and the fall of Assad in Syria
Dec 17, 2024
Protecting submarine cables, how the big players are now involved
Dec 10, 2024
A new feeding robot could return people’s independence at mealtimes
Dec 04, 2024
Kyiv – a smart city adapting to war
Nov 26, 2024
Tech and the rise of autocracies around the world - a Web Summit Special
Nov 19, 2024
How reliable are French language AI Chatbots?
Nov 12, 2024
Internet shutdowns in Mozambique following election
Nov 05, 2024
Why aren’t women embracing AI?
Oct 29, 2024
What happens when GPS is jammed?
Oct 22, 2024
What’s next for agritech? How lawyers are getting food from farm to table
Oct 17, 2024
Could making Wikidata 'human' readable lead to better AI?
Oct 10, 2024
Could AI chatbots counter conspiracy theories?
Oct 01, 2024
The first ever DNA computer engine and storage device
Sep 24, 2024
Electric Vehicles going offline as companies go bust
Sep 17, 2024
Is Kamala Harris the AI Tsar?
Sep 10, 2024
Tiny batteries for tiny robots that could deliver drugs inside our bodies
Sep 03, 2024
Is the internet in Pakistan behind a firewall?
Aug 27, 2024
AI submissions are avoiding detection at a well-respected university in the UK
Aug 20, 2024
Internet blackout in Equatorial Guinea and social media bans in Venezuela
Aug 13, 2024
Can a booming tech economy help Ukraine in the war against Russia?
Aug 06, 2024
Would you like more SOEP and also help keep the show going?
Aug 02, 2024
Getting online in Russia – which tech companies are standing up to Putin?
Jul 30, 2024
Duchenne UK pushes tech to its limits to help those with the condition
Jul 23, 2024
Do we need new laws to control AI? Also the Prix Ars Electronica 2024 winner speaks to SOEP
Jul 16, 2024
Using AI to identify threats to human rights and political activists
Jul 10, 2024
Gen Z, Millennials, technology and the Nairobi protests
Jul 02, 2024
Detecting cancer at the DNA level with AI
Jun 25, 2024
Podextra - how you can get a bit more of Somewhere on Earth...
Jun 24, 2024
Who is behind the big hack attacks?
Jun 18, 2024
Rare earth element boom poisoning Myanmar
Jun 11, 2024
Millions of gallons of water needed for new data centres in Chile during 30 year drought
Jun 04, 2024
Technology is not the problem (we are)…
May 28, 2024
Indian Elections; deep fakes, false memes, and misinformation galore
May 21, 2024
How AI is saving lives and languages in Ghana
May 14, 2024
Can ‘small’ AI have a huge impact in sub Saharan Africa?
May 07, 2024
AI for peace – using artificial intelligence to manage conflict and maintain peace
Apr 30, 2024
Shout out for our PodExtra Edition
Apr 23, 2024
World Cybercrime Index – Where are the cybercriminals hiding?
Apr 23, 2024
Is crypto currency supporting terrorism?
Apr 16, 2024
Tech stories that matter – what should we be reporting on?
Apr 11, 2024
YouTube approves disinformation ads in India in run up to election
Apr 08, 2024
SOEP meets Dame Steve Shirley – a coding female pioneer
Apr 02, 2024
West Africa Internet – when will it be fixed?
Mar 26, 2024
AI for Africa – one young female scientist’s drive to develop solutions
Mar 19, 2024
Anti-poaching tech – does it work?
Mar 12, 2024
Making America e-smart - Digitising public life in the US
Mar 05, 2024
Jimmy Wales - The Wiki Guy - answers your questions
Feb 27, 2024
A gentle ask for your (financial) support
Feb 24, 2024
Tech in Ukraine after two years of war
Feb 20, 2024
Diagnosing TB using AI and a mobile phone
Feb 13, 2024
A special guest on Somewhere on Earth, your help needed
Feb 08, 2024
The British Post Office Technology Scandal
Feb 06, 2024
The Global AI Arms Race
Jan 30, 2024
A Bitcoin transaction ‘uses a swimming pool of water’
Jan 23, 2024
Internet shutdowns cost more than $9 billion in 2023
Jan 15, 2024
3D printed skin – huge advances could revolutionise wound healing
Jan 09, 2024
Tech trends to watch in 2024 – the good and the bad
Jan 02, 2024
The most hacked place in the world…and many more tech stories of 2023
Dec 26, 2023
The risk of ransomware attacks - are governments taking them seriously?
Dec 19, 2023
Tackling huge youth unemployment in Africa through Jobtech opportunities
Dec 12, 2023
Saving lives at sea with an autonomous lifeboat
Dec 05, 2023
AI could consume as much energy as a small country
Nov 28, 2023
Tech increases access to contraceptives in Cameroon
Nov 21, 2023
Connecting every school in the world to the Internet
Nov 14, 2023
Internet shutdowns - where are we now?
Nov 07, 2023
Deepfakes undermine trust in real news
Nov 05, 2023
3D print your new home in a week from recycled plastic bottles
Nov 03, 2023
Invisible e-waste - 7.3 billion e-toys add to e-waste mountain
Nov 02, 2023
A robot that can detect breast cancer?
Oct 31, 2023
Somewhere on Earth - Trailer #4
Oct 29, 2023
Somewhere on Earth - Trailer #3
Oct 28, 2023
Somewhere on Earth - Trailer #2
Oct 27, 2023
Somewhere on Earth - Trailer #1
Oct 26, 2023
Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast...coming soon!
Oct 24, 2023