Digital Planet

By BBC World Service

A tech review of 2021

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Published December 28, 2021 3:00pm

We look back on some of the stories we covered in 2021 โ€“ from age appropriate design to protect children, through internet shutdowns, a remote air traffic control tower and a WhatsApp school in Zimbabwe to a virtual reality opera.

The podcast has even more stories: comparing Mars locations to Earth locations, a smart phone test to detect malaria, how technology can help prep for a date at home if youโ€™re blind and controlling our devices with a muscle in our ear! Available on BBC Sounds.

The programme is presented by Gareth Mitchell with expert commentary from...

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