Tech Life

Tech Life discovers and explains the ways technology is changing our lives, wherever we are in the w

Episodes

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Space junk

2024/4/9

This week on Tech Life we are looking at the problem of space junk, the man-made debris hurtling aro

The internet plays an important role in most of our lives today. What will it, and other tech, look

Electric bikes and scooters are popular. But charging them can be inconvenient, and occasionally ris

There are hundreds of former nuclear reactors around the world, which are harmful for those trying t

Mobile phones

2024/3/12

What do you look for when buying a mobile phone? And what do you do with your old phone? Have you th

Exploring space

2024/3/5

Zoe Kleinman visits a satellite earth station from the era of the first moon landings, and a spacepo

Tech Life in Barcelona

2024/2/27

MWC in Barcelona is a big global mobile phone industry event. Shiona McCallum is there for Tech Life

Detecting audio deepfakes

2024/2/20

Voice cloning is becoming so sophisticated that even live phone calls can be generated by machine. I

Tracking giraffes

2024/2/13

What connects the Chinese government, giraffes in Namibia, and tech ? We bring you the strange tale

Health Tech

2024/2/6

We're looking at health tech. Our reporter gets hands-on with a new ultrasound system in Kenya helpi

Rescue Tech

2024/1/30

Sonar and AI have been brought together in a hand-held device that can find humans underwater. We sp

The world of VPNs

2024/1/23

Tech Life does a deep dive into Virtual Private Networks, or VPNs. We find out the countries where t

Technology can pose dangers to our mental health - cyberbullying, social media addiction and disinfo

Tech Life in Las Vegas

2024/1/9

Las Vegas plays host to CES - one of the biggest consumer tech trade shows in the world. Alasdair Ke

Shiona McCallum and Alasdair Keane present a special edition of Tech Life. They invite BBC reporters

The year that was in tech

2023/12/29

Tech Life looks back at another rollercoaster twelve months. From warnings AI might kill us all, to

Our surfing habits

2023/12/19

Internet usage is booming. We're using online services more than ever before. So which ones are popu

Connecting people

2023/12/12

Tech Life looks at ways to connect people. We examine the mobile phone usage gap. What is it and can

Alasdair Keane is on a farm with a difference exploring the tech helping farmers adapt to changing c

Shiona McCallum reports from Kenya on ways people there are tackling e-waste and helping to recycle