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Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast

Somewhere on Earth

Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast — Tech That Actually MattersIf you’re tired of hype, gadgets-for-gadget’s-sake, and the same recycled tech headlines, welcome to Somewhere on Earth (SOEP) — the weekly global tech podcast that digs way deeper.Hosted by the ex-BBC World Service Digital Planet team (yes, the award-winning crew behind 21+ years of world-leading tech journalism and 1.5M annual downloads), SOEP uncovers the untold stories shaping our digital world.This isn’t a show about the

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31:38

Nanoparticles that keep our food fresh and our looks...

Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast ·

2025/04/01

This week we have an AI-free show – instead we’re going to tell you about the latest tech in food packaging. Metalchemy is a startup that has created a biodegradable material designed to enhance the freshness of your food. Although this may not seem particularly groundbreaking, it is important to note that the material in question is at the cutting edge of nanotechnology.This represents advanced chemical engineering, using silver nanoparticles to preserve food freshness.Metalchemy was the winning

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36:53

Nanoparticles that keep our food fresh and our looks...

Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast ·

2025/04/01

This week we have an AI-free show – instead we’re going to tell you about the latest tech in food packaging. Metalchemy is a startup that has created a biodegradable material designed to enhance the freshness of your food. Although this may not seem particularly groundbreaking, it is important to note that the material in question is at the cutting edge of nanotechnology.This represents advanced chemical engineering, using silver nanoparticles to preserve food freshness.Metalchemy was the winning

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36:19

Restoring US Government websites since Trump came to...

Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast ·

2025/03/25

Restoring US Government websites since Trump came to power Since January 20th this year there has been a significant reduction of content on US government websites, following directives from the Trump administration to eliminate extensive data and resources, particularly those related to health equity, equity, diversity, and inclusion, or any other topics the administration considers excessively "woke." In response, groups of volunteers have come together to archive these websites before they

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31:04

Restoring US Government websites since Trump came to...

Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast ·

2025/03/25

Restoring US Government websites since Trump came to power Since January 20th this year there has been a significant reduction of content on US government websites, following directives from the Trump administration to eliminate extensive data and resources, particularly those related to health equity, equity, diversity, and inclusion, or any other topics the administration considers excessively "woke." In response, groups of volunteers have come together to archive these websites before they become

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27:42

Agritech in Uzbekistan: helping small scale farmers...

Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast ·

2025/03/18

Agritech in Uzbekistan: helping small-scale farmers recover from communist farming methodsUzbekistan is tackling the many problems it faces in farming and agriculture with the help of technology. During its time as part of the Soviet Union, the country was forced to grow cotton which led to major environmental problems. The country has 5.5 million smallholders, many of whom are women. A new digital platform called Growz is creating tech solutions for smarter and more sustainable farming as well as

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32:57

Agritech in Uzbekistan: helping small scale farmers...

Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast ·

2025/03/18

Agritech in Uzbekistan: helping small-scale farmers recover from communist farming methodsUzbekistan is tackling the many problems it faces in farming and agriculture with the help of technology. During its time as part of the Soviet Union, the country was forced to grow cotton which led to major environmental problems. The country has 5.5 million smallholders, many of whom are women. A new digital platform called Growz is creating tech solutions for smarter and more sustainable farming as well as

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21:15

Myanmar tops the charts for the most internet...

Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast ·

2025/03/11

Myanmar tops the charts for the most internet shutdowns in 2024India stands as a global leader in various sectors - technology, innovation, space exploration, and education in science and engineering. However, it has also consistently ranked first in internet shutdowns for six consecutive years. From 2016 to 2023, there were a total of 771 recorded incidents. According to the Freedom Law Centre India, a digital rights organization, the criteria for implementing these shutdowns are often lacking

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26:30

Myanmar tops the charts for the most internet...

Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast ·

2025/03/11

Myanmar tops the charts for the most internet shutdowns in 2024 India stands as a global leader in various sectors - technology, innovation, space exploration, and education in science and engineering. However, it has also consistently ranked first in internet shutdowns for six consecutive years. From 2016 to 2023, there were a total of 771 recorded incidents. According to the Freedom Law Centre India, a digital rights organization, the criteria for implementing these shutdowns are often lacking

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32:09

The first African-born Arab woman to go into Space

Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast ·

2025/03/04

The first African-born Arab woman to go into SpaceSara Sabry, is an engineer, citizen astronaut, and entrepreneur of Egyptian-Lebanese descent. In 2022, she made history by becoming the first Egyptian to journey into space during the Blue Origin NS-22 mission, as well as the first woman of African descent and Arab heritage to achieve this milestone. Additionally, she is the founder and CEO of the Deep Space Initiative, a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing space exploration. In 2021,

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29:54

The first African-born Arab woman to go into Space

Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast ·

2025/03/04

The first African-born Arab woman to go into SpaceSara Sabry, is an engineer, citizen astronaut, and entrepreneur of Egyptian-Lebanese descent. In 2022, she made history by becoming the first Egyptian to journey into space during the Blue Origin NS-22 mission, as well as the first woman of African descent and Arab heritage to achieve this milestone. Additionally, she is the founder and CEO of the Deep Space Initiative, a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing space exploration. In 2021, Sara

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27:41

Are teachers keeping up with their pupils when it...

Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast ·

2025/02/25

Are teachers keeping up with their pupils when it comes to AI in the classroom?A recent survey in the United States showed that more than 70% of students report using AI for their school assignments, even in the face of institutional restrictions on tools like ChatGPT. This finding comes from a study conducted by The Harker School, Carnegie Mellon University, and the University of California, Santa Barbara. The data shows that pupils are engaging with these LLMs more often than adults, suggesting

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32:56

Are teachers keeping up with their pupils when it...

Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast ·

2025/02/25

Are teachers keeping up with their pupils when it comes to AI in the classroom?A recent survey in the United States showed that more than 70% of students report using AI for their school assignments, even in the face of institutional restrictions on tools like ChatGPT. This finding comes from a study conducted by The Harker School, Carnegie Mellon University, and the University of California, Santa Barbara. The data shows that pupils are engaging with these LLMs more often than adults, suggesting

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30:18

AI can now sell your intentions – marketing your...

Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast ·

2025/02/18

AI can now sell your intentions – marketing your decisions before you make themMachine learning is on the verge of commercialising your decisions even before you make them. New research shows that we are moving away from an attention economy to an intention economy as machine learning models, which can already imitate the way we write or talk, can now map previous activity onto future actions. Writing in the Harvard Data Science Review, Dr Yaqub Chaudhary, visiting scholar at the Leverhulme Centre

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35:33

AI can now sell your intentions – marketing your...

Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast ·

2025/02/18

AI can now sell your intentions – marketing your decisions before you make themMachine learning is on the verge of commercialising your decisions even before you make them. New research shows that we are moving away from an attention economy to an intention economy as machine learning models, which can already imitate the way we write or talk, can now map previous activity onto future actions. Writing in the Harvard Data Science Review, Dr Yaqub Chaudhary, visiting scholar at the Leverhulme Centre

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33:33

Is Arabic another language that goes unchecked online?

Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast ·

2025/02/11

Is Arabic another language that goes unchecked online?A few weeks ago we reported on the almost impossible task of monitoring Kiswahili content online. This situation exposes millions of people to harmful and abusive content while the major social media companies continue to profit. In another report by the Centre for Democracy and Technology, similar conclusions have been drawn about Maghrebi Arabic – a language spoken by about 100 million people across western and central North Africa. Just like

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38:48

Is Arabic another language that goes unchecked online?

Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast ·

2025/02/11

Is Arabic another language that goes unchecked online?A few weeks ago we reported on the almost impossible task of monitoring Kiswahili content online. This situation exposes millions of people to harmful and abusive content while the major social media companies continue to profit. In another report by the Centre for Democracy and Technology, similar conclusions have been drawn about Maghrebi Arabic – a language spoken by about 100 million people across western and central North Africa. Just like

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38:33

Is AI going to replace your job?

Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast ·

2025/02/04

Is AI going to replace your job?Is artificial intelligence a threat to your employment? If your profession involves machine learning or chatbot development, the outlook appears promising but for translators and some writing roles it’s not. Those are the findings of a study recently published in the Journal of Economic Behaviour and Organisation. Researchers analysed over three million job postings from a global freelancing platform since 2019. They identified which skills are being replaced,

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33:18

Is AI going to replace your job?

Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast ·

2025/02/04

Is AI going to replace your job? Is artificial intelligence a threat to your employment? If your profession involves machine learning or chatbot development, the outlook appears promising but for translators and some writing roles it’s not. Those are the findings of a study recently published in the Journal of Economic Behaviour and Organisation. Researchers analysed over three million job postings from a global freelancing platform since 2019. They identified which skills are being replaced,

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3:38

How to have more of Somewhere on Earth - The PodExtra...

Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast ·

2025/01/31

Podextra - how you can get a bit more of Somewhere on Earth...Just a gentle reminder that we produce two versions of each show of Somewhere on Earth. There's the main show, which is available to everyone for free and there's an extended PODEXTRA edition where we delve a little deeper and chat longer to our guests - there are also no ads in this one. That's just $10US a month and you can cancel anytime - there's no tie in period. We welcome your support of any size, any time as without it we simply

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1:23

How to have more of Somewhere on Earth - The PodExtra...

Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast ·

2025/01/31

Podextra - how you can get a bit more of Somewhere on Earth...Just a gentle reminder that we produce two versions of each show of Somewhere on Earth. There's the main show, which is available to everyone for free and there's an extended PODEXTRA edition where we delve a little deeper and chat longer to our guests - there are also no ads in this one. That's just $10US a month and you can cancel anytime - there's no tie in period. We welcome your support of any size, any time as without it we simply

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