In this Christmas special, Jordan Erica Webber learns how to track Santa using satellites and jet fighters as he journeys around the world bringing presents to millions of children
Jordan Erica Webber looks at why it’s difficult to be a game developer in Pakistan and Bosnia and Herzegovina
Jordan Erica Webber explores the sometimes controversial world of holograms, from lessons taught by absent academics, to celebrities returning to the stage, even after their death
Jordan Erica Webber dives down to the ocean floor to look at the fibre-optic cables that carry nearly 99% of all transoceanic data traffic
In this collaboration between the Guardian’s Science Weekly and Chips with Everything podcasts, we explore whether we will ever be able to build an intelligent machine to detect our lies. And if we did, could we trust it?
Jordan Erica Webber meets the academics disproving the unsociable gamer stereotype and discovers how one game is helping scientists learn more about dementia
Jordan Erica Webber talks to two Mozilla Festival speakers who are trying different ways to teach individuals how to take back the internet and make it a trustworthy space again
Author Adrienne Mayor discusses the myths that contained the first blueprints for artificial intelligence
Jordan Erica Webber finds out how two scientists are employing green technology in very different ways to help curb environmental issues
Jordan Erica Webber asks robot maker and innovator Simone Giertz why she dislikes the robots she makes. And how digital technology might be useful for managing our wellbeing
Is the brave new digital world affecting our politics? Could it render democracy obsolete? Jamie Bartlett joins Jordan Erica Webber to discuss
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
Jordan Erica Webber looks at how the rise of the internet has put a strain on democracy
Jordan Erica Webber talks to Dr Kate Devlin about how sex robot owners seek conversation as much as pleasure
Jordan Erica Webber looks at why people are using the medium of video games to depict the real life terrors of modern war
Jordan Erica Webber looks at the battle to regulate 3D printing, a technology that can print untraceable guns and build homes
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
Jordan Erica Webber looks at how artists are using blockchain technology to answer some of life’s most pertinent questions.
Jordan Erica Webber delves into the world of the virtual celebrity, from live concert performances to social-media influencers
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
What happens when our smart toaster and smart fridge tech is scaled up to create entire smart cities – and what are the limits to this expansion?
The movie industry has seen tech advances since its inception. But do audiences really want to have a say in a film’s plot?
In July 2018 a Dutch company showcased what it calls the first ever flying car already fit for purpose, at the Farnborough Airshow. But do we need flying cars in our lives?
David E Sanger, national security correspondent for the New York Times, speaks about his new book: The Perfect Weapon: War, Sabotage and Fear in the Cyber Age
Academics and scientists are struggling to find ways to tackle the latest form of online sexual abuse
In June 2018, the World Health Organization released its latest version of the ICD-11. Among the new mental health disorders? Gaming disorder
Jordan Erica Webber chats to a panel of artificial intelligence experts about what Sundar Pichai’s seven objectives could mean in practice
Jordan Erica Webber looks at what is currently happening in the world of space technology, including the burgeoning issue of space pollution
An exhibition in London looked at how digital touch technologies could reconnect a person in care with their loved ones
Jordan Erica Webber questions the significance of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s video game-themed concert
