9. The Future
Will robots rule the earth? Is virtual reality better than actual reality?
Will robots rule the earth? Is virtual reality better than actual reality? Is time an illusion?! Join Mae, Bisha, Ned and Steve who will try to solve these classic quandaries. This week, Mae doesn't want immortality, Bisha reveals that she is in fact a robot (as suspected) and Ned tries his pixelated hand at VR gaming. Time transcending comedian Bec Hill tries to solve your dilemmas and Steve Ali puts our listener's failed hover-board dreams into perspective.
Co-created by Deborah Frances-White for The Spontaneity Shop and 麻豆社 Radio 4.
Produced by Al Riddell
Music by Mark Hodge and Omahrose, produced by Nick Sheldon.
Featured in this episode:
The Rise of the Robots (20/02/2017)
Start The Week (05/04/2017)
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The Rise of the Robots: More human than human
Adam Rutherford explores our relationship with contemporary humanoid robots.
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Start the Week: Dissecting Death
Tom Sutcliffe with Raymond Tallis, Laura Tunbridge, Mark O'Connell and Carla Valentine.
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The Guilty Feminist
Deborah Frances-White and guests discuss topics 鈥渁ll 21st century feminists agree on鈥�.
Your GrownUpLand Guides
Heidi Regan, Sophie Duker, Ned Sedgwick and Steve Ali are your guides to GrownUpLand.
Life Lessons
Young UK talk about the issues that matter most to them
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GrownUpLand
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