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Tech that breaks taboos
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The rise of holograms in education
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Leading the tech fight against dementia
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Houston, we need to save the planet!
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The UN’s refugee mission
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Crowdfunding futures
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Changing charity for the better
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A very modern addiction
Technology disorders are on the rise. We visit a Swiss clinic to learn how to best tackle them
Reinventing the school run
Kura is using technology to make home-to-school transportation safer, easier, and more sustainable
Agent AI
How can artificial intelligence keep people safe? Microsoft and Hexagon are helping emergency services leverage AI
Tech that breaks taboos
Four female entrepreneurs are using technology to improve girls’ education and access to healthcare around the world
Seeking cloud skills
AWS is rolling out a new cloud skills training programme for people from underemployed areas
A green space odyssey
Capgemini and the European Space Agency discuss the project they have developed to measure forest biomass from space.
10 minutes with… a space debris removal expert
Harriet Brettle, Head of Business Analysis at Astroscale UK, talks about the problem of orbital debris, and how to secure space sustainability
The carbon-negative data centre of the future
An ambitious blueprint has been unveiled for a carbon-negative data centre of the future
Testing time
Tech for Good sits down with the founders of Ghanaian digital healthcare startup Redbird
Building better buildings
How AI can help reduce the carbon footprint of the real estate sector and combat climate change
Rescue food, feed a community
We speak to non-profit organisations about how digital tools are being used across the UK to save food, and people
Urban aid kit
When it comes to the important matter of urban public health, cities aren’t quite as smart as they could be
The rise of holograms in education
While the world has adapted to learning online, the next step in edtech could be even more sci-fi
Leading the tech fight against dementia
Dr Sina Habibi, CEO of Cognetivity on a potentially groundbreaking screening solution which could revolutionise detecting early signs of Alzheimer’s and dementia
Houston, we need to save the planet!
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The UN’s refugee mission
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STEM: Breaking the vicious circle
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Protecting the kidneys of the Earth
The creators of LimKnow discuss how their app uses augmented reality to teach users about the importance of wetlands to the health of the Earth, and the threats they face.
Halting the spread of COVID-19 misinformation
Tech For Good speaks to Out There Impact about its partnership with the World Health Organization as they look to counter the spread of COVID-19 disinformation
Getting out of the habit
Ruari Fairbairns, co-founder of One Year No Beer, tells Tech For Good about the community-led platform helping people to give up alcohol
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