Socially assistive robots Robots that care - making technology that is a force for good (from the World Wise Web podcast) (10 min) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct03pf

Google Search The early days of one of the world's biggest companies (from the World Wise Web podcast) (10 min) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct03pj

GPS (the Global Positioning System) GPS is sometimes called the “invisible utility”. What would happen if it stopped working? (from the 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy podcast) (14 min) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/favourites/m000bmtc

Lithium ion battery How the lithium ion battery kick-started the wireless revolution (from the World Wise Web podcast) (10 min) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct03pg

My Perfect City - The Smart City: Seoul, South Korea How data is being used to help Seoul run smoothly (from The Compass podcast) (26 min) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/favourites/w3csz41r

Gaming for Good How gamers are helping scientists to analyse research and develop new drugs (from the People Fixing the World podcast) (23 min) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p07rfrj6

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