Is tech making people eat more junk food?
A recent study revealed that our fast-paced digital lifestyles could be contributing to our desire to eat junk food… Here’s why.
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How big tech companies help deal with COVID-19
Artificial intelligence, robot cleaners, big data… Here’s how companies are using technology to deal with the coronavirus.
iHaunt: Using tech to terrify with your projector
Make Halloween more 2019 by using your projector to display cool effects in windows, doors and even onto pumpkins.
Tech News to Know: Netflix, IGTV, Google Maps and more!
From Netflix finally making the change we've all been waiting for to Google Maps getting a 15th birthday facelift - here's the latest tech news that popped up on our radar this week!
Facial recognition tech is getting bigger and bigger
It seems there’s no stopping facial recognition technology, as just this week multiple countries had headlines all about this controversial topic.
The airport rules on liquid may end with new tech
3D scanning could change the need for travel size liquids as new tech being installed in Heathrow allows security see inside bottles better.
Zachary Levi on his love of gaming & the future of tech
Watch Zachary Levi get passionate about his gaming habits and the future of human travel.
iHaunt: Using tech to terrify with your devices
Make Halloween more 2019 by integrating your phone and tablet into these two decor and costume ideas.
iHaunt: Using tech to terrify with your drone
Make Halloween more 2019 by using your drone for pranks and scares. Guaranteed entertainment for all of October.
The coffee company embracing tech to brew success
Business Planet heads to the Danish city of Aarhus to see why one coffee company has made green and digital transformation a top priority in its bid to improve productivity.
Dream of the future S2 Ep1 - ENTERTAINMENT
Theme parks, cinema, video games...Today, virtual reality headsets are reaching the masses and can already let users dive into spectacular new worlds. From our couches, we can now float through space, fly over New York, or zip along roller coasters.
Dream of the future S2 Ep2 - ART
Art is undergoing a revolution brought about by advances in technology. Digital techniques, data flows, calculating power, and 3D visualisation are some of the tools that open the way to new ways and forms of expression and new artistic Practices.
Dream of the future S2 Ep3 - WORK
In 2050, there will be seven billion workers and five generations working together. Beyond the nature itself of future professions, it’s our relationship with work that new technologies will reshape and force us to rethink.
Dream of the future S2 Ep4 - COOKING
Cuisine meets a vital need, but it is also a way of expressing pleasure, emotions, and sharing. With an hour on average spent every day cooking, it is also at the heart of our daily lives. In 2050, cooking will also have to respond to environmental challenges: be sustainable, preserve the planet's resources and cope with the overconsumption of Meat.
Dream of the future S2 Ep7 - CITIES
Cities are now the heart of our societies; as economic and cultural centres, they attract more and more people. So, what will our cities look like in 2050? How will they be able to accommodate the one million additional people who arrive every week?
Dream of the future S2 Ep8 - HERITAGE
Our cultural heritage is one of humanity’s most precious assets: how can we pass it on to the Future? It’s a crucial challenge: sharing it with the greatest number but also help it stand up against threats of destruction. New technologies and virtual reality open up unprecedented perspectives, like that of a digital memory.
Dream of the future S2 Ep9 - OCEANS
The oceans are at the heart of the terrestrial climate machine. Without them, there is no life. However, they are subjected to significant changes: heating, acidification, pollution, a loss of biodiversity. In 2050, we will do all it takes to preserve them.
Dream of the future S2 Ep10 - FARMING
In 2050, demand for agricultural products will have increased by at least 70%. To meet these needs, we will have to produce more, but also more cleanly and using less energy. New technologies will help farmers meet these challenges. Connected robots will support them in their daily tasks self-sufficiently.
Dream of the future S1 Ep1 - TRANSPORTATION
This episode will reveal a future in the making that is as astonishing as it is unexpected: new urban models, eco-mobility, self-driving cars, electric airplanes, revolutionary boats, and more.
Dream of the future S1 Ep2 - SPORT
As we embark upon the 21st century, sports now occupy a central role in our lives. They set the pace of our daily routines, influence our lifestyles, and maintain our health and general well being. This episode will show how the athletes of 2050 will be spoiled with technological choices.
Dream of the future S1 Ep3 - FOOD
This episode will reveal the ways in which our eating habits will be revolutionized: vegetable proteins, urban farming, connected supermarkets, personalized food, new flavor experiences and more.
Dataland
Artificial Intelligence and Big Data: A digital revolution in waiting? Already plays a major role in the developed world; from transport logistics to healthcare and national security. But we're only just scratching the surface. From Ireland's 'smart cities' in Europe's Silicon Valley to China's dystopian Social Credit system, Dataland shows us the breadth of latent potential being unleashed by the world's top data scientists.
Life of Cyborgs I
The Cyborg Foundation aims to put together and empower people that are willing to unite with technology.
Life of Cyborgs II
Grindhouse Wetware is a startup challenging the medical industry to be more radical when it comes to saving lives. Would you become a cyborg to escape an early death?
Life of Cyborgs III
Justin Worst is a rock climber and archeologist who became a cyborg to get one step closer to his childhood dream.
Life of Cyborgs IV
Amal Graafstra is an O.G. cyborg, known for his TED talks and interviews on international media outlets. But what some people might not know about Amal is that he's also the CEO of Dangerous Things, a company that creates and sells implantable consumer tech.
Life of Cyborgs V
Neil Harbisson is an artist and a cyborg that has an antenna in his skull that allows him to hear color.
Life of Cyborgs VI
Anastasia Synn is a modern-day cyborg, pushing the limits of technology and her body as well as incorporating her implants into her magic performances.
Life of Cyborgs VII
Manel Munoz has implanted a new sensory organ that allows him to sense changes in atmospheric pressure.
Life of Cyborgs VIII
Liviu Babitz and his company are turning humans into Cyborgs by giving them a new ability that allows them to sense North.
The Age of Robots - Bioinspired Robots
Mankind has always looked at nature to solve problems, taking a cue from the solutions that biological systems have refined through natural selection. In this episode we look at a robotic plant that mimics the mechanics of plant roots, and dive underwater to see robots inspired by fish.
The Age of Robots - City of the Future
By the year 2050, three quarters of the world’s population will live in urban areas. Looking at robotic systems being developed worldwide we can take a glimpse at the city life of the future. Private transportation with self-driving cars, our homes with automated systems - robots are in our future.
Techno Sapiens - The Future of the Human Species
The boundaries between man and machine, between technology and nature, are becoming increasingly blurred and might even disappear completely in the future. Information technology, genetic engineering and nanotechnology are not only making considerable inroads into society, but also more and more directly into human nature. The day when Homo sapiens is able to consciously design and radically change himself is not far away.
Almost Human
A true visionary essay, Almost Human features a robot addressing humanity. The aim is to confront humans with their own history, their impact on the environment and their relationship with technology. Ten scientists discuss the importance of self-knowledge in building tomorrow's society.
At the Heart of Robots
The distance between mankind and machines has never been so narrow. We and they are so close in fact that doubts are being cast as to what it is to be human. Mankind's future is being played out now. What if robots could make us immortal?
Urban Mining
Our demand for raw materials is enormous and the mineral and ore mines can hardly keep up with the growing demand. Weirdly, we're surrounded by raw materials! They're in our cars, in the underground tunnels we use to travel to work, in the pavement that leads to our houses, in the bridges we cross, and they're in our homes. In European cities, there are approx. 4.500 kg of iron, 340 kg of aluminum, 200 kg of copper, 40 kg of zinc and 210 kg of lead attributed to each inhabitant.
Sight: The Story of Vision
Sight is arguably our most important sense, an extremely complex process, which requires light that can start with photons, generated in distant stars and ending in the visual cortex of our brains. In the middle of this process are our eyes. This documentary looks at the science, medicine and technology of vision and the individuals who are battling the darkness of blindness.
Robots: A Brave New World?
An industrial revolution is under way. Super-intelligent robots are carrying out ever more complex tasks. In Saudi Arabia, some have evolved so much that they have acquired the status of citizen! But workers are struggling to find their place in this new world and even the creators suspect that robots are destroying more jobs than they create. Is society prepared for such upheavals?
DSKNECTD
Since childhood we’d been promised that the 21st century would bring us dramatic new technologies like flying cars and utopian cities. Instead it bought us the smartphone, social media, virtual societies and online gaming. As it turns out these technologies began to transform society almost as dramatically as the moon colonies we’d been expecting.
Origami Code
Everything that develops and changes in nature is folded: mountains, blossoms, the brain...Life is an unending series of folding and unfolding. Researchers in robotics, medicine, nanotechnologies, are embracing this "origami philosophy", trying to understand and duplicate nature's folding principles.
Digital addicts
Children as young as three are becoming addicted to mobiles, harming their development and causing possible long-term damage. We follow some of the youngest cases and hear how our brains are affected by exposure to screens. We also learn how platforms like snapchat or facebook are engineered to make them hyper-addictive. Today, scientists are convinced that screens affect our brain development.
Mapping the Future: The Power of Algorithms
In the last few years, the data stream flowing through the internet has turned into a tsunami: Ninety percent of the information sitting on the world’s servers was created in the last two years. This total digitization opens up completely new possibilities. Suddenly, our entire lives can be modelled mathematically - and become predictable. We show how predictive analytics is being used today and ask how our lives will change if our future becomes computable.
The Microsoft Dilemma, Europe's fatal dependence on Microsoft
In Europe the information technology of every state administration and its institutions – military, police, fiscal authorities etc. – is based on Microsoft programs. This exposes us to a high technical and political security risk. Is our digital sovereignty at stake?
Destination Mars
Searching for the ultimate vacation destination? Once you’ve checked off Gough Island and the Kamchatka Peninsula, you should be all set for the next ‘it’ destination: Mars! Only the wealthiest individuals will be able to afford a journey to the red planet.But rockets are being developed, scientists leading the cavalcade, and businessmen are ready to spend billions to help astrophysicist StephenHawking’s dream of Martian exploration come true.
Monster Black Hole
Black holes are the universe at its most extreme: matter and energy crunched so small they literally exit the known universe. Scientists are beginning to suspect that these monsters have a powerful impact on galaxies, solar systems and space-time itself. And now, researchers are finally getting a grip on these black holes with a new generation of high-tech laser systems and advanced telescopes in space.
Martian Mega Rover
Martian Mega Rover tells the story of how ambitious plans for the new Mars rover, Curiosity, collided with enormous technical challenges and setbacks that doubled the budget and forced the launch date to slip from 2009 to 2011. Producer Mark Davis spent years embedded with the engineers and scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, capturing the mix of anxiety, despair, and elation that played out over the long struggle to get the Curiosity rover to the launch pad and on its way to Mars.
Is Anybody Out There ?
Nothing has spurred the search for extraterrestrial life as much as the discovery of thousands of Earth-like planets by the Kepler probe. On this basis, we can now calculate how many stars in the Milky Way could have a planet like ours: 1 billion. If we could prove extraterrestrial life, this would fundamentally change the understanding of our world, our life and our self. Shall we try to contact? Or should we hide?
Apollo 16: The Men, Moon, and Memories
After 25 years the untold human side of the Apollo 16 moon mission is now made available to the public, as the crew members finally reveal their riveting experience. An engaging and definitive documentary looking at this historic mission through the eyes of those who participated in it. Included in this program are interviews with all three astronauts, Commander John Young, Lunar Module Pilot Charles Duke, and Command Module Pilot Thomas Mattingly.
Cosmic Travelers: Comets and Asteroids
An examination of the dangers posed by potential comet and asteroid impacts with the Earth, as well as the future plans to research and exploit these celestial bodies
The Sky is not the Limit: The Chris Hadfield Story
A visually stunning documentary filmed primarily in 4K, following Astronaut Chris Hadfield. This farm boy has always had a passion for flying – but for him the sky is not the limit! In June of 1992 Chris was selected from 5330 applicants to become one of a chosen few. He was assigned to Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas where eventually Hadfield became NASA’a Chief CapCom, the voice of Mission Control to Astronauts in orbit for 25 shuttle missions.
A Traveler's Guide to the Planets | Jupiter
This series offers essential travel advice for any aspiring astronaut planning to take the first steps on Earth’s fellow planets. You’ll travel to Jupiter, the King of the Planets, to Saturn, home of the greatest spectacle in the solar system, and to the ex-planet Pluto. You’ll need extra-strong sunscreen on Venus and Mercury, the closest planets to the sun. You’ll hike on Mars, the planet most similar to home. But steer clear of Uranus’ boiling ocean and Neptune’s cataclysmic winds!
A Traveler's Guide to the Planets | Saturn
This series offers essential travel advice for any aspiring astronaut planning to take the first steps on Earth’s fellow planets. You’ll travel to Jupiter, the King of the Planets, to Saturn, home of the greatest spectacle in the solar system, and to the ex-planet Pluto. You’ll need extra-strong sunscreen on Venus and Mercury, the closest planets to the sun. You’ll hike on Mars, the planet most similar to home. But steer clear of Uranus’ boiling ocean and Neptune’s cataclysmic winds!
The Rosetta Mission
In 2014 the breathtaking landing of the Rosetta Mission on a comet unveils most secrets about our existence and the genesis of the solar system. After a 10-year-journey straight across the universe the space probe "Rosetta" finally landed its robot Philae" on the comet Tschurjumov-Gerassimenko. With his major mission scientists anticipate to get ong-desired information about our existence and the sun system‘s evolution.
A Traveler's Guide to the Planets | Mars
This series offers essential travel advice for any aspiring astronaut planning to take the first steps on Earth’s fellow planets. You’ll travel to Jupiter, the King of the Planets, to Saturn, home of the greatest spectacle in the solar system, and to the ex-planet Pluto. You’ll need extra-strong sunscreen on Venus and Mercury, the closest planets to the sun. You’ll hike on Mars, the planet most similar to home. But steer clear of Uranus’ boiling ocean and Neptune’s cataclysmic winds!
The Future Revealed, E1 - Journey from earth
The Future Revealed takes a spectacular look at the future of humanity through the 21st Century. Unprecedented access to some of the world’s top thinkers from NASA, Cambridge University and M.I.T among others, reveals extraordinary predictions of what could very possibly occur within our lifetime. Each stimulating episode takes viewers on a global journey to discover the innovations that will transform our lives with tomorrow’s science and technology.
The Future Revealed, E2 - Death from Above
The Future Revealed takes a spectacular look at the future of humanity through the 21st Century. Unprecedented access to some of the world’s top thinkers from NASA, Cambridge University and M.I.T among others, reveals extraordinary predictions of what could very possibly occur within our lifetime. Each stimulating episode takes viewers on a global journey to discover the innovations that will transform our lives with tomorrow’s science and technology.
The Future Revealed, E3 - Sex & Love
The Future Revealed takes a spectacular look at the future of humanity through the 21st Century. Unprecedented access to some of the world’s top thinkers from NASA, Cambridge University and M.I.T among others, reveals extraordinary predictions of what could very possibly occur within our lifetime. Each stimulating episode takes viewers on a global journey to discover the innovations that will transform our lives with tomorrow’s science and technology.
The Future Revealed, E4 - Fountain of Youth
The Future Revealed takes a spectacular look at the future of humanity through the 21st Century. Unprecedented access to some of the world’s top thinkers from NASA, Cambridge University and M.I.T among others, reveals extraordinary predictions of what could very possibly occur within our lifetime. Each stimulating episode takes viewers on a global journey to discover the innovations that will transform our lives with tomorrow’s science and technology.
The Future Revealed, E5 - Mass Extinction
The Future Revealed takes a spectacular look at the future of humanity through the 21st Century. Unprecedented access to some of the world’s top thinkers from NASA, Cambridge University and M.I.T among others, reveals extraordinary predictions of what could very possibly occur within our lifetime. Each stimulating episode takes viewers on a global journey to discover the innovations that will transform our lives with tomorrow’s science and technology.
The Future Revealed, E6 - Cyborg
The Future Revealed takes a spectacular look at the future of humanity through the 21st Century. Unprecedented access to some of the world’s top thinkers from NASA, Cambridge University and M.I.T among others, reveals extraordinary predictions of what could very possibly occur within our lifetime. Each stimulating episode takes viewers on a global journey to discover the innovations that will transform our lives with tomorrow’s science and technology.
The Future Revealed, E7 - Chasing chimera
The Future Revealed takes a spectacular look at the future of humanity through the 21st Century. Unprecedented access to some of the world’s top thinkers from NASA, Cambridge University and M.I.T among others, reveals extraordinary predictions of what could very possibly occur within our lifetime. Each stimulating episode takes viewers on a global journey to discover the innovations that will transform our lives with tomorrow’s science and technology.
The Future Revealed, E8 - Tiny Revolution
The Future Revealed takes a spectacular look at the future of humanity through the 21st Century. Unprecedented access to some of the world’s top thinkers from NASA, Cambridge University and M.I.T among others, reveals extraordinary predictions of what could very possibly occur within our lifetime. Each stimulating episode takes viewers on a global journey to discover the innovations that will transform our lives with tomorrow’s science and technology.
The Future Revealed, E9 - Cosmic Energy
The Future Revealed takes a spectacular look at the future of humanity through the 21st Century. Unprecedented access to some of the world’s top thinkers from NASA, Cambridge University and M.I.T among others, reveals extraordinary predictions of what could very possibly occur within our lifetime. Each stimulating episode takes viewers on a global journey to discover the innovations that will transform our lives with tomorrow’s science and technology.
The Future Revealed, E10 - Designing Humanity
The Future Revealed takes a spectacular look at the future of humanity through the 21st Century. Unprecedented access to some of the world’s top thinkers from NASA, Cambridge University and M.I.T among others, reveals extraordinary predictions of what could very possibly occur within our lifetime. Each stimulating episode takes viewers on a global journey to discover the innovations that will transform our lives with tomorrow’s science and technology.
Welcome to the Nanoworld From Micro to Nano - Episode 1
A new world is rising… A scientific revolution is budding… A deep excavation into the realm of the infinitely small, this revolution is the advent of the nanoworld, of nanosciences and nanotechnologies.
Welcome to the Nanoworld Nano Around Us - Episode 2
A new world is rising… A scientific revolution is budding… A deep excavation into the realm of the infinitely small, this revolution is the advent of the nanoworld, of nanosciences and nanotechnologies.
Welcome to the Nanoworld Nano inside us - Episode 3
A new world is rising… A scientific revolution is budding… A deep excavation into the realm of the infinitely small, this revolution is the advent of the nanoworld, of nanosciences and nanotechnologies.
Welcome to the Nanoworld Nanoworld and Maxifear - Episode 4
A new world is rising… A scientific revolution is budding… A deep excavation into the realm of the infinitely small, this revolution is the advent of the nanoworld, of nanosciences and nanotechnologies.
