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Technology - Servant or Master

Series looking at how technology is changing our world

World Service,6 episodes

Episodes

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Work
First broadcast in 1989. How 'time-saving' domestic technology actually creates more work
14 Jul 1989,26 mins
Food - Can It Feed The World ?
First broadcast in 1989. How technology can help to produce enough food to feed the world
21 Jul 1989,25 mins
Environment
First broadcast in 1989. How economic imperatives drive our adoption of technologies
31 Jul 1989,27 mins
Technology For Health
First broadcast in 1989. Can technology help with health issues in developing countries?
01 Aug 1989,26 mins
Military technology
First broadcast in 1989. What need is military technology trying to meet?
04 Aug 1989,27 mins
Mastering The Servant
First broadcast in 1989. Can we control the development and use of technology?
10 Aug 1989,27 mins