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Radio 4,12 Jul 2024,14 mins

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In this final episode Naomi Alderman explores the opportunities offered by this current information crisis, how it could expand our minds and our world. What, she asks, are the positive impacts of this super-fast flow of facts and knowledge? While we may face some short term turbulence, Naomi believes ‘we are trying to do something extraordinary as a species’ and it’s this that gives her hope. Written and read by Naomi Alderman. Produced by Di Speirs and Nicola Holloway

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