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Gareth Mitchell
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Science Communication lecturer. Somewere On Earth (both geographically and in a podcast presenting context). GarethandBillcast. M7GJM.
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🚨 New episode!
🧠 Fake news spreads faster than truth - now proven by a study of 10M posts
🌐 VPNs surge as Europe’s online safety laws roll out
Professor Mohsen Mosleh @oii.ox.ac.uk & Sam Woodhams, TechRadar
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#TechPodcast #FakeNews #VPN #DigitalEthics #SomewhereOnEarth
🚀 Viral Truths & Virtual Walls: What 10 Million Posts Reveal About Us
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November 5, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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🌍 Somewhere on Earth: Cybersecurity Special 🔐
Cyberattacks are rising; from big businesses to personal accounts. Also how #Ukraine is coping with constant cyberthreats.
🎧 Out now - wherever you get podcasts.
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#CyberSecurity #Podcast #SomewhereOnEarth #DigitalSafety
Cyberattacks Are Everywhere – How Businesses, Countries and Individuals Are Protecting Themselves...
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October 21, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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🌍🎙️ Two podcasts - one episode.
Join Gareth Mitchell (Somewhere on Earth), Andrew Grill (Digitally Curious), & Ghislaine Boddington as they explore:
🤖 AI in everyday life💡
🌐 Creativity, trust & human connection
🎧 Out Now — listen anywhere you get podcasts.
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AI, Curiosity, and the Future of Humanity: Digitally Curious & Somewhere on Earth Unite for a Gro...
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October 16, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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🌍Hate speech spreads unchecked - 16m EU X users have no human moderators! 🌐

WhatsApp voice & video calls blocked in Sudan. 📵
This isn’t just tech — it’s survival.

🎙️ Listen now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIb6...

#DigitalRights #SocialMedia #Connectivity #Sudan #Podcast #GlobalIssues
16m X users in EU unmonitored and How Sudan’s WhatsApp Ban Is Cutting Off Survival
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October 2, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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🚀 New show out now!
1️⃣ Digital Ceasefires: What would it mean to protect human rights—not just on the ground, but online?
2️⃣ DeepSeek’s AI Breakthrough: No billion-dollar compute. No hype-driven roadmap. Just pure, efficient innovation.
🎧 Full episode link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIQ2...
Digital Ceasefires & DeepSeek’s Breakthrough: How Peace and Science Are Redefining Our Digital Fu...
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September 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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🚗📲 In Brazil, GigU helps ride-hailing & delivery drivers decide which jobs are worth taking — boosting incomes & challenging industry giants.
🎧 Hear the story on Somewhere on Earth: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzrv...
#DaniloLuiz #GigEconomy #WorkersRights #PositiveNews #Podcast #SomewhereOnEarth
GigU app boosts driver earnings as Danilo Luiz champions positive media in Brazil
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August 21, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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🌍 New on the Somewhere on Earth #podcast:
📲 A selfie that can check your heart rate & mental health — Medsi AI is transforming healthcare in Mexico.
🤝 Maes Negras in Brazil is opening doors for Black mothers with jobs, mentorship & business connections.
🎧 Listen now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GX9P...
From selfie health checks in Mexico to a tech platform empowering black mothers in Brazil
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August 13, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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August 6, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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🚨 1 YEAR WITHOUT INTERNET 🚨
Why did Equatorial Guinea cut off an entire island? And why is an OIL COMPANY tracking climate data? Full investigation 🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLgp...
#InternetShutdown #ClimateCrisis #Podcast
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Digital Blackouts & Climate Data: The fight for connectivity and transparency
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July 30, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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💍 The future of weddings is here:
— VR ceremonies
— Smart rings that share heartbeats
— Hologram guests
— NFT marriage certificates (!)
🎧 Listen now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HUG...
#Podcast #WeddingTech #FutureOfLove #IntimacyTech #Metaverse #Bridechilla #SomewhereOnEarth
Weddings Reimagined: VR vows, smart rings & the rise of intimacy tech | Bridechilla x Somewhere o...
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July 24, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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💍🤖 Can AI help plan your wedding? Yep—and it might just save your budget, guest list, and your sanity.

📺 Watch here → www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8FG...

#Bridechilla #SOEP #AIWedding #TechPodcast #WebSummit #ChatGPT #WeddingPlanning
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July 16, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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🌊 Meta’s new undersea cable = 31,000 miles (!!)
Enough to stretch NYC→Sydney→NYC again
#TechMarvel
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July 9, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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👯♀️ Tinder’s ‘Double Date’ = swipe with your BFF
Safety + built-in wingman? Yes pls.
Full ep: #FutureOfDating
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Meta’s Record-Breaking Undersea Cable, AI That Saves Diabetic Feet & Tinder’s Double Dating
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July 9, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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#AI's Power Hunger
We're building smarter AI that's dumber about energy use. Training one LLM can emit as much CO2 as 300 round-trip NY-London flights. Should we:
• Mandate green data centres?
• Develop energy-efficient chips?
• Slow #AI development?
July 2, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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Your data = the new gold. 💰 Brittany Kaiser (ex-Cambridge Analytica) says it's the most valuable asset on Earth, but individuals get nothing for it. Time for a change. Should YOU profit from YOUR data? 🤔 #DataRights #Privacy #BigTech #WebSummit
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Your Data: The New Gold?💰Shocking Truth from Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower! #dataprivacy
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June 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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👩‍💼 Women Leaders Changing the Game
Hear how to apply for the Cartier Women's initiative supporting 330+ female founders across 66 countries.

www.cartierwomensinitiative.com/science-tech...

🔗 Learn more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0AH...
Science & Technology Pioneer Award | Cartier Women's Initiative
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June 18, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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🚨 Breaking: Someone finally invented a time machine…in only - they made it a 3D AI classroom instead.

Wisdomia lets you:
• Argue color theory with Da Vinci’s AI
• Get coding help from Ada Lovelace

🎧Listen to the latest podcast here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zO0b...
Chat with Da Vinci & Ada Lovelace in 3D and Digital Twins in Fashion & Football ⚽⚽⚽
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June 11, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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"Two Nigerian startups at #WebSummitQatar are solving neglected needs with brilliant cultural context:

• Hadiyang: Islamic lifestyle e-commerce
• Howbodi: AI-human hybrid mental healthcare

Why these solutions matter ↓"
Recording of Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast at Web Summit Qatar. Photo is of presenter Ania Lichtarowicz with guests from two Nigerian startups - Oyindamola Kazeem founder of Hadiyang, Nigeria’s one-stop digital hub for Islamic products and founders of HowBodi (Pidgin for “How are you?”) Dr. Maymunah Yusuf Kadiri (Dr.May) and Zainab Kadiri.
June 6, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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#Agritech is modernising #farming in #Uzbekistan. Murod Khusanov, founder & CEO of Growz explains how their digital platform is creating tech solutions for smarter & more sustainable farming as well as giving easier access to customers & suppliers.
Full episode here:
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Agritech in Uzbekistan: helping small scale farmers recover from communist farming methods
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April 3, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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Since January 20th there's been a significant reduction of content on #US government websites following directives from the #Trump administration to delete data and resources. @restoredcdc.bsky.social are restoring these websites before they become inaccessible.
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Restoring US Government websites since Trump came to power
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March 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Can #AI predict your intentions and can this be misused against us?

With @garethmitchell.bsky.social and @gboddington.bsky.social

Listen to the full podcast here:
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March 13, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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“Seeing Earth from Space is lifechaging...it breaks your reality...”

Astronaut Sara Sabry the first African born Arab woman in #space is on the show this week - speaking at @websummit.bsky.social #Qatar.

w. @aniatech.bsky.social

@garethmitchell.bsky.social returns next week!
Image shows Astronaut Sara Sabry, the first African-born Arab woman in Space speaking to Ania Lichtarowicz, Editor, Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast at Web Summit Qatar 2025
March 6, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Monitoring #Arabic content#online comes with its unique problems, mainly that #Arabic varies hugely across the world. "I would not be able to understand an Algerian conversation," Dr. Mona Elswah tells @garethmitchell.bsky.social & @aniatech.bsky.social

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Is Arabic another language that goes unchecked online?
Podcast Episode · Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast · 11/02/2025 · 39m
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February 12, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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How do you use machine learning in your job? Obviously, it happens spontaneously in the likes of web search and autocorrect. I mean how often do you use LLMs and the like to help you write reports or prep for meetings? Or, perhaps you've stopped using it? So why? somewhereonearth.co
February 5, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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How to keep your digital data safe when protesting. Mohammed Al-Maskati Director of the Digital Security Helpline at Access Now speaks to @garethmitchell.bsky.social & Angelica Mari.
Listen to the full episode here:
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January 24, 2025 at 1:50 PM