Big tech’s dominant business model is built on surveillance, theft and manipulation — yet perversely, tech leaders proclaim themselves our freedom fighters. Dr Elly Hanson takes a close look at big tech practices and the nature of freedom, arguing they are in clear conflict.…

Why are whispering, hair stroking and mouth sounds taking over the internet? Revealing Reality’s Damon De Ionno introduces their groundbreaking research into the curious and sometimes concerning world of ASMR.…

Faced with a worsening climate crisis it's easy to feel paralysed, helpless or overwhelmed. How can we help young people find other ways of responding to the feelings that environmental harm provokes? Dr Elly Hanson and Clover Hogan explore construtive approaches…

For the children of 2025, the internet will be an ancient technology and generative AI a given. How can we make sure they inherit a Fully Human future?…

Children’s opportunities for free play have been declining for decades. How have we got here? Why does it matter? What hope for the future of play? In this episode of Tomorrow is the Question, Jono Baggaley and Dr Elly Hanson chat to Tim Gill, global expert in children's play…

We are told that consensual sex is ethical sex. But is this always true? Dr Elly Hanson makes the case for a richer sexual ethics.…

Increasingly AI systems are talking to us in human voices. What are we speaking to when we answer back?…

The tech-utopians promised us liberation – but instead liberation has been actively hampered by the technology they designed. Digital artist and musician Tom Giles explores how we got here and the underpinning philosophy that has driven us apart online instead of bringing us together.…

'Sexual objectification’ is a term often used but rarely unpacked. What does it really mean? Does it really exist? Does it really matter? Dr Elly Hanson sheds light on these questions and provides answers to some puzzles…

Can video games hold the key to unlocking empathy, agency and activism in young people? Andy Robertson, games journalist (BBC, Forbes, Guardian), author and editor of the Family Gaming Database, explains how games can enable exploration both of the world as it is, and how it might be.…