George Orwell
How biometrics can be a force for good and ill
Leading forensic anthropologist Professor Dame Sue Black steadfastly refuses to use her fingerprints to open things like her phone, but she is supportive of a future where biometrics can unlock… Audio
How biometrics can be a force for good and ill
Leading forensic anthropologist Professor Dame Sue Black steadfastly refuses to use her fingerprints to open things like her phone, but she is supportive of a future where biometrics can unlock… Audio
Science fiction helps build mental resilience in young people
Historically, those who read sci-fi and fantasy have been stigmatised as nerds, but research by Professor Esther Jones shows sci-fi and fantasy may help young people cope, especially with the stress… Audio
William Gibson: Why our 'now' is getting shorter and shorter
William Gibson has imagined the near future more convincingly than anyone else for four decades now. His latest sci-fi thriller, Agency, is a book with both feet placed firmly in the future that will… Audio
Online advertising behind illegal collection and use of data
New research from the Norwegian Consumer Council shows the online advertising industry is behind comprehensive illegal collection and indiscriminate use of personal data. Netsafe chief executive… Audio
Orwell's 1984. 70 years on and still too close for comfort
It is hard to escape the influence of George Orwell's Nighteen-eighty Four. Phrases and concepts like, 'Big Brother', the 'Thought Police', 'Room 101', 'Doublespeak' and even 'Orwellian' have… Audio
Revisiting Orwell's 1984 in a post-fact world
Why is 1984 still relevant in 2019? It is question that Robert Hassan from Melbourne University thinks can be answered by looking at words. Audio
Simon London in 1984: 'It's a visceral, surprising experience'
Kiwi actor Simon London is best known for his role in The Hobbit playing elf Feren but how he's returning to Auckland for the Auckland Arts Festival production of 1984. It's been touring Australia for… Audio
Kate's Klassics: Essays by George Orwell
Author of five collections of poems, most recently Snow White's Coffin; discussing Essays by George Orwell. Audio
Counterpoint
This week in his Counterpoint, Wayne Brittenden looks at Orwell's legacy. Audio