Language
Will technology make language barriers obsolete? FutureProofing discovers the future of language and finds out how we may not actually need it all.
Will technology enable us to communicate in all languages in future, or will we all be using just one? FutureProofing discovers the future of language and finds out how we may not need it all.
Presenters Timandra Harkness and Leo Johnson explore the growing influence that technology exerts on the evolution of language, and discover the new words we may be using, and the new ways we might be using them in the 21st century and beyond.
Producer: Jonathan Brunert.
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- Wed 25 May 2016 20:00BBC Radio 4
- Sat 28 May 2016 22:15BBC Radio 4
FutureProofing: The Movie
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FutureProofing
Series examining the big ideas that are set to transform the way society functions
