The day of the datacentres
The datacentres are coming, potentially in the hundreds, and not everyone is happy.
Reports about the impacts of datacentres, including carbon emissions, water usage and power consumption, vary drastically and the truth can be hard to decipher. Deborah Andrews, Emeritus Professor at London South Bank University, joins us for some myth busting.
Plus, science journalist Caroline Steel has been scouring the journals and brings us some of this week鈥檚 most exciting science news, including the failed attempts to save the Swift space telescope.
Presenter: Tom Whipple
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Editor: Ilan Goodman
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