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‘Big data’ is a hot term these days, but do you know what it means?
Neil thinks he does, and he thinks it can help him start a successful company.
​Feifei has other ideas. Join us to learn a phrase that’s very ‘big’ right now!
[HERE'S some different forms of pronunciation of the word 'data']  

Transcript HERE

Introduction
Robots can perform many tasks, but they’re now being introduced in social care to operate as carers, to look after the sick and elderly. But is a robot carer able to have empathy? We’ll be discussing the positive and negative issues around this and teach some new vocabulary.

This week's question
In which year was the first commercial robot built? Was it…
a) 1944
b) 1954, or
c) 1964
Listen to the programme to find out the answer.

Vocabulary
empathy - the ability to understand how someone feels by imagining what it would be like to be in that person's situation 
physical assistance - describes helping someone by touching or feeling them 
companion - someone who is with you and keeps you company
tight - (in the context of money) there is not enough
abandoned - left alone in a place, usually forever
ethics - the study of what is morally right

Transcript

"When should we use /z/ for ‘s’ endings? How do we pronounce ‘-ed’ endings?" 

Vocabulary 
can’t stand - have a strong dislike of 
hormone - a natural chemical produced in the body 
lactation - the process in mammals of producing milk
comforting - calming and soothing, making you feel better emotionally 
what’s going on - what’s happening 
an excess of - too much or a more than normal amount of something

This week's question 
The music video has been around for a while, but in what year was MTV, the first dedicated music video channel, launched in the US?
A: 1981
B: 1982
C: 1983
​Listen to the programme to find out the answer.

Find the transcript HERE if you need it