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70. Should under-16s be banned from social media?
23:43||Season 1, Ep. 70After Australia became the first country in the world to ban social media for under-16s, debates over similar measures have spread across Europe. Euronews Tech Talks explores this strategy with European teenagers and two experts: neuropsychiatrist and member of the supervisory board of the Belgian association Kids Unplugged, Theo Compernolle and sociologist and vice-coordinator of the research network EU Kids Online, Giovanna Mascheroni. Do you want to reach out to Euronews Tech Talks? Email alice.carnevali@euronews.com.
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69. Are there alternatives to mainstream social media platforms?
23:53||Season 1, Ep. 69Privacy, political, and ethical concerns are pushing people to look for alternative social media platforms. Are there other options to mainstream platforms?Euronews Tech Talks explores this and more questions with Michael Bossetta, associate professor of communication at Lund University, Christos Floros, founder and CEO of Monnet and Sandra Wachter, professor of technology and regulation at the University of Oxford and the Hasso Plattner Institute in Potsdam.Do you want to reach out to Euronews Tech Talks? Email alice.carnevali@euronews.com.
68. Artemis II: Why should we care?
22:23||Season 1, Ep. 68The Artemis II mission brought four astronauts farther from Earth than humanity had ever ventured before.To discuss its importance, Europe’s role and what comes after, Euronews Tech Talks speaks with UK journalist Kate Arkless Gray and Belgian science reporter Senne Starckx.Do you want to reach out to Euronews Tech Talks? Email alice.carnevali@euronews.com.
67. What’s it like to be an astronaut, with former NASA astronaut Daniel Tani
20:44||Season 1, Ep. 67Daniel Tani spent over 130 days in space, most of which were on the International Space Station (ISS), and he conducted six extra-vehicular activities, also known as space walks. As a child, he did not want to become an astronaut, but life and career choices got him into orbit as a NASA astronaut. Tani sits down with Euronews Tech Talks to share his experience as an astronaut, his thoughts on the current situation in space, the future of the ISS and how to enter the space sector. Do you want to reach out to Euronews Tech Talks? Email alice.carnevali@euronews.com.
66. Is Europe’s space infrastructure ready for threats?
27:03||Season 1, Ep. 66There’s momentum in Europe toward space defence, but are European space systems advanced enough to counter cyber threats? To answer this and more of the questions you submitted to us, Euronews Tech Talks speaks with Giulia Pavesi, lead of security and defence at the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI), and Jean‑Luc Trullemans, head of the European Space Security and Education Centre at the European Space Agency (ESA). Do you want to reach out to Euronews Tech Talks? Email alice.carnevali@euronews.com.
65. How to track a spy satellite
25:25||Season 1, Ep. 65The first time our podcast producer met Marco Langbroek in September 2025, he told her always to carry cash. That’s because financial transactions, which rely on satellites, could be disrupted by what he is seeing in space. A lecturer of space situational awareness at TU Delft in the Netherlands, Langbroek is an expert in tracking spy satellites. Six months on, is he more worried or less? In this episode, we find out. Do you want to reach out to Euronews Tech Talks? Email alice.carnevali@euronews.com.
64. A political space: Satellites as instruments of space defence
26:07||Season 1, Ep. 64As space becomes increasingly militarised, what role do satellites play, and where does the EU position itself? Euronews Tech Talks talks to researcher Luciano Anselmo, Geosat CEO Francisco Vilhena da Cunha, and EUSPA executive director Rodrigo da Costa to answer these and more questions.Do you want to reach out to Euronews Tech Talks? Email alice.carnevali@euronews.com.