Should We Be Afraid Of Computers?
Teach Me A Lesson with Greg James and Bella Mackie
BBC
4.8 • 957 Ratings
🗓️ 8 March 2021
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Greg James and Bella Mackie didn’t pay much attention at school. So they’re asking Britain’s most inspiring teachers to show them what they missed in this series of fascinating and fun lessons.
This week it's Computer Science with Mrs Cunningham-Smith (Mrs C-S to you). She talks Greg and Bella through how computers have developed to the point they're currently at, and how algorithms actually work. We also find out how a woman in the 1840s created TikTok - and we find out exactly how Greg James crushed the dreams of a 16-month-old child.
Bad students of all ages are welcome. Expect brilliant teachers, captivating subjects but absolutely no homework.
Get in touch with your funny school stories and teacher recommendations - email us at teachme@bbc.co.uk
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts. |
| 0:05.0 | By the end of this podcast, we will answer the question, |
| 0:08.0 | should we be scared of computers? |
| 0:11.0 | Teach me a lesson. |
| 0:13.0 | A lesson. |
| 0:15.0 | Teach me a lesson. |
| 0:18.0 | Teach me a lesson. |
| 0:19.0 | Teach me a lesson. |
| 0:22.0 | Teach me a lesson. |
| 0:23.0 | a lesson. |
| 0:24.0 | I'm Bella Mackie and I'm Greg James. |
| 0:28.0 | Welcome to Teach Me a lesson. |
| 0:30.0 | We're snappy at that now. |
| 0:32.0 | We're getting lessons from some brilliant real teachers. |
| 0:35.2 | Not fake teachers, that would be weird. We haven't checked. Have we checked? |
| 0:38.4 | But they're not fake. No, we're just taking it undross that these people say that they're teachers and that's all we've asked |
| 0:43.4 | to be. |
| 0:44.4 | We've been on the hunt for the greatest teachers in the UK to teach us a lesson about a subject |
| 0:49.3 | they love. Each episode is on a different subject and we'll learn something new each week. |
| 0:55.0 | Teach me a lesson. |
| 1:00.0 | Today's lesson is computer science. What was IT like back when you were at school? |
| 1:07.0 | I remember a lot of word art. |
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