What does it mean to be human in the digital era? And to be Australian?  We spoke to the 2017 Boyer Lecturer, Professor Genevieve Bell, about how we live in world ruled by data and algorithms. We asked if there are any technological solutions to fake news (there are!) and if being Australian in this globalised, online world even matters. Bell is one of the world's top technologists and the head of the Australian National University's Autonomy, Agency and Assurance Institute. 

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