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Thousands of people in the UK have now received the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine and vaccinations have just started in Canada, yet despite promotion from the government, a recent survey shows many people are reluctant to have it. Part of this hesitation is due to misinformation and vaccine myths on social media. Anna-Sophie Harling Managing Director for Europe at NewsGuard\\u2013 the trust tool web extension provider \\u2013 talks about their special report on top COVID-19 vaccine myths online. Many of these myths have been circulating online for months so how can governments dispel these falsehoods and convince their populations to be vaccinated?

God of Mars PKGE:\\nProduction has just started on the world\\u2019s first feature-length film to be shot with video game technology. \\u201cGods of Mars\\u201d uses something called \\u201cthe Unreal Engine\\u201d, which is normally used to make games like Fortnite and Gears of War. But this time it\\u2019s creating all the film\\u2019s special effects and virtual environments\\u2026 from rocket ships to robots! It\\u2019s hoped that this kind of technology could save film-makers huge amounts of money. Chris Berrow has been taking a look for us.

Data Action\\nIn her new book, \\u201cData Action,\\u201d Associate Professor Sarah Williams from MIT issues a call for thinking ethically about data today. She\\u2019s on the programme to warn of the possibilities of using data for bias and segregation and how we need to learn to see the value behind the numbers.

The programme is presented by Gareth Mitchell with expert commentary from Ghislaine Boddington.

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Studio Manager: John Boland\\nProducer: Ania Lichtarowicz