Social tipping has grown in popularity amid the pandemic, as more and more users buy virtual coins to give to their favorite livestreamers. The market in Japan is estimated to have grown to be worth over 430 million dollars. While benefitting artists who lost income due to coronavirus restrictions, social tipping has created addicted fans, some of whom spend huge chunks of their income. It fascinates children too, with some secretly running up huge bills on parents' credit cards. We explore this growing problem and look at ways to keep it fun and safe for all users.Guest: Takahashi Akiko (IT journalist / Visiting Professor, Seikei University)

Atomic bomb survivor Tsuboi Sunao was one of the leading voices calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons. He died in October at the age of 96. On the day of the bombing of Hiroshima, he was just 1.2 kilometers from the epicenter and barely survived. He dedicated the rest of his life to the fight against nuclear weapons. And in 2016, he met then US President Barack Obama, the leader of the country that dropped the bomb on his hometown. We look back on his life and hear from people who knew him about the message he wanted to convey to future generations.

A British scientist diagnosed with a debilitating disease was given two years to live. Rather than submitting to the prognosis, he turned to technology to fight it. In the process, Peter Scott-Morgan became Peter 2.0, the first full cyborg. We spent time with Peter to see how his continuing evolution is shaping his day-to-day life. We also spoke with experts to see how technology is increasingly unlocking the hidden potential of the human body, and allowing people to perform functions previously thought impossible.Guests:Peter Scott-Morgan (Scientist/Author)Inami Masahiko (Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo)