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	Podcast:		Tech and Science Daily \| Evening Standard
	Episode:		How an agony aunt chatbot is helping teenage girls through the pandemic
	Category:		Technology
	Duration:		00:06:27
	Publish Date:		2020-12-07 12:54:11
	Description:		In just 25 weeks this year, the Covid-19 pandemic wiped out 25 years of progress in everything from health to the economy, according to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Girl Effect’s Jonathan McKay says for adolescent girls in developing countries the impact is particularly stark, but an agony aunt chatbot is helping them through. Plus, a mystery illness sweeps through a town in southern India, a space mission could reveal clues to the origins of the universe, and how a beer and crisps pairing could help tackle climate change. Listen to our other podcasts: Women Tech Charge: interviews with incredible women leading in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths The Leader: a daily news podcast helping you make sense of the day’s most important stories Ask your Smart Speaker to ‘play the news from the Evening Standard' See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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