Leigh Alexander finds out how animal tracking tech is changing understanding of our own species too. And how do you go about QR-coding a bumblebee?

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Tech and big data now have lots to teach us about climate conservation, species protection, animal behavior and more.

Leigh Alexander hears from Dr James Cheshire, senior lecturer in the department of Geography at University College London, and Oliver Uberti, a graphic designer and journalist. The pair came together to make a new book, Where the Animals Go.

Oliver and James discuss everything from the transit of elephants to QR codes small enough to fit on an ant’s body, and how this tech is already being used to help us understand human health and behaviour, too.