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Trieste’s mental health ‘revolution’
How Italy’s radical decision to close its mental asylums shaped the way we think today
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Putting a price on carbon
How to increase the cost of causing climate change
Bangladesh’s biker girls
The motorbike taxi app where the drivers and passengers are all women.
The concrete cleaners
Making cement that locks in carbon dioxide instead of releasing it into the atmosphere
Oysters to the rescue
The humble oyster is helping to keep the oceans clean and protect shorelines
A new way to detect an invisible poison in water
Scientists hope a new test will save millions from drinking arsenic in their water
Meeting Colombia’s ‘violentologist’
How a doctor in Colombia changed the way cities monitor and prevent violence
The snakebite squad
A team in Kenya has introduced motorbike ambulances for people bitten by snakes
Spotting the sound of a cardiac arrest
Copenhagen is experimenting with a new way of analysing emergency calls
Turning waste into energy
Instead of sending all our waste to landfill, some companies are using it to make energy
Shopping for a better life
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The town rethinking the future of energy
Energy companies have come together in Finland to tackle climate change
Gaming for good
Gamers are helping scientists to analyse research and develop new drugs
The future of freight
Designing eco-friendly lorries to make cleaner, greener deliveries
How to save the banana
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How to stop fires destroying whole neighbourhoods
The innovative fire alarm designed to protect South Africa’s poorest communities
Stopping abuse with protection dogs
Women who have left abusive partners are learning how to train their own protection dogs
Saving the world’s ice
Silica beads and whiter clouds - ideas to stop the world’s ice melting
Turning kids into entrepreneurs
Children in Uganda are running their own businesses thanks to special classes in school
Convicting more rapists
Rapists often get away without being convicted – South Africa thinks it has an answer