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People Fixing the World

Brilliant solutions to the world’s problems. We meet people with ideas to make the world a better place and investigate whether they work.

Episodes (164 Available)

People Fixing the World
Forecasting volcanoes
Preparing for disasters long before they strike rather than rescuing people afterwards
24 mins
14 Jan 2020
People Fixing the World
The pharmacists fighting high drug prices
When drug prices went up, pharmacists stepped in to make medicines themselves
23 mins
07 Jan 2020
People Fixing the World
How to move the Earth
The plans to use lasers or asteroids to move our planet away from the sun
24 mins
31 Dec 2019
People Fixing the World
Checking in with the problem solvers
Stopping forest fires with goats and more – an update on projects we’ve visited before
22 mins
24 Dec 2019
People Fixing the World
Making your deliveries greener
Four clever ways to reduce carbon emissions from deliveries
25 mins
17 Dec 2019
People Fixing the World
Convicting more rapists
Rapists often get away without being convicted – South Africa thinks it has an answer
22 mins
10 Dec 2019
People Fixing the World
Turning kids into entrepreneurs
Children in Uganda are running their own businesses thanks to special classes in school
23 mins
03 Dec 2019
People Fixing the World
Saving the World’s Ice
Silica beads and whiter clouds - ideas to stop the world’s ice melting
23 mins
26 Nov 2019
People Fixing the World
Stopping abuse with protection dogs
Women who have left abusive partners are learning how to train their own protection dogs
22 mins
19 Nov 2019
People Fixing the World
How to stop fires destroying whole neighbourhoods
The innovative fire alarm designed to protect South Africa’s poorest communities
24 mins
12 Nov 2019
People Fixing the World
How to save the banana
The banana is under threat from a deadly disease. These people are trying to save it.
23 mins
05 Nov 2019
People Fixing the World
The future of freight
Designing eco-friendly lorries to make cleaner, greener deliveries
24 mins
29 Oct 2019
People Fixing the World
Gaming for good
Gamers are helping scientists to analyse research and develop new drugs
23 mins
22 Oct 2019
People Fixing the World
The town rethinking the future of energy
Energy companies have come together in Finland to tackle climate change
23 mins
15 Oct 2019
People Fixing the World
Shopping for a better life
How a grocery store is bringing health care to people who can’t usually afford it
22 mins
08 Oct 2019
People Fixing the World
Turning waste into energy
Instead of sending all our waste to landfill, some companies are using it to make energy
24 mins
01 Oct 2019
People Fixing the World
Spotting the sound of a cardiac arrest
Copenhagen is experimenting with a new way of analysing emergency calls
24 mins
24 Sep 2019
People Fixing the World
The snakebite squad
A team in Kenya has introduced motorbike ambulances for people bitten by snakes
23 mins
17 Sep 2019
People Fixing the World
Meeting Colombia’s ‘Violentologist’
How a doctor in Colombia changed the way cities monitor and prevent violence
24 mins
10 Sep 2019
People Fixing the World
A new way to detect an invisible poison in water
Scientists hope a new test will save millions from drinking arsenic in their water
22 mins
03 Sep 2019