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People Fixing the World Episodes

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    The ATMs that dispense clean fuel

    How a start-up in Kenya reinvented the cooking stove

  2. The artificial limbs bringing hope in Gaza

    How cutting-edge prosthetic limbs are helping in Gaza and beyond.

  3. The ancient technology getting a second wind

    Wind-powered ships are sailing cargo around the world again to help cut pollution.

  4. The 15-minute city

    Everything you need on your doorstep: a radical plan to improve our cities

  5. Thailand’s Disease Detectives

    The volunteers photographing dead chickens to stop the spread of dangerous diseases.

  6. Thailand’s Condom King

    We meet a man behind a sexual health revolution in Thailand.

  7. Test-tube rhinos

    Scientists have an incredible plan to save the northern white rhino from extinction

  8. Teenage inventor special

    Brilliant ideas from school kids to help solve crime, make life safer and much more

  9. Tech That Tricks the Brain

    Two tech start-ups are using wearable technology to trick the brain to solve problems

  10. Teaching Kids To Think

    What happens when you teach kids how to think for themselves?

  11. Talking signs, amazing peas and planes mapping fires

    Innovative solutions for city navigation, plastic waste and forest fires

  12. Taking Out the Space Trash

    How do you clean up the rubbish that orbits the Earth?

  13. Tackling sport’s concussion problem

    How the latest technology is helping to tackle head injuries in sport

  14. Tackling bias in health

    We meet the solution seekers trying to make healthcare more equal

  15. Switching off our smartphones

    How can we all spend less time on our phones?

  16. Sustainability in death

    How you can be eco-friendly after you die

  17. Surviving earthquakes

    From a VR game to a hobby seismometer – projects to try and make earthquakes less deadly

  18. Surprising solar

    New ways of getting energy from the sun

  19. Surgery in a backpack

    We find out about a portable operating theatre that could revolutionise health treatment

  20. Superblocks To The Rescue?

    How they’re re-designing the road system to reclaim the city from cars in Barcelona.

  21. Super seagrass

    The fight to regrow vital seagrass meadows and protect them from climate change.

  22. Stopping Wildfires in Their Tracks

    Three projects that are limiting the impact of wildfires

  23. Stopping suicide

    How volunteers are helping people in crisis in Limerick, Ireland

  24. Stopping harassment on public transport

    Projects aiming to make commuting safer - particularly for women.

  25. Stopping child marriage with solar lanterns

    Solar-powered lamps are giving girls independence and stopping them becoming child brides

  26. Stopping abuse with protection dogs

    Women who have left abusive partners are learning how to train their own protection dogs

  27. Spotting the sound of a cardiac arrest

    Copenhagen is experimenting with a new way of analysing emergency calls

  28. Sports fan solutions

    How German β€œfan projects” are stopping young supporters being seduced by far-right groups

  29. Sponge cities that fight flooding

    How cities are embracing nature to prevent flooding

  30. Speaking up at work

    We look at how to raise concerns about wrongdoing in the workplace

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