People Fixing the World Episodes Episode guide
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Speaking out
Solutions helping people who struggle with speech
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Sorting extreme waste
Removing waste from Everest and defunct satellites from space
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Solving Mexico City's water crisis
We meet the scientists, activists and urban planners tackling the megacity's water woes.
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Smashing the glass ceiling for young Africans
How a network of mentors is helping young Africans achieve their dreams
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Smartphones saving the rainforest
Old mobile phones are being used to catch illegal loggers in the rainforest
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Smartphone-Activated First Aiders
Can an app help people survive cardiac arrests by alerting first aiders who are nearby?
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Smart Stimulation for People with Dementia
Three clever ideas that help improve the day-to-day lives of people with dementia
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Smart Boats That Sail on a Bed of Bubbles
What鈥檚 being done to clean up the shipping industry and make it less polluting?
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Sleep solutions
Innovative ways to help people get a better night鈥檚 rest
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Shred it yourself: The DIY plastic recyclers
Machines to shred, melt and mould waste plastic are popping up around the world
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Shopping for a better life
How a grocery store is bringing health care to people who can鈥檛 usually afford it
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Shockwaves for the heart
The Austrian surgeon with a radical new treatment for heart disease
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Shipping containers fixing the world
How the metal boxes can be re-engineered in surprising and useful ways
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Sharing the river
How two communities learned to work together to protect their water supply.
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Sharing the river
How two communities in Bolivia learned to work together to protect their water
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Sea cucumbers fixing the world
How the humble sea cucumber and its poo is helping coral reefs
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Sea cucumbers fixing the world
Meet the oceans鈥� unsung hero
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Scouts, Knives and a Community Fridge
This week we hear about three small solutions trying to make a dent on some big problems.
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Scanning Homeless People To Make a Donation
A new project is offering homeless people barcodes, which you can scan to make a donation
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Saving water at a time of scarcity
We look at solutions for conserving and reusing water.
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Saving the World鈥檚 Ice
Silica beads and whiter clouds - ideas to stop the world鈥檚 ice melting
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Saving seabirds and squirrels
Contraceptive in a nutty spread is being developed to control grey squirrels in the UK.
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Saving mums and their unborn babies
Women in Nigeria have come up with an emergency transport scheme that is saving lives
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Saving mums and their unborn babies
Women in Nigeria have come up with an emergency transport scheme that is saving lives
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Saving mothers with portable ultrasound
How technological innovations are helping with the health of new mothers
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Saving mothers and babies
We hear about the low-cost incubators that can run on a battery and a bottle of water.
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Saving Lives with Text Messages
The man getting emergency help to accidents using just a mobile phone. And Plastic Roads.
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Saving kids with cancer
The Filipino doctor who鈥檚 found an affordable way of treating children with cancer
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Saving Chile's urban wetlands
We visit the communities in Chile restoring vital meadows in cities and towns
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Saving Cape Cod鈥檚 dolphins
Saving dolphins from stranding on beaches - we meet the team improving survival rates
