People Fixing The World Episodes Episode guide
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The game that fixes cities
How cryptocurrency and blockchain are being used to try and solve some everyday problems
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The power of a backstory
How mini-biographies are helping elderly patients connect with their carers
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Fighting the heat
Meet the innovators making our super-heated cities liveable
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Turning mud into 鈥榗lean鈥 concrete
The man whose special powder turns waste soil into buildings
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Palm oil that鈥檚 better for wildlife
How a palm oil plantation is helping nature to thrive in Borneo
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Catching the 鈥榖ike bus鈥
How kids are finding safety in numbers on their cycle to school
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What to do with an empty mall?
The US malls being brought back to life as schools, healthcare centres and offices
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Helping elephants and humans get along
How to prevent conflict between people and animals
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Dementia friendly neighbourhoods
How to design a neighbourhood with older people in mind
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Making peace with nature
How conservation can be used for peacebuilding
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Menopause mentors
How women are using cafes, apps and oils to make menopause a little easier
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Fighting corruption in schools
A new generation making sure schools are getting the government funds they are promised
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The hidden powers of bacteria
How bacteria can help the planet and make us healthy
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Kangaroo care for premature babies
The simple skin-to-skin approach saving newborn lives
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Sports fan solutions
How German 鈥渇an projects鈥 are stopping young supporters being seduced by far-right groups
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The people fixing childcare
How mobile childcare is helping low-paid workers
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Stopping harassment on public transport
We look at initiatives around the world aiming to make commuting safer.
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Endometriosis: The search for solutions
Has Hungary found a better way of treating endometriosis?
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Challenging attitudes to disability
The silent cafe and VR game trying to make life better for people with disabilities
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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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The ring that could help save women鈥檚 lives
Has a tiny silicon ring to protect women from HIV infection worked as a solution?
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Turning waste into power
How old food and hot computers are being used to provide new sources of energy
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The healing power of forests
Meet the people using forests to help improve mental health.
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Plants fighting pollution
Meet the plants that clear up oil spills and provide clean water
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Bringing dead languages back to life
How do you revive a language with no living speakers?
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Fighting the megadrought
How Chile has found ingenious ways of finding and using water
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Micro-homes and sobercoins
The tiny houses helping homeless people to get off the streets
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Grannies fixing the world
The projects around the world using the influence of grandmothers to help improve lives
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Board games fixing the world
Can playing board games help us fix real-world problems?
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Sleep solutions
Innovative ways to help people get a better night鈥檚 rest