People Fixing The World Episodes Episode guide
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Does the World Need More Babies?
How countries with low birth rates are trying to get people to have more babies
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Checking in with the Problem Solvers
We update you on stories from 2018 including a plan to catch junk in space
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The Little Libraries Bringing Books into People鈥檚 Homes
Small boxes of books placed across the world are bringing people together
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Can American Entrepreneurs Help Fix Education in Africa?
A growing network of high-tech schools aims to tackle a 鈥榗risis鈥� in African education
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Can This Smart Street Stop Drinkers Getting Violent?
How a Dutch city is trying to reduce violence by changing the colour of street lights
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How 'Buddy Benches' are Making Playtime Less Lonely
Buddy Benches are proving popular in Irish schools
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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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The Banks That Run on Time Instead of Money
How does the 'time economy' work?
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How to Build a City for an Ageing Population
Japan鈥檚 Kashiwa City has redesigned buildings and jobs to adapt to an ageing population
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The Country Where You Can Be Jailed for Using Plastic Bags
In Kenya you can be jailed for four years for carrying a single-use plastic bag.
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Time to Update the Stranger Danger Message?
Stranger Danger: Still the best message to keep children safe?
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Tech That Tricks the Brain
Two tech start-ups are using wearable technology to trick the brain to solve problems
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鈥楻ental Sisters鈥� for Japan鈥檚 Reclusive Young Men
The sisters-for-hire who are trying to coax reclusive Japanese men out of their rooms
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Fighting the 鈥榃ater Mafia鈥� with Pipes in the Sky
A project in a Kenyan slum is pumping water through pipes suspended in the air
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Mending Our Disposable Culture
Why volunteers are fixing other people鈥檚 stuff free of charge
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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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Running and Singing to Improve Maths and English
The schools changing lives through running and music
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A Green Space Revolution in Paris
How do you create green spaces in the middle of a city?
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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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Rewarding Green Travel in Bologna
A public transport system rewards citizens for taking sustainable modes of transport
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Cool Ways of Keeping Things Cool
How two inventors are trying to revolutionise the way we keep things cold
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Reviving Italy鈥檚 鈥楪host Towns鈥�
An unusual hotel is helping to breathe life back into Italy鈥檚 abandoned villages
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Why Millions Listen to This Girl
Why millions listen to this nine-year-old girl's advice
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Training India鈥檚 Fake Doctors
Can a controversial crash course in medicine help improve the healthcare system in India?
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Stopping Wildfires in Their Tracks
Three projects that are limiting the impact of wildfires
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Generating power from the roads
A highway in the US is being used to generate power and make toilet paper
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Recycling to Turn Trash into Cash
Two projects that make life better for people keeping rubbish off the streets
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The Bricks Helping to Rebuild Gaza
The young Gazan engineer making bricks out of ash and rubble
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Learning Lessons from the Longest Living Lands
Can adapting your lifestyle add 10 years to your lifespan?
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Nigeria's Secret STI Test Kits
The start-up that allows people to self test for STIs in secret