People Fixing The World Episodes Available now
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Surprising solar
New ways of getting energy from the sun
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The bubble barrier cleaning up rivers
How Dutch inventors are removing plastic from rivers with a ‘net’ made from bubbles
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Eating invasive species
When plants and animals invade new areas, can we 'eat them to beat them'?
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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 ‘clean’ concrete
The man whose special powder turns waste soil into buildings
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Palm oil that’s better for wildlife
How a palm oil plantation is helping nature to thrive in Borneo
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Catching the ‘bike bus’
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