People Fixing the World Podcast
Brilliant solutions to the world鈥檚 problems. We meet people with ideas to make the world a better place and investigate whether they work.
Episodes to download
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The school that puts wellbeing first
Tue 9 Jul 2019
One primary school has found a way to deliver therapy to about 10% of its students
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Residents turn detective to fight crime
Tue 2 Jul 2019
Neighbours in the US are using cameras that read car number plates to cut crime
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Life-saving surgery, but not by a doctor
Tue 25 Jun 2019
Nurses and midwives in Ethiopia are being trained to perform emergency operations
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Portugal, drugs and decriminalisation
Tue 18 Jun 2019
In 2001 Portugal decriminalised personal drug use to tackle a heroin crisis.
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Can capturing carbon buy us time to tackle climate change?
Tue 11 Jun 2019
The projects that are trying to take CO2 out of the atmosphere
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Can sleep deprivation help treat bipolar disorder?
Tue 4 Jun 2019
An Italian doctor asks patients to stay awake all night, to try to allay their depression
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Audience takeover: Your plastic solutions
Tue 28 May 2019
We hear what you, our listeners, are doing to tackle the problem of plastic waste.
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Working Less For The Same Pay
Tue 14 May 2019
Some companies are cutting the hours their staff work but keeping their pay the same
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Could a device invented in the 1930s help end period poverty?
Tue 7 May 2019
The people hoping to use sanitary pad micro-factories and silicone cups to help women
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The tree detectives tackling illegal logging
Tue 30 Apr 2019
Scientists are building a database to help them tell exactly where wood has come from
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The reuse and refill revolution
Tue 23 Apr 2019
Should we reuse and refill plastic packaging to limit the amount being thrown away?
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DNA tests for dogs to tackle problem poo
Tue 16 Apr 2019
US residents fed up with dog mess are using a high-tech solution
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The great mosquito swap
Tue 9 Apr 2019
Scientists are hoping to stop diseases spreading by changing the mosquito population
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The mums saving each other from a taboo condition
Tue 2 Apr 2019
Women who have had surgery for fistula are making sure others get life-changing treatment
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Can phages save us as antibiotics stop working?
Tue 26 Mar 2019
How phages 鈥� viruses that kill bacteria 鈥� are saving lives.
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The digital detectives tackling child sexual abuse
Tue 19 Mar 2019
Meet the online volunteers helping Europol track down child abusers and their victims
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Crossing divides in Cyprus
Tue 12 Mar 2019
Could a centre in the buffer zone that divides Cyprus bring two communities together?
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Last video messages to help children grieve
Tue 5 Mar 2019
Making precious video memories for children
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Turning old clothes into new ones
Tue 26 Feb 2019
Could dissolving mountains of old clothes help create material for new ones?
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Predicting suicide
Tue 19 Feb 2019
How machine learning could be used to predict who will take their own life
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鈥楴o Men Allowed鈥� 鈥� The Gym Getting Women Fit and into Work
Tue 12 Feb 2019
A single-sex gym in Turkey is helping women exercise and become entrepreneurs
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How Nepal Doubled its Tiger Population
Tue 5 Feb 2019
Over the past 10 years, Nepal has almost doubled its population of Bengal tigers
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The shopping mall where everything is recycled
Tue 29 Jan 2019
A shopping mall in Sweden only sells recycled items, thanks to its clever location
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The Turkish App to Help Autistic Children Learn
Tue 22 Jan 2019
Can these games help autistic children get the right education?
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The Talent Show for Honest People
Tue 15 Jan 2019
In the Integrity Idol talent show, it doesn鈥檛 matter if you can sing or dance
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Does the world need more babies?
Tue 8 Jan 2019
Campaigns in countries with low birth rates are trying to get people to have more babies
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Checking in with the Problem Solvers
New Year's Day 2019
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
Christmas Day 2018
Small boxes of books placed across the world are bringing people together
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Can US Entrepreneurs Help Fix Education in Africa?
Tue 18 Dec 2018
A growing network of high-tech schools aims to tackle a 鈥榗risis鈥� in African education
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