People Fixing The World Episodes Episode guide
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Forecasting volcanoes
Preparing for disasters long before they strike rather than rescuing people afterwards
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The pharmacists fighting high drug prices
When drug prices went up, pharmacists stepped in to make medicines themselves
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How to move the Earth
The plans to use lasers or asteroids to move our planet away from the sun
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Checking in with the problem solvers
Stopping forest fires with goats and more 鈥� an update on projects we鈥檝e visited before
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Making your deliveries greener
Four clever ways to reduce carbon emissions from deliveries
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Convicting more rapists
Rapists often get away without being convicted 鈥� South Africa thinks it has an answer
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Turning kids into entrepreneurs
Children in Uganda are running their own businesses thanks to special classes in school
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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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Stopping abuse with protection dogs
Women who have left abusive partners are learning how to train their own protection dogs
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How to stop fires destroying whole neighbourhoods
The innovative fire alarm designed to protect South Africa鈥檚 poorest communities
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How to save the banana
The banana is under threat from a deadly disease. Meet the people are trying to save it
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The future of freight
Designing eco-friendly lorries to make cleaner, greener deliveries
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Gaming for good
Gamers are helping scientists to analyse research and develop new drugs
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The town rethinking the future of energy
Energy companies have come together in Finland to tackle climate change
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Shopping for a better life
How a grocery store is bringing healthcare to people who can鈥檛 usually afford it
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Turning waste into energy
Instead of sending all our waste to landfill, some companies are using it to make energy
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Spotting the sound of a cardiac arrest
Copenhagen is experimenting with a new way of analysing emergency calls
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The snakebite squad
A team in Kenya has introduced motorbike ambulances for people bitten by snakes
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Meeting Colombia鈥檚 鈥榲iolentologist鈥�
How a doctor in Colombia changed the way cities monitor and prevent violence
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A new way to detect an invisible poison in water
Scientists hope a new test will save millions from drinking arsenic in their water
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Oysters to the rescue
The humble oyster is helping to keep the oceans clean and protect shorelines
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The concrete cleaners
Making cement that locks in carbon dioxide instead of releasing it into the atmosphere
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Bangladesh鈥檚 biker girls
The motorbike taxi app where the drivers and passengers are all women.
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Putting a price on carbon
How to increase the cost of causing climate change
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A simple way to help a relative if they鈥檙e arrested
A group in California is teaching families how to help loved ones charged with crimes
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Stopping child marriage with solar lanterns
Solar-powered lamps are giving girls independence and stopping them becoming child brides
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Trieste鈥檚 mental health 鈥榬evolution鈥�
How Italy鈥檚 radical decision to close its mental asylums shaped the way we think today
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The school that puts wellbeing first
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
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
Nurses and midwives in Ethiopia are being trained to perform emergency operations
