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People Fixing The World Episodes

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    The tiny satellites changing how we see Earth

    CubeSats are small but mighty. They track animals, map coral reefs and spot modern slavery

  2. The 15-minute city

    Everything you need on your doorstep: a radical plan to improve our cities

  3. COP26: The tech helping you to help the planet

    New technology that could lead to better informed choices on climate change

  4. Ways to save the planet: Ancient solutions

    We could save 16% of emissions by using biochar, a simple indigenous fertilising method

  5. How to spot fake drugs with a mobile phone

    Mobile phones and apps are being used to detect fake medicines and save lives

  6. Talking signs, amazing peas and planes mapping fires

    Innovative solutions for city navigation, plastic waste and forest fires

  7. Can computer games improve mental health?

    How computer games are being used to help children process grief and powerful emotions

  8. Robots on the beat

    How police in the US are using tech, including robots, to fight crime

  9. The hotel for homeless people

    When the coronavirus pandemic hit, England鈥檚 rough sleepers were offered a place to live

  10. The library where the books are people

    Borrow a stranger for a half-hour chat to challenge your prejudices

  11. Ways to save the planet: Fridge detectives

    We meet detectives hunting down old fridges to stop greenhouse gases escaping from them

  12. Ways to save the planet: Swap concrete for wood

    We investigate the power of nature鈥檚 own creations to help fix climate change

  13. The seaweed farmers adapting to warming seas

    How seaweed farmers in Zanzibar are fighting the effects of climate change

  14. Locust hunters

    People in Kenya have been paid to catch swarms of locusts eating farmers鈥� crops

  15. Turning preachers into LGBT allies

    How a group of Kenyans reduced homophobic hate and violence

  16. The ATMs that dispense clean fuel

    How a start-up in Kenya reinvented the cooking stove

  17. Unsung victories in the fight against disease

    Remarkable successes against some of the most unpleasant illnesses on the planet

  18. How five friends can change a refugee鈥檚 life

    Groups of Dutch friends are helping families settle when they move to a new country

  19. The great mosquito swap

    An innovative new weekly programme looking at how we can solve the world's problems.

  20. The career where it helps to have a criminal past

    Ex-cons are running part of the US probation system, and it鈥檚 transforming young lives

  21. Test-tube rhinos

    Scientists have an incredible plan to save the northern white rhino from extinction

  22. Smashing the glass ceiling for young Africans

    How a network of mentors is helping young Africans achieve their dreams

  23. The helpline for jealous and violent men

    A helpline for jealous and violent men is aiming to cut domestic violence

  24. Turning the desert green

    One man's plan to make the Sinai desert fertile

  25. Catching up with the problem solvers

    Are stickers still saving lives? Was a coral reef repaired?

  26. Turning oil platforms into reefs

    A home for marine life, but perhaps not in the place you鈥檇 expect

  27. The forest sound detectives

    Scientists are checking up on the health of forests by analysing the sounds in them.

  28. The detection dogs tracking poachers and Covid-19

    Marlo is sniffing out coronavirus in the UK, and Thor is tracking poachers in Tanzania

  29. Pedal power: How bicycles can change lives

    One man鈥檚 mission to transform millions of lives by selling them bicycles

  30. Shred it yourself: The DIY plastic recyclers

    Machines to shred, melt and mould waste plastic are popping up around the world

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