People Fixing The World Episodes Episode guide
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Electricity that grows on trees
Scientists are trying to tap unlikely-sounding energy sources - like the leaves on trees.
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The breath of life
A clever way to provide life-saving oxygen
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A Sporting Chance
How sport can change the lives of young people from some of the toughest backgrounds.
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The great spreadsheet in the sky
How blockchain could solve some of the world鈥檚 problems.
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The farmers moving their fields indoors
We visit farmers growing lettuce, herbs and strawberries indoors in the middle of cities
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Making the world a quieter place
How sound barriers and noise sensors are helping to make the planet more peaceful
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The big transport swap
Would robot shuttles, buses on demand and free rides persuade you to ditch your car?
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Regrowing the rainforest
It has taken 40 years, but this man has regrown a patch of rainforest in the Amazon
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The treasure in our toilets
How human sewage is being recycled to recover a valuable chemical
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How to be a better dad
Teaching men to look after their babies and how this can help cut violence against women
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How they鈥檙e saving the kakapo
It鈥檚 a flightless bird close to extinction, but the kakapo recovery team is on the case.
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Audience takeover:Your feedback
鈥淔abulous idea鈥� or 鈥渨aste of money鈥�? Your thoughts on solutions we鈥檝e covered.
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A safe place to be gay
An idea used in video games is helping LGBTQ people in the Middle East talk safely online
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Meet the neighbours
People in these flats promise to spend two hours a week together to tackle loneliness
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The good lads
Working with men and boys to tackle everyday sexism
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The miracle cure: Exercise
If exercise were a drug, almost everyone over 65 would want to take it
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Fighting depression together
Women in Uganda are learning how to treat their neighbours for depression
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Running to do good
Forget the treadmill - these people have turned doing good deeds into a workout
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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
