People Fixing The World Episodes Episode guide
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Last video messages to help children grieve
The app that helps parents make precious video memories for their children
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Turning old clothes into new ones
Could dissolving mountains of old clothes help create material for new ones?
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Predicting suicide
How machine learning could be used to predict who will take their own life
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‘No men allowed’: The gym getting women fit and into work
A single-sex gym in Turkey is helping women exercise and become entrepreneurs
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How Nepal Doubled its Tiger Population
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
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
Can these games help autistic children get the right education?
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The Talent Show for Honest People
In the Integrity Idol talent show, it doesn’t matter if you can sing or dance
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Does the World Need More Babies?
How countries with low birth rates are trying to get people to have more babies
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Checking in with the Problem Solvers
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’s ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖs
Small boxes of books placed across the world are bringing people together
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Can American Entrepreneurs Help Fix Education in Africa?
A growing network of high-tech schools aims to tackle a ‘crisis’ in African education
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Can This Smart Street Stop Drinkers Getting Violent?
How a Dutch city is trying to reduce violence by changing the colour of street lights
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How 'Buddy Benches' are Making Playtime Less Lonely
Buddy Benches are proving popular in Irish schools
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Smart Boats That Sail on a Bed of Bubbles
What’s being done to clean up the shipping industry and make it less polluting?
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The Banks That Run on Time Instead of Money
How does the 'time economy' work?
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How to Build a City for an Ageing Population
Japan’s Kashiwa City has redesigned buildings and jobs to adapt to an ageing population
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The Country Where You Can Be Jailed for Using Plastic Bags
In Kenya you can be jailed for four years for carrying a single-use plastic bag.
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Time to Update the Stranger Danger Message?
Stranger Danger: Still the best message to keep children safe?
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Tech That Tricks the Brain
Two tech start-ups are using wearable technology to trick the brain to solve problems
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‘Rental Sisters’ for Japan’s Reclusive Young Men
The sisters-for-hire who are trying to coax reclusive Japanese men out of their rooms
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Fighting the ‘Water Mafia’ with Pipes in the Sky
A project in a Kenyan slum is pumping water through pipes suspended in the air
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Mending Our Disposable Culture
Why volunteers are fixing other people’s stuff free of charge
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Smart Stimulation for People with Dementia
Three clever ideas that help improve the day-to-day lives of people with dementia
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Running and Singing to Improve Maths and English
The schools changing lives through running and music
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A Green Space Revolution in Paris
How do you create green spaces in the middle of a city?
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Scanning ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖless People to Make a Donation
A new project is offering homeless people barcodes, which you can scan to make a donation
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Rewarding Green Travel in Bologna
A public transport system rewards citizens for taking sustainable modes of transport
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Cool Ways of Keeping Things Cool
How two inventors are trying to revolutionise the way we keep things cold
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Reviving Italy’s ‘Ghost Towns’
An unusual hotel is helping to breathe life back into Italy’s abandoned villages