People Fixing the World

Brilliant solutions to the world’s problems. We meet people with ideas to make the world a better pl

Episodes

Total: 422

Head injuries in sport can have a devastating effect on the brain, which is often only noticed later

Beating superbugs

2021/2/16

A small team of Indian scientists think they’ve found a new way to kill superbugs. Antibiotic-resist

Giant towers of building blocks rising into the sky and huge vats packed with volcanic rock or molte

The breath of life

2021/2/2

A clever invention is saving the lives of hundreds of children.Pneumonia kills about 1.4 million chi

A suit originally designed for astronauts has been adapted to save the lives of mothers who experien

Forests the size of tennis courts are being planted in towns and cities around the world. They use a

The solutions whisperer

2021/1/12

Dhruv Boruah’s mission is to inspire other people to solve problems facing the planet. What’s more,

Imagine a ring doughnut. This is the basis of an idea about how we could run the world in a way that

We revisit Lewis to find out how the hydrating sweets he designed for people with dementia have gone

Women in a village in Northern Nigeria have come up with an emergency transport scheme that is savin

Making meat in a lab

2020/12/15

Imagine if the meat we ate was all grown in shiny silver vats, with no animals harmed in the process

Building with fungi

2020/12/8

Companies are growing light and durable packaging from mycelium that is easy to compost. Another tea

A new kind of solar cell - made by drying a special liquid on a surface - is being heralded as a rev

Riding the solar railway

2020/11/24

Can you make the railways greener by powering trains with energy from the sun? We hear about the pio

Why former criminals are being chosen for jobs at hundreds of companies in a small US city.One boss

Audience members praise and pick holes in solutions we’ve covered. Nick Holland and Kat Hawkins hear

Teenage inventor special

2020/11/3

In this inspiring episode, we hear ideas from high school students in Asia, Africa, Europe and Ameri

The mass stranding of dolphins, orcas and whales is depressingly common. We join a team on the East

What happens when you take a little box containing some of the vast knowledge amassed on the interne

How jellyfish can help us

2020/10/13

Jellyfish blooms can cause havoc, scaring away tourists, clogging up fishing nets, and even getting