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People Fixing The World Episodes

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    Training police to patrol each other

    US police are being taught what to do if they're worried about a colleague’s actions

  2. Getting rid of AI bias

    Better facial recognition and changing algorithms - how to fight racial bias in AI

  3. How to prevent drowning

    AI to help lifeguards in Israel and weather forecasts for fishermen on Lake Victoria

  4. Smartphones saving the rainforest

    Old mobile phones are being used to catch illegal loggers in the rainforest

  5. A happier planet

    Looking for the happiest places in the world and finding out what makes them happy

  6. Keeping data forever

    Three radical new ways to save data – in DNA, glass and magnets

  7. The tech doctors forecasting heart failure

    Implanted devices can predict when something is about to go wrong with a patient’s heart

  8. Prison Voicemail: Messages from behind bars

    Prisoners and their families are keeping in touch with the Prison Voicemail app

  9. Financing the forests

    Making rainforests a profitable investment

  10. New uses for old solutions

    How two life-saving apps were adapted to fix problems caused by the Covid-19 pandemic

  11. How to get everyone online

    Balloons and satellites could help more people get on to the internet

  12. A future without bees

    High-tech alternatives to bees include spraying pollen from drones to pollinate plants

  13. How tech is tackling wildlife trafficking

    The exciting new tools helping to save some of our most endangered animals.

  14. Personality tests for loans

    How an online test and a phone might be able to help some people with their finances.

  15. Kids fixing the world

    Clever inventions by children that could improve our lives, from apps to robots

  16. No more bosses

    How do you make work a better place? Get rid of managers, say some companies.

  17. The ancient technology getting a second wind

    Wind-powered ships are sailing cargo around the world again to help cut pollution.

  18. Electricity that grows on trees

    Scientists are trying to tap unlikely-sounding energy sources - like the leaves on trees.

  19. The breath of life

    A clever way to provide life-saving oxygen

  20. A Sporting Chance

    How sport can change the lives of young people from some of the toughest backgrounds.

  21. The great spreadsheet in the sky

    How blockchain could solve some of the world’s problems.

  22. The farmers moving their fields indoors

    We visit farmers growing lettuce, herbs and strawberries indoors in the middle of cities

  23. Making the world a quieter place

    How sound barriers and noise sensors are helping to make the planet more peaceful

  24. The big transport swap

    Would robot shuttles, buses on demand and free rides persuade you to ditch your car?

  25. Regrowing the rainforest

    It has taken 40 years, but this man has regrown a patch of rainforest in the Amazon

  26. The treasure in our toilets

    How human sewage is being recycled to recover a valuable chemical

  27. How to be a better dad

    Teaching men to look after their babies and how this can help cut violence against women

  28. How they’re saving the kakapo

    It’s a flightless bird close to extinction, but the kakapo recovery team is on the case.

  29. Audience takeover:Your feedback

    “Fabulous idea” or “waste of money”? Your thoughts on solutions we’ve covered.

  30. 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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