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People Fixing The World Episodes

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    The Little Libraries Bringing Books into People’s Homes

    Small boxes of books placed across the world are bringing people together

  2. Can American Entrepreneurs Help Fix Education in Africa?

    A growing network of high-tech schools aims to tackle a ‘crisis’ in African education

  3. Can This Smart Street Stop Drinkers Getting Violent?

    How a Dutch city is trying to reduce violence by changing the colour of street lights

  4. How 'Buddy Benches' are Making Playtime Less Lonely

    Buddy Benches are proving popular in Irish schools

  5. Smart Boats That Sail on a Bed of Bubbles

    What’s being done to clean up the shipping industry and make it less polluting?

  6. The Banks That Run on Time Instead of Money

    How does the 'time economy' work?

  7. How to Build a City for an Ageing Population

    Japan’s Kashiwa City has redesigned buildings and jobs to adapt to an ageing population

  8. 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.

  9. Time to Update the Stranger Danger Message?

    Stranger Danger: Still the best message to keep children safe?

  10. Tech That Tricks the Brain

    Two tech start-ups are using wearable technology to trick the brain to solve problems

  11. ‘Rental Sisters’ for Japan’s Reclusive Young Men

    The sisters-for-hire who are trying to coax reclusive Japanese men out of their rooms

  12. Fighting the ‘Water Mafia’ with Pipes in the Sky

    A project in a Kenyan slum is pumping water through pipes suspended in the air

  13. Mending Our Disposable Culture

    Why volunteers are fixing other people’s stuff free of charge

  14. Smart Stimulation for People with Dementia

    Three clever ideas that help improve the day-to-day lives of people with dementia

  15. Running and Singing to Improve Maths and English

    The schools changing lives through running and music

  16. A Green Space Revolution in Paris

    How do you create green spaces in the middle of a city?

  17. Scanning Homeless People to Make a Donation

    A new project is offering homeless people barcodes, which you can scan to make a donation

  18. Rewarding Green Travel in Bologna

    A public transport system rewards citizens for taking sustainable modes of transport

  19. Cool Ways of Keeping Things Cool

    How two inventors are trying to revolutionise the way we keep things cold

  20. Reviving Italy’s ‘Ghost Towns’

    An unusual hotel is helping to breathe life back into Italy’s abandoned villages

  21. Why Millions Listen to This Girl

    Why millions listen to this nine-year-old girl's advice

  22. Training India’s Fake Doctors

    Can a controversial crash course in medicine help improve the healthcare system in India?

  23. Stopping Wildfires in Their Tracks

    Three projects that are limiting the impact of wildfires

  24. Generating power from the roads

    A highway in the US is being used to generate power and make toilet paper

  25. Recycling to Turn Trash into Cash

    Two projects that make life better for people keeping rubbish off the streets

  26. The Bricks Helping to Rebuild Gaza

    The young Gazan engineer making bricks out of ash and rubble

  27. Learning Lessons from the Longest Living Lands

    Can adapting your lifestyle add 10 years to your lifespan?

  28. Nigeria's Secret STI Test Kits

    The start-up that allows people to self test for STIs in secret

  29. Can a $1 Million Prize Help Keep Women Safe?

    A competition to design a gadget that will send a secret alert if someone is attacked.

  30. The Street Where Houses Come Half-Built

    Why would you build someone half a house?

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