Discover the people and the projects trying to make the world a better place.
World Service,·945 episodes
Can you construct a building by reusing materials from ones that have been knocked down?
23 Mar 2021,·23 mins
Togo has found a new way to send emergency cash to people struggling in the pandemic
16 Mar 2021,·23 mins
A greenhouse powered by the wind has made it possible to grow crops on arid land
09 Mar 2021,·23 mins
Clever ways to persuade people to fix old things instead of throwing them away
02 Mar 2021,·24 mins
02 Mar 2021,·23 mins
How the latest technology is helping to tackle head injuries in sport
23 Feb 2021,·23 mins
23 Feb 2021,·24 mins
The small team of Indian scientists who think they’ve found a new way to kill superbugs
16 Feb 2021,·25 mins
16 Feb 2021,·23 mins
Batteries made of building blocks and volcanic rock
09 Feb 2021,·23 mins
A clever way to provide life-saving oxygen
02 Feb 2021,·24 mins
Suits originally designed for astronauts are helping midwives save lives
26 Jan 2021,·23 mins
The tiny urban forests bringing nature to the heart of the city
19 Jan 2021,·24 mins
19 Jan 2021,·23 mins
Dhruv Boruah’s mission is to inspire other people to solve problems facing the planet
12 Jan 2021,·23 mins
Doughnut economics in action - how we can live well and save the planet at the same time
05 Jan 2021,·23 mins
Hydrating sweets for the elderly go on sale and how a housing experiment coped with Covid
29 Dec 2020,·23 mins
29 Dec 2020,·24 mins
Women in Nigeria have come up with an emergency transport scheme that is saving lives
22 Dec 2020,·23 mins
22 Dec 2020,·24 mins
How meat grown in labs could reduce our environmental impact
15 Dec 2020,·23 mins
15 Dec 2020,·24 mins
Growing packaging, coffins and whole houses out of eco-friendly mycelium
08 Dec 2020,·23 mins
