Discover the people and the projects trying to make the world a better place.
World Service,·945 episodes
Implanted devices can predict when something is about to go wrong with a patient’s heart
11 Aug 2020,·23 mins
11 Aug 2020,·24 mins
Prisoners and their families are keeping in touch with the Prison Voicemail app
04 Aug 2020,·23 mins
04 Aug 2020,·24 mins
Making rainforests a profitable investment
28 Jul 2020,·23 mins
28 Jul 2020,·26 mins
Nurses and midwives in Ethiopia are being trained to perform emergency operations
21 Jul 2020,·24 mins
How two life-saving apps were adapted to fix problems caused by the Covid-19 pandemic
14 Jul 2020,·23 mins
14 Jul 2020,·29 mins
Balloons and satellites could help more people get on to the internet
07 Jul 2020,·23 mins
Balloons and satellites could help get more people get on to the internet
07 Jul 2020,·24 mins
High-tech alternatives to bees include spraying pollen from drones to pollinate plants
30 Jun 2020,·23 mins
30 Jun 2020,·24 mins
The exciting new tools helping to save some of our most endangered animals.
23 Jun 2020,·23 mins
23 Jun 2020,·24 mins
How an online test and a phone might be able to help some people with their finances.
16 Jun 2020,·23 mins
16 Jun 2020,·24 mins
Clever inventions by children that could improve our lives, from apps to robots
09 Jun 2020,·24 mins
09 Jun 2020,·23 mins
How do you make work a better place? Get rid of managers, say some companies.
02 Jun 2020,·23 mins
Wind-powered ships are sailing cargo around the world again to help cut pollution.
26 May 2020,·24 mins
26 May 2020,·23 mins
Scientists are trying to tap unlikely-sounding energy sources - like the leaves on trees.
19 May 2020,·24 mins
19 May 2020,·23 mins
A clever way to provide life-saving oxygen
12 May 2020,·23 mins
How sport can change the lives of young people from some of the toughest backgrounds.
05 May 2020,·24 mins
05 May 2020,·23 mins
How blockchain could solve some of the world’s problems.
28 Apr 2020,·24 mins
