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Back to SearchGreener ways to feed the world
Transforming the global food system is vital in the fight against climate change. Currently, food production accounts for a third of all greenhouse g…
2 years, 4 months ago
Magic mushrooms and mental health
Could psychedelic drugs help in the treatment of mental health conditions? We look at pioneering research into psilocybin, the active ingredient in s…
2 years, 4 months ago
Speaking up at work
Whistleblowers - they're the good guys right? The ones who speak truth to power and have films made about the heroic stands they took? Sometimes. Oft…
2 years, 5 months ago
Clever ways to get kids learning
Schools across Senegal have discovered a clever way for children to surf the web even when there isn't any signal.
They're using a special WIFI hotspo…
2 years, 5 months ago
Bringing dead languages back to life
Australia used to be one of the most linguistically diverse places, with over 200 languages. Today, many of Australia’s indigenous languages are cons…
2 years, 5 months ago
Making life easier for older people
Barcelona in Spain is famous for its beautiful streets, lined with tall apartment buildings. But the architecture is a problem for many people who ha…
2 years, 5 months ago
Overcoming stigma
On this edition of People Fixing The World we meet people who’ve helped overcome long-standing cultural biases to create better outcomes for everyone…
2 years, 5 months ago
Rewilding Earth
From beavers in the UK to bison in Romania and jaguars in Argentina, ecologists around the world are reintroducing animals that once flourished in pa…
2 years, 6 months ago
Keeping the Amazon standing
The Amazon is the largest forest in the world, spread across nine countries in South America and home to 47 million people. It’s crucial for the plan…
2 years, 6 months ago
Fake birds and other stories
This week we have a host of great ideas inspired by solutions we've told you about in 2023.
We find out how scientists are using fake birds to help po…
2 years, 7 months ago