Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe game that fixes cities
In cities across Japan and the Philippines, an app called Tekkon is making data collection cool.
It's a Pokemon GO-style game which pays people with c…
3 years, 1 month ago
The power of a backstory
How do you care for someone properly in a hospital or care home if you don’t know who they are?
With US hospitals and care homes seeing fast turnovers…
3 years, 1 month ago
Fighting the heat
As climate change leads to global temperature rises, cities around the world are being faced with extreme levels of heat. This can bring whole cities…
3 years, 1 month ago
Turning mud into ‘clean’ concrete
A young scientist has developed a white powder which gives waste soil concrete-like properties.
Gnanli Landrou grew up in Togo, helping his neighbours…
3 years, 1 month ago
Palm oil that’s better for wildlife
Is it possible for palm oil plantations, wildlife and the rainforest to happily coexist?
Products containing palm oil, including soaps and cosmetics, …
3 years, 1 month ago
Catching the ‘bike bus’
How can you get kids to school safely in a way that’s good for the environment and gives them some exercise too? We find out how kids from Spain t…
3 years, 2 months ago
What to do with an empty mall?
US shopping malls, once a mainstay of American life, are in decline. Forty malls have closed since 2020, while more than 230 department stores have c…
3 years, 2 months ago
Helping elephants and humans get along
As humanity expands further and further into the wild areas of the world, they are increasingly coming into conflict with the creatures that live the…
3 years, 2 months ago
Dementia friendly neighbourhoods
How do you help older people, and particularly those with dementia, to remain independent for longer?
In Singapore, where dementia affects roughly 1 …
3 years, 2 months ago
Making peace with nature
Many of the world’s most violent conflicts happen in the midst of some of its most valuable natural wildernesses. But protecting these areas’ biodive…
3 years, 3 months ago