Podcast Episodes

Ending road deaths

Road traffic injuries are the eighth biggest cause of death in the world, with about 1.3m people killed every year.

But 25 years ago, a movement start…

3 years, 10 months ago

Dads on duty

When 23 pupils were arrested after a series of fights at a school in the US city of Shreveport, a small band of parents decided to help the beleaguer…

3 years, 10 months ago

The food waste warriors

At least a third of food grown around the world fails to be eaten, with the resulting food waste causing 10 per cent of global carbon emissions.

How…

3 years, 10 months ago

How to get people eating less meat

Farming animals for meat has a massive environmental impact, both in terms of land use and carbon emissions. But in order for people to eat less mea…

3 years, 10 months ago

Robots on the beat

Police forces in the US are turning to futuristic technology to tackle a rise in violent crime and murder across the country. In one area of Califo…

3 years, 11 months ago

Hands-Off Health Tech

We look at two new pieces of health technology which allow medics to treat people without touching them. Breast cancer fatality rates in India are hi…

3 years, 11 months ago

What 3D printing can fix

The ability to print objects in three dimensions has been heralded as the solutions to many problems. We check out some of the latest innovations. In…

3 years, 11 months ago

What 3D printing can fix

The ability to print objects in three dimensions has been heralded as the solutions to many problems. We check out some of the latest innovations. In…

3 years, 11 months ago

Fighting fashion waste

Our desire for new clothes creates a lot of waste and much of it ends up in landfill. But a lot of that discarded material can be turned into somethi…

3 years, 11 months ago

How to fix democracy

Politics in the age of social media can often be angry and divisive. And many people feel their voices aren’t being heard by those in power. But Poli…

4 years ago