Podcast Episodes

Helping teenagers become good mums

Being a teenage mum is not easy. But innovative projects around the world are trying to help. We hear from Sierra Leone, where the 2 Young Lives pr…

4 years, 2 months 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 neighbo…

4 years, 2 months ago

Robots fixing sewers

Robots that navigate sewer pipes are being used to find leaks and blockages in an ancient water system. They’re being put to work in Pune, India, t…

4 years, 3 months ago

Using lotteries to make us better people

Lotteries aren’t just about winning money. They’re also being used to nudge people to change their behaviour.

In the UK we try out a mobile app that e…

4 years, 3 months ago

Work: Access for all

La Casa de Carlota isn’t like most workplaces. The design studio, based in Barcelona, Spain, employs creatives who have intellectual disabilities, au…

4 years, 3 months ago

Sponge cities that fight flooding

Sponge cities use natural features to slow down, soak up and reuse flood water. Yu Kongjian nearly drowned as a boy when his village flooded, but it …

4 years, 3 months ago

Turning tyres into cheap fuel & football pitches

Meet the entrepreneurs using scrap rubber to fuel cars and make new tyres.

Each year, over a billion car tyres reach the end of their life.

They’re not…

4 years, 4 months ago

Saving California’s butterflies

In California, butterflies such as the monarch are critically endangered as a result of habitat erosion, pesticides, and climate change. But many peo…

4 years, 4 months ago

How to make fishing nets less destructive

Fish have favourite colours and dolphins hate high pitched noises. In an effort to save rapidly dwindling global fish stocks, scientists are trying…

4 years, 4 months ago

Making hospitals less stressful

Hospitals can make you sicker. It's a strange thought for places that also can make you healthier. But think about the constant noise, the distinctiv…

4 years, 4 months ago