Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchA future without bees
Tech companies have developed drones to drop pollen on orchards or shoot it at crops through pipes from tractors.
They’re responding to a crisis in i…
6 years, 1 month ago
How tech is tackling wildlife trafficking
New technology is helping in the fight against wildlife poaching. Computer scientists have created a programme that uses artificial intelligence to p…
6 years, 1 month ago
Personality tests for loans
A short online test that reveals attitudes, opinions and thought processes is being used to help decide whether to give people loans. The idea is t…
6 years, 1 month ago
Kids fixing the world
This week we look at four brilliant inventions by children: a phone app to stop drivers missing road signs; a robot that is activated when a vulnerab…
6 years, 2 months ago
No more bosses
Can companies operate better without managers? We hear from people who’ve got rid of managers and say it has helped them do a better job, made them h…
6 years, 2 months ago
The ancient technology getting a second wind
Old ships, powered by the wind, are sailing small amounts of cargo around the world again to help cut pollution. Some of them were built more than 10…
6 years, 2 months ago
Electricity that grows on trees
Scientists in Italy have discovered that trees generate an electrical charge every time the wind blows strongly enough to make their leaves touch one…
6 years, 2 months ago
The breath of life
A clever invention is saving the lives of hundreds of children. Pneumonia kills about 1.4 million children under five every year. Treatment with c…
6 years, 3 months ago
A Sporting Chance
We all know that sport is great for our health - and if you’re talented it can bring you great riches. But this week we look at how sport is changing…
6 years, 3 months ago
The great spreadsheet in the sky
There’s a technology on the block which has the power to change all kinds of things for the better. If that power is harnessed, it has the potential …
6 years, 3 months ago