Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchMending Our Disposable Culture
Volunteers around the world regularly get together to fix other people’s broken stuff free of charge. Reporter Nick Holland visits an event called a …
7 years, 10 months ago
Smart Stimulation for People with Dementia
Anyone who cares for someone with dementia knows the struggle to keep them stimulated and engaged as the condition progresses. This week World Hacks …
7 years, 10 months ago
Running and Singing to Improve Maths and English
This week we go back to school, with two simple ideas that involve changing the day-to-day lives of pupils to improve their physical and mental wellb…
7 years, 10 months ago
A Green Space Revolution in Paris
How do you create green spaces in the middle of a city, where there’s no space to create large-scale parks or gardens? Paris has come up with a cleve…
7 years, 11 months ago
Scanning Homeless People To Make a Donation
Have you ever wanted to donate to a homeless person, but found yourself without any cash, or concerned about how they may spend the money? A potentia…
7 years, 11 months ago
Rewarding Green Travel in Bologna
In the northern Italian town of Bologna, a new public transport system is rewarding citizens for taking sustainable modes of transport. Each time loc…
7 years, 11 months ago
Cool Ways of Keeping Things Cool
A vast and expensive system with the sole purpose of keeping things cool exists across the developed world. This “cold chain” includes fridges in kit…
7 years, 11 months ago
Reviving Italy’s ‘Ghost Towns’
Across the Italian countryside, villages are becoming deserted as people migrate to towns and cities. A sustainable tourism model known as the ‘Alber…
7 years, 11 months ago
Why Millions Listen to This Girl
A nine-year-old child announcer has been recruited on the London Underground. The idea is that her voice will surprise passengers, so they listen to …
8 years ago
Training India’s Fake Doctors
It’s thought that more than half the people claiming to be doctors in India have no medical qualifications. They are known as “quacks”, operating ill…
8 years ago