Podcast Episodes

Does Universal Basic Income Work?

Around the world, governments and researchers are experimenting with the introduction of universal basic income. From Finland and Spain to India, the…

9 years ago

The Teachable Moment

Darius has been shot three separate occasions, but the third time was the last. He was met at his bedside by a stranger, who changed his life forever…

9 years ago

Mexico's Cartoon Therapists

How do you get children who're victims of emotional abuse or physical harm to open up about what's happened to them? In Mexico a psychologist, Julia …

9 years ago

Cutting Cow Farts to Combat Climate Change

Methane emissions from the burps and farts of livestock accounts for around 15% of global greenhouse gas emissions. But the trick to reducing this c…

9 years ago

Thailand’s Disease Detectives

World Hacks goes to Thailand to meet an army of volunteers on the front line in the fight against dangerous diseases, like Ebola and bird flu.

Nearly …

9 years, 1 month ago

Can We Supercharge School?

A new school in San Francisco thinks it can massively accelerate the speed at which children can learn, using clever technology and smart algorithms …

9 years, 1 month ago

Turning Fatbergs into Fuel

Lurking in the sewers beneath the streets there are giant blobs of congealed cooking fat known as “fatbergs”. Now one company has come up with a cle…

9 years, 1 month ago

Thailand’s Condom King

Thailand in the 1960s was on the verge of a population disaster. Thai women were having seven children on average, and the government was struggling …

9 years, 1 month ago

How To Be A Better Mum In Jail

There are more than 200,000 women in US prisons and jails and it is estimated that 6% to 10% are pregnant. One project in Minnesota is trying to use …

9 years, 1 month ago

Would You Rent Your Clothes?

Globally, only around 20% of clothes are re-used or recycled. The majority go to landfill or are incinerated. In the USA alone, the amount of clothes…

9 years, 2 months ago