Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchChecking out the solar hotel
Could we build cities using solar panels instead of walls? That’s the dream that Huang Ming, a wealthy entrepreneur in China’s Shandong province, has…
9 years, 4 months ago
Moving In With Refugees
An innovative housing project in Amsterdam is attempting a new way of integrating refugees into the local population. In prefab flats, refugees from …
9 years, 5 months ago
How China is Cleaning its Air
Air pollution is a huge problem for China, but did you know it’s actually getting better? The Air Quality Index in several cities is improving, beca…
9 years, 5 months ago
The Voter Lottery
Voter turnout is a problem around the world, particularly in local elections. But a small group of academics and activists in the US are experimentin…
9 years, 5 months ago
Denmark’s Food Waste Vigilante
Food waste is a massive global problem: the EU alone throws away 88 million tonnes a year. Much of this ends up in landfill and produces dangerous gr…
9 years, 5 months ago
Denmark’s Food Waste Vigilante
Food waste is a massive global problem: the EU alone throws away 88 million tonnes a year. Much of this ends up in landfill and produces dangerous g…
9 years, 5 months ago
The Sun Water Solution
This is a story about how the most amazing ideas do not always work how you would like in practise. In theory it is so simple. You put disease-ridden…
9 years, 6 months ago
Lend Me Your Eyes
A new app is helping blind people solve everyday problems by combining smartphones video technology and an army of armchair volunteers. World Hack…
9 years, 6 months ago
The War On Fake News
The internet is awash with made-up news stories. It’s not a new problem, but the highly charged US election campaign forced people to pay attention.…
9 years, 6 months ago
Superblocks To The Rescue?
In Barcelona, they’re experimenting with a new way of designing the city. Superblocks are vast low-traffic zones, but they’re also deeply controversi…
9 years, 6 months ago