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Positive Thinking

Positive Thinking takes a deep dive into some of the biggest problems facing Britain today - and meets the people whose big ideas might solve them.

Radio 4,34 episodes

Episodes

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A solution to polarisation?
Sangita Myska assesses a plan to counter the culture wars.
08 Sep 2022,28 mins
An end to deepfakes?
Can a digital watermark help safeguard the truth online?
01 Sep 2022,28 mins
Can GM trees capture our carbon?
Are genetically modified trees the secret to capturing our planet’s excess carbon?
25 Aug 2022,28 mins
Can an avatar cure loneliness?
Could a virtual friend solve Britain's loneliness epidemic?
18 Aug 2022,28 mins
Can mass trespass help reconnect Britons with nature?
Could wider access to the countryside bring social and environmental benefits to Britons?
11 Aug 2022,28 mins
A solution to climate change inaction?
Is ‘feeling’ the future the solution to climate change inaction?
04 Aug 2022,28 mins
Social Revolution
Sangita Myska meets key innovators on a mission to change our world for the better.
10 May 2022,28 mins
Making Planning Work for Everyone
Does gaming hold the key to resolving the planning bottleneck?
03 May 2022,28 mins
On-demand buses
Sangita Myska meets key innovators on a mission to change our world for the better.
26 Apr 2022,28 mins
Levelling the Playing Field
Is a means tested pot of money on turning 18 the answer to levelling the playing field?
19 Apr 2022,28 mins
The Case for Polyamory
Could polyamory be the way of the future?
12 Apr 2022,28 mins
Citizens' Assemblies
Sangita Myska asks if citizens assemblies are the way to strengthen democracy in Britain.
05 Apr 2022,28 mins
How do we end fuel poverty?
Sangita Myska asks if local energy projects are the solution to reducing household bills.
24 Aug 2021,28 mins
What’s the best job to do good?
Sangita Myska meets Ben Todd the founder of an ethical careers service.
17 Aug 2021,28 mins
Can we make road deaths a thing of the past?
Sangita Myska meets Matts-Åke Belin who has a vision to eliminate traffic fatalities.
10 Aug 2021,28 mins
Equitable Leadership
Can the idea of ‘knowledge equity’ make policy-making more progressive?
03 Aug 2021,28 mins
A Solution to Political Short-Termism
Is a Future Generations Commissioner the answer to thinking sustainably?
27 Jul 2021,28 mins
Is Thinking About Divorce the Secret to a Happy Marriage?
Jeannie Suk Gersen who claims pre-marriage mediation is the key to a lasting relationship.
20 Jul 2021,28 mins
Improving outcomes for children in care
Is a model of children's home used in Germany and Denmark the key to improving outcomes?
31 Mar 2021,28 mins
Future Proofing Our Schools
Can a school with no teachers or classes provide a model for the future?
24 Mar 2021,28 mins
Keeping humans relevant at work
Is transferring power from bosses to employees the key to protecting jobs from automation?
17 Mar 2021,28 mins
Ending Poverty
Could ending poverty be as simple as giving people money with no strings attached?
10 Mar 2021,28 mins
How to Stop Men Hurting Women
Sangita Myska meets Jackson Katz, an innovator bidding to change the world.
03 Mar 2021,28 mins
Searching for Lasting Happiness
Meet the innovators bidding to change our world.
24 Feb 2021,28 mins
Ending Hiring Discrimination
Sangita Myska sets out to find the world's brightest ideas that could make Britain better.
28 Jul 2020,30 mins
The Employment Conundrum
Sangita Myska sets out to find the world's brightest ideas that could make Britain better.
21 Jul 2020,28 mins
Closing the Attainment Gap
How tearing up the school calendar could help kids fulfill their true potential.
14 Jul 2020,28 mins
Escaping Street Gangs
How can we help a teenager escape a street gang, forever?
07 Jul 2020,28 mins
Curing Our Productivity Problem
Working to live, not living to work
30 Jun 2020,28 mins
Tackling Food Waste
A team of end users stress-test three radical solution to the problem of food waste.
03 Jan 2020,28 mins