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This free environmental documentary streaming site is Netflix for the planet

It’s run by the executive producer of the Oscar-winning movie ‘My Octopus Teacher.’

This free environmental documentary streaming site is Netflix for the planet

How these mayors are bringing guaranteed income to their cities

On the ‘World Changing Ideas’ podcast, we spoke to two mayors who launched guaranteed income pilot programs in their cities—and to a recipient of those supplemental checks.

How these mayors are bringing guaranteed income to their cities

This company mines everyday plants for breakthrough discoveries

On today’s ‘World Changing Ideas’ podcast, we explore the ‘dark matter’ inside the plants we think we know so well.

This company mines everyday plants for breakthrough discoveries

We taste-tested Beyond Meat’s new burger

Transitioning from animal to plant-based is about improving the taste, says CEO Ethan Brown on Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas podcast, but also changing our long-held cultural attitudes.

We taste-tested Beyond Meat’s new burger

How this donation app helped get food directly to hungry people during the pandemic

On this week’s episode of the ‘World Changing Ideas’ podcast: how ironing out food distribution could be the key to solving hunger in America.

How this donation app helped get food directly to hungry people during the pandemic

This pregnancy test came back positive for the environment

Peeing on a stick has never been more sustainable.

This pregnancy test came back positive for the environment

Podcast: This sustainable sneaker company is coming for the industry giants

In this week’s episode of ‘World Changing Ideas,’ the founders of Brazilian brand Cariuma discuss how they make sustainable shoes without sacrificing style or performance.

Podcast: This sustainable sneaker company is coming for the industry giants

Podcast: Trucks are often empty—this company wants to make sure they’re always carrying cargo

In this week’s episode of our ‘World Changing Ideas’ podcast, we talked to the 2020 winner of the Transportation category, a company that helps pack cargo trucks more efficiently.

Podcast: Trucks are often empty—this company wants to make sure they’re always carrying cargo

This company is 3D-printing houses in North America. Next stop? The moon

Icon’s 3D-printed homes have helped tackle the housing crisis in Central Texas and rural Mexico. The company has even bigger goals for its future.

This company is 3D-printing houses in North America. Next stop? The moon

What if we replaced elected politicians with randomly selected citizens?

Congress would be made up of ordinary people, selected in lotteries, not elections. It’s an idea that goes back thousands of years—but is getting new attention.

What if we replaced elected politicians with randomly selected citizens?

One day, you might live in a 3D-printed house

Icon—a winner of Fast Company’s 2020 World Changing Ideas Awards—has built a 3D printer so large it can print the walls of a house in 24 hours.

One day, you might live in a 3D-printed house

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