Dare to Repair: How we broke the future

Design is never neutral and small choices can have a big impact. Dr Ella Hubber and journalist Katie Silver explore how consumer products marketed to women are frequently developed without fully understanding their needs. Along with expert insight, they look at everything from fo ...  Show more

CPR mannequins, medical implants and surgical tools. These are life changing and lifesaving medical devices. But when they are built around male bodies, what does that mean for everyone else?Through expert insight, Dr Ella Hubber and journalist Candice Bailey uncover how gaps in ...  Show more

INCOMING TRANSMISSION Agents - our intel team have discovered that in 2021 every person on Earth produced an average of 7.6 kg of e-waste (that’s 57 MILLION tons across the globe!) To see how responsible engineering can help fix our way to the future, we’ve sent Agent Clark to in ...  Show more

Have you ever wondered why your smartphone or toaster oven doesn't seem to last very long, even though technology is becoming better and better? This week, in a special collaboration with Planet Money, we bring you the history of planned obsolescence – the idea that products are ...  Show more

Aleks Krotoski explores who owns the function of the devices we use, and why we need the right to repair and hack the things we consume. 

Shouldn't we stop throwing things away and start fixing them?