Can design save us?

Five physicists walk into a basement and start brewing beer. What happens next? This month, we meet Ask Løvschall-Jensen, COO and Co-Founder of Seaborg Technologies; the company redesigning nuclear power to make it completely safe and sustainable. Jensen shares his journey from growing up in the 'Friends of the Earth' collective, part of the Danish anti-nuclear movement, to becoming a nuclear energy pioneer. We hear how his team is reviving a reactor design from the 60s, combined with masses of computing power, to finally break the planet's reliance on fossil fuels.

Writer & Host: Lesley Price Producer: Sidsel Kaae Nørgaard Composer: Kristina Lilleskov Soundbite: HBO's Chernobyl

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From fried chicken to foie gras, meat inevitably comes with cruelty and environmental cost. Yet, the world can't seem to suppress its' appetite. This month, we meet pioneer in cellular agriculture Didier Toubia, CEO and Founder of Aleph Farms. We hear how his team are designing with cells and explore why, in the not so distant future, our meat will be 'reared' in vats rather than factory farms. Toubia shares his ideas on balancing tech and tradition, the power of Gen Z and why he believes replicating nature for good is fundamental to our survival.

Writer & Host: Lesley Price Producer: Sidsel Kaae Nørgaard Composer: Kristina Lilleskov

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Today, almost everything we eat is by design. Just as our modern food industry is, by poor design, pushing our planet to the brink. This month, we pick the brain of Pasi Vainikka, CEO of Solar Foods behind pioneering product Solein; a superfood "made from thin air". We discuss why he calls himself a "possibilist" when it comes to fighting global warming, the death of industrialised meat production, and how Solein could offer the biggest disruption to the food industry we've ever seen.

Writer & Host: Lesley Price Producer: Sidsel Kaae Nørgaard Composer: Kristina Lilleskov Narration soundbite: Skavlan - SVT1 and Netflix's Our Planet

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From the Birkin bag to the bargain bin, is fashion killing us? This month, we meet Travis Peoples, COO of the Global Fashion Agenda. Peoples shares the thrill of living out his 17-year-old "sneakerhead dream" at Adidas, how the Oregon wildfires turned him onto sustainability, and making the trip across the pond to now work for the world's leading organisation for fashion and sustainability. We discuss perspectives on sustainability —as much more than just eco-friendly products— diversity, and why open-source tech and transparency are key to a better industry.

Writer & Host: Lesley Price Producer: Sidsel Kaae Nørgaard Composer: Kristina Lilleskov

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Activism in 2020 has emerged with renewed passion and power. But, will today's action on the streets, and behind screens, finally lead to genuine change? This episode we meet Bahraini activist and writer Esra'a Al Shafei, behind social movement platform CrowdVoice and non-profit organisation Majal. Al Shafei is a celebrated pioneer for freedom of speech and has fought for marginalised voices for more than a decade — all while remaining anonymous. We talk about the current state of activism and how technology is driving meaningful progress, as well as feeding the dangers of slacktivism and surveillance.

Writer & Host: Lesley Price Producer: Sidsel Kaae Nørgaard Composer: Kristina Lilleskov

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Will we be the first life living on Mars? We meet AI SpaceFactory Founder and CEO, David Malott, behind the NASA-recognised Mars habitat MARSHA. Mallot is an architect and self-professed space geek, who after spending years designing some of the world's tallest towers —three to be exact— turned his attention to the extraterrestrial. We chat about designing for the red planet, the possibility of interplanetary living, and why space exploration is critical to achieving quantum leaps in design and tech.

Writer & Host: Lesley Price Producer: Sidsel Kaae Nørgaard Composer: Kristina Lilleskov

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In our introductory episode, we take a deep dive into the world of 'design to improve life' with The Index Project CEO Liza Chong. We talk about what makes the organisation tick, some of the most iconic and influential designs celebrated by global design prize The Index Award, and why we need good design now more than ever.

Writer & Host: Lesley Price Producer: Sidsel Kaae Nørgaard Composer: Kristina Lilleskov