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Dare to Repair

Dare to Repair: Fixing the Future

Fixing the Future

BBC Radio 4 - Dare to Repair, Fixing the Future

Mark Miodownik looks at how repair and repair-ability fits into our sustainable future.

Mark Miodownik asks where the next generations of repairers are coming from and what we can learn from repair cultures around the world, when he asks - can we fix the future?

Mark Miodownik, explores the environmental consequences of the throwaway society we have become and reveals that recycling electronic waste comes second to repairing broken electronics. He asks what we can learn from repair cultures around the world , he looks at manufacturers who are designing in repair-ability, and discovers the resources available to encourage and train the next generation of repairers.

Presenter - Mark Miodownik
Producer - Fiona Roberts

All three episodes of Dare to Repair can be found in BBC Radio 4’s Scientifically podcast. Just search for Scientifically on BBC Sounds or wherever else you get your podcasts.

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Exploring how UK citizens have become the worst consumers in Europe of single-use goods.

UK citizens are the worst consumers in Europe for buying single-use, irreparable goods. Material scientist Professor Mark Miodownik explores how we got to this unsustainable state.

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