There aren’t many people interested in the lives of patients at psychiatric hospitals, but the patients at Borda Hospital in Buenos Aires have become internationally famous thanks to a unique radio show. Interns manage and host a program that features psychiatric patients as guests.
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I started a fair student loan scheme
Many students lack the resources to pay for higher education and often end up taking out loans that they will spend the rest of their lives repaying. Felipe offers them a fairer solution.
I grow the packaging of the future
This young engineer’s start-up is in the process of revolutionizing the global market for packaging with his low-tech, eco-friendly invention.
I created a foldable electric car
Good ideas shouldn’t stay in boxes. That’s what Carlos thought when he saw plans for the car of the future designed by students at MIT and immediately decided to bring their idea to life. Ingenious.
I’m fighting for peace
Stop fighting wars at least one day per year. That was the proposal—at once modest and gargantuan—Jeremy brought before the United Nation and took to all those who know only the language of arms. One more victory on the altar of peace.
My cardboard books are original and affordable
The publishing world is in crisis. To reduce the costs of producing books, this editor reached out to the many cartoneros, or scavengers, of Buenos Aires, offering them a premium for cardboard recovered from the streets.
I’m cooking with solar!
30 years ago, this stay-at-home mother was shocked to learn that no one in Africa was cooking with solar. That was all the incentive she needed to travel halfway around the world and introduce African women to her solar oven.
I track fake medication
The global drug market is being flooded with counterfeit medicines. But thanks to Bright, there is now a sure-fire way to check for authenticity that can save the lives of millions of people. It’s simply indispensable.
Use your eyes to heal your trauma
What if, like a hard disk, our brains can be reprogrammed to erase certain traumatic memories? It is possible thanks to a technique called EMDR, which was developed by this psychologist. Revelatory.
I’m coming to stay with you
What to do when you’re young and broke but hungry to travel the world? Why not follow the example of this thirtysomething, who, like millions of other couchsurfers, always finds a place to get a good night’s sleep. Contagious.