Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World
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Description
Solve for X uncovers what’s next. Join journalist Manjula Selvarajah as she dives into the latest tech innovations shaping our world. How are satellites revolutionizing the fight against climate change? Could music be the medicine we need? What will it take for Canada to lead the global tech scene and achieve a zero-emission future? Discover the answers to these questions and more in the next season of Solve for X.
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Mind over matter: Could brain-computer interfaces lead to a new era of innovation and healing?
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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Colour block: When it comes to water, can the textile industry clean up its act?
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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Infinity quest: Is the hubris of tech billionaires endangering the planet?
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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The grid: Is it time to rethink our power systems? (Replay)
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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Power to the people: How solar energy — cheap, plentiful and available everywhere — is poised to change the world
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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Solve for X S4 Trailer
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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It’s different all over: Embracing the complexity of human biology
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Cold comfort: How to keep cool without destroying the planet
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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Heat warning: Are we ready for a hotter climate?
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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Regrowth strategy: To adapt to a changing climate, restoring nature is critical. But do we have the seeds we need?
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May 29, 2025 |
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Compounding the cure: How our overzealous efforts to zap infections could be making animals — and humans — sicker
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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Waste opportunity: Can we design plastic out of healthcare?
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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Fire alarm: Rethinking innovation in an increasingly volatile world
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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Cracking the code: How generative biology could transform medicine
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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Innovation hotline: Answering the tech sector’s burning questions
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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Soak it up: Can sponge cities save us from flooding?
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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Striking a chord: Why neuroscientists believe music could hold the power to cure what ails us
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Solve for X S3 Trailer
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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The methane hunter: Meet the man who is tracking down emissions — from space
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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Beast mode: Can technology help protect some of the world’s most endangered animals?
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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Changing tastes: Can technology sustainably feed the world?
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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Decade of decisions: How better infrastructure can transform our world
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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The electric afterlife: What are we going to do with all those EV batteries?
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Drain brain: Meet the man who is fixing our wastewater problem
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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Going viral: Can AI predict the next pandemic?
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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Sea change: Can we alter the chemistry of the ocean to save the climate?
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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Solve for X S2 Trailer
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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Follow the money
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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The race to discover new materials
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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Confronting waste: Getting to a circular economy
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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Can AI help build a more liveable city?
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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The grid: Is it time to rethink our power systems?
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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Solve for X Mid-season Trailer
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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How to speed up cleantech development
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Aug 18, 2022 |
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Sparking change: Designing a cleaner energy future
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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Fighting greenwashing: A conversation with Catherine McKenna
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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We need to save the trees — but how?
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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We need to talk about our carbon problem
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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Solve for X Trailer
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Jun 09, 2022 |