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It’s the news, reimagined

At Freethink, we believe the daily news should inspire people to build a better world. While most media is fueled by toxic politics and negativity, we focus on solutions: the smartest people, the biggest ideas, and the most ground breaking technology shaping our future.

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Freethink Original Series

When you’re working on the edge of what’s possible, your ideas are bound to raise a few eyebrows. But sometimes the ideas that seem far-fetched are also the ones that change the world. In this series, we meet the people whose bold ideas might sound crazy …but also Just Might Work.

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Series| Just Might Work

Biohackers take aim at big pharma’s stranglehold on insulin

5:55

These biohackers plan to give away their instructions for how to make insulin for free.

Series| Just Might Work

Catching the most dangerous thing in space

5:57

More than 8,000 tons of space debris orbit Earth, endangering our astronauts and satellites. Can we clean up space before it’s too late?

Series| Just Might Work

Can we hack sugar to be healthy?

6:26

Is there such a thing as healthy sugar? Food scientists in Israel are hacking the sugar molecule itself – eliminating the need for subpar alternatives.

This is a show about rebuilding the world from scratch and reimagining everything from first principles. How should we design cities? What about schools? Power grids? Prisons? Money? Or the Internet? If we were starting over, what would we do differently? Because in 2021, we are. This is HARD RESET.

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Series| Hard Reset

Vertical farms could take over the world

11:04

Vertical farming saves water, land, and energy — and it could be how we grow food on Mars.

Series| Hard Reset

How mirrors could power the planet… and prevent wars

09:28

If adopted globally, concentrated solar power could make major waves in manufacturing, not to mention prevent wars over oil and mitigate climate change.

Series| Hard Reset

Murder-free chicken nuggets: Real meat grown in a lab

7:16

Would you eat lab-grown chicken meat? This Singapore restaurant is the first to serve cell-cultured meat to diners.

Join us as we profile the next generation of challenger companies and their startup stories to get an intimate view of where they are on their journey to transform an entire industry—and move the world.

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Series| Challengers

This virtual world could be the next Fortnite

5:45

This virtual universe has already captured the interest of thousands of gamers and it stands to make a positive impact in the gaming industry as a whole.

Series| Challengers

How VR could change your life

5:47

Virtual reality could alter the human experience forever.

Series| Challengers

Air Jordan designer’s lessons for startups

6:20

While there have been an array of challenges for startups during COVID-19, Jason Mayden is preparing for long-term success in a post-pandemic world.

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Join us as we cover stories about change-makers addressing the biggest challenges and exploring the most impactful phenomena faced by human society today.