Skip to content

Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World

MaRS Discovery District · Monthly

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.

Hear the latest episodes

Podcast episode

Tapping the source: How relics of the industrial age could help power the future

Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World

Audio · 25 min
Podcast episode

The coming storm: How AI can help us forecast and harness the weather

Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World

Audio · 36 min
Podcast episode

This uncanny moment: AI has us all lurching between hype and hysteria, but what are the real risks and opportunities?

Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World

Audio · 41 min
Podcast episode

Degrees of freedom: Why human dexterity is the holy grail of robotics

Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World

Audio · 35 min
Podcast episode

Home remedy: Understanding housing as a medical intervention could transform the homelessness crisis

Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World

Audio · 42 min
Podcast episode

Gene genie: New therapeutics are unlocking our biological blueprint to help the body heal itself

Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World

Audio · 29 min
Podcast episode

Mind over matter: Could brain-computer interfaces lead to a new era of innovation and healing?

Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World

Audio · 39 min
Podcast episode

Colour block: When it comes to water, can the textile industry clean up its act?

Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World

Audio · 29 min
Podcast episode

Infinity quest: Is the hubris of tech billionaires endangering the planet?

Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World

Audio · 44 min
Podcast episode

The grid: Is it time to rethink our power systems? (Replay)

Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World

Audio · 29 min
Podcast episode

Power to the people: How solar energy — cheap, plentiful and available everywhere — is poised to change the world

Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World

Audio · 49 min
Podcast episode

Solve for X S4 Trailer

Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World

Audio · 2 min
Podcast episode

It’s different all over: Embracing the complexity of human biology

Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World

Audio · 21 min
Podcast episode

Cold comfort: How to keep cool without destroying the planet

Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World

Audio · 28 min
Podcast episode

Heat warning: Are we ready for a hotter climate?

Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World

Audio · 35 min
Podcast episode

Regrowth strategy: To adapt to a changing climate, restoring nature is critical. But do we have the seeds we need?

Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World

Audio · 34 min
Podcast episode

Compounding the cure: How our overzealous efforts to zap infections could be making animals — and humans — sicker

Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World

Audio · 24 min
Podcast episode

Waste opportunity: Can we design plastic out of healthcare?

Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World

Audio · 30 min
Podcast episode

Fire alarm: Rethinking innovation in an increasingly volatile world

Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World

Audio · 26 min
Podcast episode

Cracking the code: How generative biology could transform medicine

Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World

Audio · 26 min
Podcast episode

Innovation hotline: Answering the tech sector’s burning questions

Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World

Audio · 40 min
Podcast episode

Soak it up: Can sponge cities save us from flooding?

Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World

Audio · 34 min
Podcast episode

Striking a chord: Why neuroscientists believe music could hold the power to cure what ails us

Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World

Audio · 34 min
Podcast episode

Solve for X S3 Trailer

Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World

Audio · 1 min
Podcast episode

The methane hunter: Meet the man who is tracking down emissions — from space

Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World

Audio · 26 min
Podcast episode

Beast mode: Can technology help protect some of the world’s most endangered animals?

Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World

Audio · 26 min
Podcast episode

Changing tastes: Can technology sustainably feed the world?

Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World

Audio · 23 min
Podcast episode

Decade of decisions: How better infrastructure can transform our world

Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World

Audio · 23 min
Podcast episode

The electric afterlife: What are we going to do with all those EV batteries?

Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World

Audio · 23 min
Podcast episode

Drain brain: Meet the man who is fixing our wastewater problem

Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World

Audio · 24 min
Podcast episode

Going viral: Can AI predict the next pandemic?

Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World

Audio · 30 min
Podcast episode

Sea change: Can we alter the chemistry of the ocean to save the climate?

Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World

Audio · 25 min
Podcast episode

Solve for X S2 Trailer

Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World

Audio · 1 min
Podcast episode

Follow the money

Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World

Audio · 17 min
Podcast episode

The race to discover new materials

Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World

Audio · 31 min
Podcast episode

Confronting waste: Getting to a circular economy

Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World

Audio · 24 min
Podcast episode

Can AI help build a more liveable city?

Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World

Audio · 25 min
Podcast episode

The grid: Is it time to rethink our power systems?

Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World

Audio · 28 min
Podcast episode

Solve for X Mid-season Trailer

Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World

Audio · 2 min
Podcast episode

How to speed up cleantech development

Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World

Audio · 15 min
Podcast episode

Sparking change: Designing a cleaner energy future

Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World

Audio · 26 min
Podcast episode

Fighting greenwashing: A conversation with Catherine McKenna

Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World

Audio · 25 min
Podcast episode

We need to save the trees — but how?

Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World

Audio · 28 min
Podcast episode

We need to talk about our carbon problem

Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World

Audio · 25 min
Podcast episode

Solve for X Trailer

Solve for X: Innovations to Change the World

Audio · 1 min

Visit the publisher’s archive

Superscout Pro

Find faster. Show up verified. Keep your deals private.

$99a year, or $12 a month
Get Pro

Is this page right?How the research works

Something's off