The Design Edition

Boston Calling

A former refugee remembers his sea crossing. Now he wants to help others, by making a drone that collects life-saving information about migrant boats.

Also, we learn how a brewery converts waste into clean energy, and about the impact bike sharing programs have on their cities. Plus, Roberi Parra, a designer from Venezuela, tells us what it’s like to be on Project Runway, a reality TV show set in the US. And muralist Mona Caro tells us why we should pay attention to all plants, even weeds.

(Refugees and migrants arrive on a rubber boat on the Greek island of Lesbos. Credit: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Images)

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