How can Athens move from enduring heatwaves… to actively adapting to them?
This Sunday, 26 April 2026 @11am (Greek local time), Infinitely Curious with Katerina Batzaki explores new, collective ways to build a more heat-resilient city—through ideas born in the groundbreaking hackathon “Reinventing Heat: The Case of Athens,” part of the Heatwave Project by Mindworks Lab.
With more than half of Greeks already strongly affected by extreme heat—and 9 out of 10 seeing it as a major threat—the need for action is urgent.
The show brings together the voices behind innovative, citizen-driven solutions:
Alexandra Gkarani (Mindworks Lab) explains how the Heatwave Project is reshaping the narrative—from passive endurance to collective action—and how diverse communities can co-create real solutions for everyday life in the city.
Martha Gatsinou (Greenpeace Greece) presents #CoolRoutes, the winning idea: a participatory, real-time map of “cool oases” across Athens, showing how citizens themselves can guide one another through the city during extreme heat.
Iro Fokianou introduces “Χούφτα-λα & μαμούνια”, a proposal that connects heat resilience with urban biodiversity—highlighting the role of pollinators, small green interventions, and intergenerational collaboration in cooling the city naturally.
From digital tools… to living ecosystems… to community networks—
this episode explores how innovation, participation, and trust can reshape how we experience climate change in our cities.
