Category Archives: Ambassador Interviews

Benjamina Bollag, Co-founder Uncommon.

Well This Is Uncommon | Benjamina Bollag Talks of Cultivated Meat

 Neil Koenig Senior TV Series Producer and ideaXme interviewer, in conversation with Benjamina Bollag, founder and CEO of Uncommon. Neil comments: As concerns about the sustainability of food production grow, could so-called “cellular agriculture” be part of the answer? A new Cambridge-based startup called Uncommon is one of a host of new players that […]

Dr Jan Goetz, Co-founder IQM in the ideaXme studio

Quantum Computing | Challenges and Opportunities | Dr Jan Goetz, Co-founder IQM

 Neil Koenig, former BBC Series Producer and now ideaXme board advisor and interviewer talks with Dr Jan Goetz, Co-founder of IQM. Neil comments: Proponents of quantum computing claim that the technology has much to offer, saying that it promises to revolutionise many aspects of our lives such as scientific research, finance, healthcare and much more. […]

Chris Stott, founder Lonestar Data Holdings on ideaXme

Data Centres on the Moon to Fuel Human Progress | Chris Stott, founder Lonestar Data Holdings

Neil Koenig, former BBC Producer/Director and now ideaXme board advisor interviews Chris Stott, Founder, CEO and Chair of Lonestar Data Holdings Inc. to talk of how data centres on the Moon will fuel human progress.  Neil comments: Space entrepreneurs often have grand visions. As the billionaire Elon Musk explained, in a BBC Radio 4 documentary […]

Dr Sam Illingworth with his poem Blind in the Mind

Dr Sam Illingworth’s Poem | Blind in the Mind

Dr Sam Illingworth reads his poem Blind in the Mind. Poem 13. Watch the poem on ideaXme’s YouTube channel here. ideaXme Creator Series This collaboration is the first in a series of ideaXme collaborations with scientists, innovators and artists who move the human story forward. The ideaXme creator series is found here: https://radioideaxme.com/creator-series/ Dr Sam […]

David Grinspoon, Senior Scientist at The Planetary Institute.

David Grinspoon, Senior Planetary Scientist and Author joins ideaXme as Board Advisor

We are incredibly excited to announce that as of the 19th of April 2022, David Grinspoon, PhD, joins ideaXme as board advisor. David Grinspoon comments: “For our species and our biosphere this is a time of huge peril but also of great potential. We have the technical knowledge to prevent climate change and to integrate our […]

Professor Lorna Harries, ideaXme mentor Left and Dr Marija Zacharova, ideaXme mentee, right.

Professor Lorna Harries To Mentor Dr Marija Zacharova | ideaXme Mentoring

I am delighted to announce that Lorna Harries, Professor of Molecular Genetics at the University of Exeter Medical School and co-founder of SENISCA is now ideaXme mentor to Dr Marija Ksenija Zacharova, Research Associate at the University of St Andrews. Professor Lorna Harries, ideaXme Mentor Professor Harries comments: “I’m delighted to be a mentor for […]

Dr Sam Illingworth Reads His Poem Sustainable Fruit

Dr. Sam Illingworth reads his poem Sustainable Fruit. Poem 11. This collaboration is the first in a series of ideaXme collaborations with scientists, innovators and artists who move the human story forward. Find this poem on ideaXme’s YouTube channel.  Dr Sam Illingworth Dr. Sam Illingworth, PhD. Atmospheric Physics, is an Associate Professor in Academic Practice […]

Daniel Birnbaum, Artistic Director, Acute Art

Art’s New Frontier: ACUTE ART

Neil Koenig, former Senior BBC producer and current ideaXme board advisor and guest interviewer, interviews Daniel Birnbaum, artistic director Acute Art. Art’s New Frontier The pandemic has had an impact on most aspects of our lives, and the art world is no exception. With many galleries and museums closed, there’s an urgent need for new […]

Virginijus Sinkevičius EU Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries

EU Commissioner’s Call to Action: Step up International Co-operation to Tackle Climate Change

 Dr Renard Siew, Climate Change Activist and ideaXme Climate Change Ambassador interviews Virginijus Sinkevičius, EU Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries. Amongst the many subjects discussed, they talk of COP26, climate change activism, key objectives for 2022 and the Commissioner’s new legislation relating to deforestation. Dr Renard Siew: [00:00:03] Hello, everyone, and welcome […]

Rachel Goslins, Director AIB at the Smithsonian Institution, hosting the FUTURES Show.

Smithsonian FUTURES Show: Invites Everyone to Imagine the Future

Neil Koenig, ideaXme interviewer, senior television producer and journalist, interviews Rachel Goslins, Director of the Arts and Industries Building, at the Smithsonian Institution. What does the Future Mean to You? What does the future mean to you? A forthcoming exhibition in America’s capital city will attempt to help visitors to answer this question. The Arts […]