Category Archives: Ambassador Interviews

Professor Hildebrandt saving the northern white rhino. Credit: Leibniz Institute For Zoo and Wildlife Research

Saving the World’s Rarest Large Mammal: Professor Hildebrandt Talks of Saving the Northern White Rhino

Ira Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador and founder of Bioquark, interviews Prof. Dr. Thomas Bernd Hildebrandt, Head of the Department of Reproduction Management at Leibniz-IZW and Professor of Wildlife Reproduction Medicine at Freie Universität Berlin. Ira Pastor comments: The “Sixth Mass Extinction” is a term for an ongoing extinction event of species during the present Holocene […]

Miri Rodriguez Microsoft

Miri Rodriguez, Microsoft: The Importance of Brand Storytelling in a Time of Crisis

Dr. Shima Beigi, Founder of Mindfulness Engineering™️ BSc, MSc, MSc, Ph.D., resilience scientist and ideaXme Rich Connectedness™️ ambassador interviews Miri Rodriguez, Storyteller and Head of Global Internship Program at Microsoft and author of Brand Storytelling. Dr. Shima Beigi comments: In this new episode of ideaXme Rich Connectedness Podcast series, I, Dr. Shima Beigi founder of […]

Credit: Dr. Randy Cron

Cytokine Storm in Covid-19 Patients: Possible Solutions

Ira Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador and founder of Bioquark, interviews Dr. Randy Cron, MD, PhD, Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and the Arthritis Foundation, Alabama chapter endowed chair in Pediatric Rheumatology. Ira Pastor comments: As we are a few months into the Covid-19 pandemic, a medical term […]

Credit: Dr. Stanley Plotkin

Dr. Stanley Plotkin: The Godfather of Vaccines

Ira Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador and founder of Bioquark, interviews Dr. Stanley Plotkin, Professor Emeritus at both Wistar Institute and the University of Pennsylvania and consultant to the vaccine industry. Ira Pastor comments: So as we sit here a few months into the global Covid-19 pandemic, one big question on everyone’s mind is when will […]

Sridhar Solur, Ai, IoT and Smart Homes

Sridhar Solur: Life on the Edge – Ai, IoT and Smart Homes

Ira Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador and founder of Bioquark, interviews Sridhar Solur, Executive Vice President, General Manager and Chief Product Engineer at the Shark Ninja Operating Company. Ira Pastor comments: So as we continue upon the themes of healthy aging and human enhancement, a principle that we’ve touched on of “Aging in Place”, a concept whereby […]

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The Vatican and Humanity 2.0

Ira Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador and founder of Bioquark, interviews Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, President of the Pontifical Academy for Life and Grand Chancellor of the John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences. Ira Pastor comments: Vatican City is an independent city-state, enclaved within Rome, Italy, established with the Lateran Treaty (in […]

Dr. Anjhula Bais Talks of Trauma, Persecution and Displacement

Ira Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador and founder of Bioquark, interviews Dr. Anjhula Mya Singh Bais, international refugee psychotherapist, super model, actor, social activist, and blogger. Ira Pastor comments: According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the world is facing an unprecedented level of displacement, with 71+ million people forced from their homes. […]

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Patrick Mallet, Co-founder ISEAL: Crisis, Creativity and Sustainability

 Karen Potter, Director of Sustainability Hub and ideaXme sustainability ambassador interviews Patrick Mallet the Director of Innovations, ISEAL. Karen Potter comments: Climate change has become a defining issue of our era, particularly as it involves direct behavioural change from individuals, companies, and governments: everybody needs to play their part. But where and how do […]

Credit: Gregg Braden

Gregg Braden Talks of Covid-19: An Opportunity To Collectively Imagine A Resilient Future

Dr. Shima Beigi, founder of Mindfulness Engineering™️ and ideaXme Rich connectedness ambassador, interviews Gregg Braden, five-time New York Times best-selling author, researcher, educator, lecturer and internationally renowned as a pioneer bridging modern science, spirituality, and human potential. Shima Beigi comments: Covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus has laid bare deep insecurities and vulnerabilities […]

Dr Christopher Kerr Death, Dying and Dreams

Death, Dying, and Dreams

Ira Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador and founder of Bioquark, interviews Dr. Christopher Kerr, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Medical Officer at The Center for Hospice and Palliative Care in Buffalo, New York. Ira Pastor comments: Today’s episode focuses on the themes of death, dying, and dreams. Dr. Christopher Kerr is the Chief Executive Officer […]