Category Archives: Science

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. […]

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 […]

Robert Bilott Lawyer

Exposure: Dark Waters of Chemical Company Uncovered by Robert Bilott, Environmental Attorney

Andrea Macdonald, founder of ideaXme, interviews Robert Bilott, environmental attorney and partner at Taft Stettinius and Hollister LLP and author. Andrea Macdonald comments: When you think of environmental justice, many hot-button issues spring to mind, such as climate change, global warming, and pollution. What we don’t, unfortunately, hear enough about, are the people fighting for […]

Paula Owens PhD

Paula Owen: What Effect Will Covid-19 Have on Climate Change?

Karen Potter, director of Sustainability Hub and ideaXme sustainability ambassador interviews Paula Owen, Ph.D., Founder and CEO of Green Gumption and Director and Chief Fun Officer at Eco Action Games. Karen Potter comments: On 1 May 2019, the UK Government declared a climate emergency. It recognised that climate change was the biggest threat facing us […]

Professor Linfa Wang, Credit: Duke-NUS

Bat Man – Hunting Down Covid-19 and Other Deadly Viruses

Ira Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador and founder of Bioquark, interviews Dr. Linfa Wang, director of the Program in Emerging Infectious Diseases at the collaborative Duke-National University of Singapore Medical School in Singapore. Ira Pastor comments: As we sit here in 2020 in the middle of the Covid-19 global pandemic, we’re hearing terms like “zoonotic […]

Dr. Ekaterina Malievskaia MD, Chief Innovation Officer, Co-founder, and Research and Development Director, at COMPASS Pathways. Credit: Compass Pathways

Dr. Ekaterina Malievskaia, COMPASS Pathways: Accelerating Patient Access To Mental Healthcare Innovation

  Ira Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador and founder of Bioquark, interviews Dr. Ekaterina Malievskaia MD, Chief Innovation Officer, Co-founder, and Research and Development Director, at COMPASS Pathways. Ira Pastor comments: On the few past episodes, we have journeyed into the area psychedelic therapies, which broadly refers to therapeutic practices involving psychedelic drugs. In psychedelic […]

Dr Bruce M Carlson, M.D., Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Anatomy and Cell Biology at the University of Michigan

Dr. Carlson Living Legend of Regeneration Medicine

 Ira Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador and founder of Bioquark, interviews Dr. Bruce M. Carlson, M.D., Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Anatomy and Cell Biology at the University of Michigan. Ira Pastor comments: Today we’re honored to be joined by a true living legend of the regenerative biology world, Dr. Bruce M. Carlson, M.D., Ph.D., Professor […]

Professor Orgoi, Credit:First Central Hospital of Mongolia

Mongolia: Bringing Cutting Edge Surgery To A Million Nomads

Ira Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador and founder of Bioquark, interviews Professor Sergelen Orgoi, MD, PhD and general surgeon from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, who is best known for pioneering and developing low cost liver transplantation and laparoscopic surgery in Mongolia. Ira Pastor comments: On previous ideaXme episodes, we’ve been taking a “virtual global road trip”, talking about […]

Dr. Hamed Faridi

Food Science and Technology: Dr. Hamed Faridi

 Ira Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador and founder of Bioquark, interviews Dr. Hamed Faridi, Chief Science Officer of McCormick. Ira Pastor comments: Throughout the 20th century, natural products, especially those from the plant kingdom, formed the basis for a majority of all pharmaceuticals, biologics, and consumer healthcare products used by patients around the globe, […]