Category Archives: Writing

Esther Wojcicki, Educationist. Credit: Jo Sittenfeld.

Better Humans By Unleashing Creativity | Ester Wojcicki | World Renowned Educationist Explains Why

 Neil Koenig, Senior TV Series Producer and ideaXme interviewer in conversation with Esther Wojcicki, Chief Education Advisor at Knack and Chief Academic Advisor at Pressto.ai and author of How to Raise Successful People. Neil Koenig comments: What’s the most difficult job in the world? President, astronaut, neurosurgeon? No – according to the educator, journalist […]

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A Sonnet to Science: Dr. Sam Illingworth

Andrea Macdonald, founder of ideaXme, interviews Dr Sam Illingworth, PhD Atmospheric Physics, Senior Lecturer in Science Communication at Manchester Metropolitan University in the UK. Dr Illingworth is a “poet scientist” who believes that poetry is a powerful tool to communicate and explore science. He is passionate about encouraging the cross fertilisation of ideas from one […]

Catching Fire and then I just couldn't stop!

Catching Fire and Then I Just Couldn’t Stop!

Hollie Fraser, ideaXme literature reading and writing ambassador interviews Uli Beutter Cohen, creator of Subway Book Review. Below, Uli Beutter Cohen explains how she became hooked on talking to strangers on the subway. She talks of how this process has become central to a huge social movement which is expected to become the subject of […]

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The Movie Maker and the Sculptor

  Andrea Macdonald, founder of ideaXme, interviews Elliot Grove, founder of the annual Raindance Film Festival (20 September – 1 October 2017, Leicester Square, London), Raindance Film school and the British Independent Film Awards. “Our movies will take you to other cultures. You need to love entertaining movies.” Elliot Grove. Worth a listen if you’re […]

Ben Hammersley

“I’ve Decided to Build a Space Ship!” ideaXme Interviews Ben Hammersley, Explorer

  Andrea Macdonald, founder of ideaXme, interviews Ben Hammersley, explorer, technologist, war  correspondent and, widely recognised as one of the world’s leading applied futurists. Ben Hammersley Ben Hammersley is above everything, an explorer. Someone who wants to know more, do more, see more! He is also a war correspondent, creator of a startup, technologist, applied […]