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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 […]

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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 […]

Ben Hammersley

Ben Hammersley Futurist Defines Our New Normal In The Age Of Coronavirus

Amanda Christensen, ideaXme guest interviewer, interviews Ben Hammersley, one of the world’s leading futurists and founder of international Strategic Foresight agency Hammersley Futures. Amanda Christensen comments: Our world as we know it has seemingly changed overnight as countries globally make the decision to impose lockdown-type mandates in a worldwide effort to slow the spread of […]