Andrea Macdonald, founder of ideaXme interviews Stela Solar, Director of National AI Centre, CSIRO Australia. They talk of “Australia’s world first” initiative to develop, roll out and manage AI and how Stela Solar leads it. Biography Stela Solar Director of the National AI Centre, CSIRO Australia Stela Solar is the Director of the National Artificial […]
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May
May
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 […]
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Apr
Apr
Neil Koenig, former BBC Producer/Director and now ideaXme board advisor interviews artist Shahzia Sikander. Neil Koenig comments: One aim of the ideaXme platform is to Move the human story forward™. Is that something that art can help with? The artist Shahzia Sikander believes it can: “art is something that we learn to tell stories with. […]
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Mar
Mar
Dr. Jo Zayner, PhD, Biophysics, founder of The ODIN talks with ideaXme’s founder, Andrea Macdonald. Dr. Jo Zayner Biochemist and Genetic Engineer Dr. Jo Zayner is a visionary biochemist and genetic designer. Zayner is transgender and uses she/her pronouns advocating for diversity, body autonomy and science for all. For over 15 years, she has pioneered work […]
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Mar
Mar
Neil Koenig, ex BBC producer and current ideaXme board advisor and guest interviewer, interviews Mohammed Afkhami, philanthropist and art collector. If asked to name a country associated with modern art, few people today might think of Iran. The collector Mohammed Afkhami is working hard to change that perception. In recent years he has amassed a […]
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Feb
Feb
Neil Koenig, ex BBC producer and current ideaXme board advisor and guest interviewer, interviews curator Marcello Dantas. ALIVE Art | Making Art Relevant To Wide Audiences Are humans the only creatures who can appreciate art? Perhaps not, says Marcello Dantas. His latest project aims to create “art that’s meaningful to other species”, such as birds, […]
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Feb
Feb
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 […]
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Dec
Dec
Neil Koenig, Producer, Journalist and ideaXme board adviser interviews David Roche, Founder of Independent Strategy and Quantum Economics. The Truth About Cryptocurrencies The news today is full of stories of fortunes made or lost through investment in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies. But what exactly are these new digital currencies? How did they come about, […]
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Dec
Dec
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 […]
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Nov
Nov
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 […]
