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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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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Historian and author, Sheila Rowbotham talks of her life and work helping women to shape their own futures. Neil Koenig, Radio and TV producer and journalist, interviews Sheila Rowbotham, author and historian of feminism and radical social movements. In this interview, Sheila looks back at the early days of the women’s liberation movement […]
Amanda Christensen, ideaXme guest interviewer and Strategist at Cubaka, speaks with David Grinspoon, PhD., Astrobiologist, Senior Scientist at the Planetary Institute and award-winning author. Amanda Christensen Comments: This June, NASA selected the DAVINCI+ (Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble-gases, Chemistry and Imaging +) mission as part of its Discovery program – the first spacecraft to […]