Category Archives: Featured

Dr. Angela Hughes: The Human-Animal Bond

Ira Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador, interviews Dr. Angela Hughes, Global Scientific Advocacy Relations Senior Manager & Veterinary Geneticist at Mars Petcare. Ira Pastor Comments: The global pet care industry is significantly expanding. To such an extent that it is expected to reach USD 327 billion by 2026. And while we may associate the Mars Corporation, […]

Dr. Hugh Herr, Associate Professor MIT Media Lab and head of the Biomechatronics group MIT Media Lab.

Extreme Bionics: Sculpting Human Physiology

Ira Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador interviews Dr. Hugh Herr, Associate Professor MIT Media Lab and head of the Biomechatronics group, MIT Media Lab. A fascinating conversation covering the science and technology of extreme bionics. Furthermore, Dr Herr’s reason for becoming one of the world’s leading innovators in the sector. Dr Hugh Herr: Extreme Bionics […]

Dr Elvis Tangem, Co-ordinator Green Wall of Africa

Greening the Sahara: The Great Green Wall Initiative

Ira Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador, interviews Dr. Paul Elvis Tangem, Coordinator for the Great Green Wall Initiative (GGWSSI) Africa project at the African Union Commission. Watch the interview on ideaXme’s YouTube Channel Ira Pastor Comments: Desertification is a type of land degradation in dry-lands in which biological productivity is lost due to natural processes, […]

Dr. Jiangying Zhou, Program Manager DARPA. Credit: DARPA

Dr. Jiangying Zhou: The Frontiers of Mathematics, Computation, Systems and Design

 Ira Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador, interviews Dr. Jiangying Zhou, Program Manager at the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Defense Sciences Office. Ira Pastor Comments: On this episode of ideaXme, meet again with the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), but unlike the past few shows where we’ve been spending time with […]

Dr Christian Busch, author of The Serendipity Mindset.

The Art and Science of Creating Good luck: Serendipity

Ali Jawad, Paralympian powerlifter and ideaXme guest interviewer talks with Dr Christian Busch ,PhD, Full-time Faculty and Director, CGA Global Economy Program at New York University and author of The Serendipity Mindset. They discuss the art and science of creating good luck, the subject of Christian’s new book, and what we all can do to […]

Dr Michelle Francl, the Frank B. Mallory Professor of Chemistry at Bryn Mawr College, and an adjunct scholar of the Vatican Observatory.

Unlocking the Mysteries of the Universe: Molecules, Particles and People

 Ira Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador and CEO Bioquark interviews Dr. Michelle Francl the Frank B. Mallory Professor of Chemistry, at Bryn Mawr College, and an adjunct scholar of the Vatican Observatory. Ira Pastor comments: Today, we have another fascinating guest working at the intersection of cutting edge science and spirituality Dr. Michelle Francl […]

Philip Lymbery, CEO Compassion in World Farming, CIWF. Credit: CIWF

Compassion in World Farming: Protecting Animals, People and Planet

 Ira Pastor, CEO Bioquark and ideaXme life sciences ambassador, interviews award-winning author Philip Lymbery, CEO of Compassion in World Farming. Ira Pastor Comments: Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) is a campaigning and lobbying animal welfare organization which campaigns against the live export of animals, certain methods of livestock slaughter, and all systems of factory farming. […]

Dr. Frank D. Marks, MS, ScD, Director of Hurricane Research Division, at NOAA. Photo credit: NOAA.

Hurricanes: Evolution, Risk Reduction, Tracking and Simulation

Ira Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador and founder of Bioquark interviews Dr. Frank D. Marks, MS, ScD, Director of Hurricane Research Division, at NOAA. Hurricanes and climate disasters Ira Pastor comments: Weather and climate disasters affect the world’s population. The total approximate cost of damages from weather and climate disasters in the U.S. alone from […]

Dr. Gulden Camci-Unal, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department Chemical Engineering, Francis College of Engineering, UMass Lowell

Chemical Engineering to Build Bones for Humans with Eggshells and Origami

 Ira Pastor ideaXme life sciences ambassador and founder of Bioquark interviews Dr. Gulden Camci-Unal, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department Chemical Engineering, Francis College of Engineering, UMass Lowell. Ira Pastor comments: A few episodes ago ideaXme hosted the University of Michigan’s Dr. Bruce Carlson. We spoke to him about the interesting and important topic of “substrate” […]

Craig Fugate, Chief Emergency Management Officer, One Concern

Think Big, Act Fast: Disaster Management From Hurricanes to Pandemics

 Ira Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador and founder of Bioquark interviews Craig Fugate Chief Emergency Management Officer of One Concern and former administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The international context of this interview: In choosing our leaders it is becoming increasingly important to select people who can both anticipate and address […]