Category Archives:  Social Sciences

Biotech’s Wizard of Wall Street

Ira Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador and founder or Bioquark, interviews Fred Frank, Founder and Chair of Evolution Life Science Partners, an investment bank focused on the needs of life sciences and healthcare companies. Ira Pastor comments: On several recent shows we’ve been discussing some of the novel and alternative funding pools that have been […]

Dr. Tzezana, Credit: Chen Galili

XPRIZE – Dr Roey Tzezana Develops Prizes To Radically Extend Human Lifespan

Ira Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador and founder of Bioquark, interviews Dr. Roey Tzezana, Futures Studies Researcher, Tel Aviv University, Research Fellow, Brown University, and Lead Researcher, XPRIZE Foundation. Ira Pastor comments: Today, we are going to continue upon a theme that we started several episodes ago, which explores how in this world with amazing […]

Suzanne Somers, Credit: Cindy Gold

A New Way To Age: Suzanne Somers Longevity Science’s Ultimate Advocate

Ira Pastor, ideaXme exponential health ambassador and founder of Bioquark, interviews Suzanne Somers: actress, author, singer, businesswoman, and health spokesperson. “She just might be a pioneer!” Suzanne Somers as described by Oprah Winfrey. Ira Pastor comments: On the last several shows we have spent time talking with many thought leaders and experts on different levels […]

Dr. Tara O'Toole, Credit: B.Next / In-Q-Tel

Dr Tara O’Toole: The CIA, National Security And Preventing The Next Pandemic

Ira Pastor, ideaXme exponential health ambassador and founder of Bioquark interviews Dr. Tara O’Toole, Executive Vice President and Senior Fellow at In-Q-Tel. During the course of this interview, at 44:41, Dr. O’Toole receives breaking news that the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services has determined the 2019 Coronavirus to be a significant threat, therefore […]

Professor Dr. Frank Rühli, Credit: University of Zurich

Evolutionary Medicine: Analysing Mummies’ Past Health For Insights Into Human Health Now

 Ira Pastor, ideaXme exponential health ambassador and founder of Bioquark interviews Professor Dr. Frank Rühli, Director of the Institute of Evolutionary Medicine and on the Medical Faculty of University of Zurich, and Founding Director, Chair, Full Professor of Evolutionary Medicine. Ira Pastor comments: Famous prominent Russian-American geneticist and evolutionary biologist, Theodosius Dobzhansky, stated in […]

Dr. Rhonda Prisby, Credit: University of Texas at Arlington

Dr Rhonda Prisby: The Health Connections Between Cardiovascular and Skeletal Systems

Ira Pastor, ideaXme exponential health ambassador and founder of Bioquark interviews Dr. Rhonda Prisby, Associate Professor in the Department of Kinesiology, at The University of Texas at Arlington. Ira Pastor comments: We have a fascinating show today focusing on the intersection of the cardiovascular system and the skeletal system.  We will be discussing interesting recent evidence that suggests […]

Mayor Zafari Ghafari bestowing an award

Mayor Zarifa Ghafari: Fighting for women’s rights, security, universal access to education and economic development in a war-zone

Andrea Macdonald, founder of ideaXme, interviews Mayor Zarifa Ghafari, the first female mayor of Maidan Shahr, capital city of a province in Afghanistan and voted as one of the BBC 100 Women of 2019. Andrea Macdonald comments: The current war in Afghanistan began with the United States invasion on 7 October 2001. It has cost […]

Dr. William A. Haseltine is chair and president of ACCESS Health International, a think tank, advisory group, and implementation partner. Credit: Dr. William Haseltine

Genomics Pioneer Dr. William Haseltine

Ira Pastor, ideaXme exponential health ambassador and founder of Bioquark interviews Dr. William Haseltine, American biologist, entrepreneur and philanthropist, known for his groundbreaking work on HIV/AIDS and the human genome. Ira Pastor comments: On today’s show, we have a thought leader who sits amongst a rare group of people who have been responsible for creating […]

Dr. Rachel Armstrong at TEDGlobal 2010. Oxford, UK, July 12-16, 2010. Credit: James Duncan Davidson / TED

Living Architecture: Merging Living Systems With Buildings

Ira Pastor, ideaXme exponential health ambassador and founder of Bioquark, interviews Professor Dr. Rachel Armstrong, Professor of Experimental Architecture at the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, at Newcastle University. Ira Pastor comments: On past shows, as we’ve been navigating the biological architecture of life, we’ve spent time taking about the important differences between the […]

A Decade That Defined the Meaning of Relationships

Who Am I? I am Tali Ramsey, a writer, filmmaker and millennial born in the 90s. Over the past decade, I have begun navigating real adulthood in a hyper-connected world and the relationships that come with this time of life and context. Learning to prioritise and filter to choose the right people is a skill that […]