Category Archives:  Social Sciences

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 […]

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 […]

Credit: Civica Rx

A Revolution: Non-Profit Drugs

Ira Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador and founder of Bioquark, interviews Daniel Liljenquist, former US Senator and Lead Architect and Board Chair of Civica Rx. Ira Pastor Comments: A generic drug is a pharmaceutical drug that contains the same chemical substance as a drug that was originally protected by chemical patents, and are typically allowed […]

Credit: ICPA

Smart Prisons: Managing and Rehabilitating Prisoners with Psychology, Empathy and Artificial Intelligence

 Ira Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador and founder of Bioquark, interviews Ms Pia Puolakka, Project Manager of the Smart Prison Project, under the Criminal Sanctions Agency, within Finland’s Central Administration Unit. Ira Pastor Comments In 2018, according to the World Prison Population List, which gives details of the number of prisoners held in 223 […]

Bakary Tandia: Abolishing Modern Slavery

Ira Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador, interviews Bakary Tandia, Co-Founder of the Abolition Institute, a group working to promote awareness of, and dedicated to ending, the practice of slavery in the west African country of Mauritania. Ira Pastor Comments Slavery and enslavement are defined of the state and condition of being a slave, where the […]

Will Travers, Credit: Born Free Foundation

Born Free: How to Keep Wildlife Wild

Ira Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador, interviews Will Travers OBE, President of the Born Free Foundation, Born Free USA and Species Survival Network. Ira Pastor Comments The Born Free Foundation is an international wildlife charity that campaigns to “Keep Wildlife in the Wild.” Founded by English actors and wildlife campaigners Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna, […]

Cindy Gallop, founder Make Love Not Porn

Cindy Gallop: The Michael Bay of Business

 Ira Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador, interviews internationally famous former advertising executive Cindy Gallop, founder and CEO of IfWeRanTheWorld, MakeLoveNotPorn, and Cindy Gallop LLC. Adult only rating 18+ Ira Pastor Comments: Cindy Gallop is former Chair of the US branch of global advertising firm Bartle Bogle Hegarty (now part of French multinational advertising and public relations company […]