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Dr Sam Illingworth and his poem Basking No More

Dr Sam Illingworth’s Poem | Basking No More

Dr. Sam Illingworth reads his poem Basking No More. Poem 7.  Find the Basking No More video: Here. This collaboration is the first in a series of ideaXme collaborations with scientists, innovators and artists who move the human story forward. Dr. Sam Illingworth, PhD. Atmospheric Physics, is an Associate Professor in Academic Practice at Edinburgh […]

Dr Sam Illingworth and his poem Plastic Snow

Dr. Sam Illingworth | Plastic Snow

Dr. Sam Illingworth reads his poem Plastic Snow. Poem 3. Find the video of the poem here. This collaboration is the first in a series of ideaXme collaborations with scientists, innovators and artists who move the human story forward. Dr. Sam Illingworth, PhD. Atmospheric Physics, is an Associate Professor in Academic Practice at Edinburgh University […]

Lenka Petrakova, Award-Winning Designer and Architect of the 8th Continent.

The 8th Continent: Award Winning Design Concept to Clean the Oceans

There is a pressing need to clean up the world’s oceans. Both the health of our oceans and climate change are linked as oceans play a vital role in absorbing carbon dioxide. Plastic pollution, 8 million tons of plastic every year, threaten all marine life. Ocean species are facing a bigger danger of extinction than species on land. It […]

Fionn Ferreira with Internet Pioneer Vint Cerf

Google Science Fair Winner Fionn Ferreira

Dr. Richard W. Smith (PhD), ideaXme World Oceans ambassador and Oceanographer at Global Aquatic Research, interviews 18 year old scientist Fionn Ferreira, winner of the 2019 Google Science Fair. Fionn Ferreira Fionn Ferreira recently received the award for developing a method for removing plastics from water. Whilst this represents a breakthrough in the established scientific […]