ideaXme's articles Interviews Engineering, Empathy & Innovation: PakVitae Solving Water Problems for the World Rabia Nusrat, ideaXme’s Public Interviewer and an environmental engineering enthusiast from UET Lahore, interviewed Shayan Sohail Sarwar, a chemical engineer from the University of Engineering & Technology Lahore, Pakistan. Shayan Sohail Sarwar is a young innovator, and chief technology officer of Pak Vitae, a company dedicated to solving water problems for low-income communities. Driven by […] Written by ideaXme 2020-09-082020-09-08 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Engineering Featured Fighting Environmental Injustice A few years back a mother of two in Flint Michigan, upon finding that one of her children was not growing well, called an environmental engineer to test her home’s water supply. The tests revealed elevated levels of lead. This happened right after Flint’s water source was switched from the Detroit river and Lake Huron […] Written by ideaXme 2020-04-262020-08-25 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Interviews Science Through the Poetic Lens Before the scientific method, philosophy answered mankind’s big questions. But somewhere along the way, science conquered philosophy; scientists became rather mechanical, surrendering their hobbies and creativity to tireless invention and discovery. IdeaXme’s founder, Andrea Macdonald, interviews Dr. Sam Illingworth, an atmospheric physicist, and an avid science communicator. Dr. Illingworth is currently a Senior Lecturer in […] Written by ideaXme 2020-02-292020-02-29 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Interviews Life Science Technology Human Head Transplant IdeaXme’s Aging and Longevity Ambassador, Ira Pastor, sat down with Dr. Sergio Canavero, a neurosurgeon and the founder of the HEAVEN (Head Anastomosis Venture) project. Dr. Sergio Canavero has worked as a neurosurgeon at the University Hospital, Turin for 22 years and is currently an honorary professor of Harbin Medical University in China. In this […] Written by ideaXme 2019-12-052019-12-05 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Featured SpiNNaker, the Supercomputer Which Models the Human Brain Stephen Furber is a Professor of Computer Engineering at the University of Manchester. He is also the creator of SpiNNaker (Spiking Neural Network Architecture): a supercomputer developed for brain modeling. Andrea Macdonald Founder of ideaXme interviews Stephen Furber. Furber talks about his life and work at Acorn, where he helped introduce computing into schools and […] Written by ideaXme 2019-06-072019-07-08 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Featured How Virtual Reality is taking the Space Industry by its reins Evelyn Miralles is the lead engineer of the Virtual Reality Lab at NASA Johnson Space Centre (JSC). She has been working with NASA since 1992 and has a vast experience in developing products to support Human Space Flight at NASA JSC. She has earned much recognition for her work and is seen as an inspiration […] Written by ideaXme 2019-04-082019-04-15 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Featured What Role Does Art Play in Combating Climate Change? Andrea Macdonald, founder of ideaXme sat down with Ben Whitehouse, artist and founder of SkyDay, a citizen art project and call to action to address climate change. In the interview, Ben talks about his lifelong passion to connect people through art and science. Moreover, he describes his role models, from his student days and later […] Written by ideaXme 2019-03-172019-03-26 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Featured Technology Health Complexities Involved in Space Exploration Michael Seres, human health and medical innovation ambassador of ideaXme recently spoke with Dr. John B. Charles, former Chief Scientist of the Human Research Program, NASA. Dr.Charles’ career with the organization spanned 35 years and focused on maximizing human health and physical performance in space. Dr. Charles talks of that career and ongoing association with […] Written by ideaXme 2019-01-292019-01-30 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Featured Life Science Technology Are we ready for a gene-editing future? ideaXme had the honor to speak with Dr. Ellen Jorgensen, a molecular biologist, co-founder and president of Biotech Without Borders. She is a strong advocate of involving citizens in scientific endeavors and enlightened us about the advances in the field of biotechnology. During the interview, she talked about the promising results biotechnology has to offer […] Written by ideaXme 2019-01-052019-01-06 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Interviews Engineering, Empathy & Innovation: PakVitae Solving Water Problems for the World Rabia Nusrat, ideaXme’s Public Interviewer and an environmental engineering enthusiast from UET Lahore, interviewed Shayan Sohail Sarwar, a chemical engineer from the University of Engineering & Technology Lahore, Pakistan. Shayan Sohail Sarwar is a young innovator, and chief technology officer of Pak Vitae, a company dedicated to solving water problems for low-income communities. Driven by […] Written by ideaXme 2020-09-082020-09-08 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Engineering Featured Fighting Environmental Injustice A few years back a mother of two in Flint Michigan, upon finding that one of her children was not growing well, called an environmental engineer to test her home’s water supply. The tests revealed elevated levels of lead. This happened right after Flint’s water source was switched from the Detroit river and Lake Huron […] Written by ideaXme 2020-04-262020-08-25 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Interviews Science Through the Poetic Lens Before the scientific method, philosophy answered mankind’s big questions. But somewhere along the way, science conquered philosophy; scientists became rather mechanical, surrendering their hobbies and creativity to tireless invention and discovery. IdeaXme’s founder, Andrea Macdonald, interviews Dr. Sam Illingworth, an atmospheric physicist, and an avid science communicator. Dr. Illingworth is currently a Senior Lecturer in […] Written by ideaXme 2020-02-292020-02-29 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Interviews Life Science Technology Human Head Transplant IdeaXme’s Aging and Longevity Ambassador, Ira Pastor, sat down with Dr. Sergio Canavero, a neurosurgeon and the founder of the HEAVEN (Head Anastomosis Venture) project. Dr. Sergio Canavero has worked as a neurosurgeon at the University Hospital, Turin for 22 years and is currently an honorary professor of Harbin Medical University in China. In this […] Written by ideaXme 2019-12-052019-12-05 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Featured SpiNNaker, the Supercomputer Which Models the Human Brain Stephen Furber is a Professor of Computer Engineering at the University of Manchester. He is also the creator of SpiNNaker (Spiking Neural Network Architecture): a supercomputer developed for brain modeling. Andrea Macdonald Founder of ideaXme interviews Stephen Furber. Furber talks about his life and work at Acorn, where he helped introduce computing into schools and […] Written by ideaXme 2019-06-072019-07-08 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Featured How Virtual Reality is taking the Space Industry by its reins Evelyn Miralles is the lead engineer of the Virtual Reality Lab at NASA Johnson Space Centre (JSC). She has been working with NASA since 1992 and has a vast experience in developing products to support Human Space Flight at NASA JSC. She has earned much recognition for her work and is seen as an inspiration […] Written by ideaXme 2019-04-082019-04-15 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Featured What Role Does Art Play in Combating Climate Change? Andrea Macdonald, founder of ideaXme sat down with Ben Whitehouse, artist and founder of SkyDay, a citizen art project and call to action to address climate change. In the interview, Ben talks about his lifelong passion to connect people through art and science. Moreover, he describes his role models, from his student days and later […] Written by ideaXme 2019-03-172019-03-26 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Featured Technology Health Complexities Involved in Space Exploration Michael Seres, human health and medical innovation ambassador of ideaXme recently spoke with Dr. John B. Charles, former Chief Scientist of the Human Research Program, NASA. Dr.Charles’ career with the organization spanned 35 years and focused on maximizing human health and physical performance in space. Dr. Charles talks of that career and ongoing association with […] Written by ideaXme 2019-01-292019-01-30 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Featured Life Science Technology Are we ready for a gene-editing future? ideaXme had the honor to speak with Dr. Ellen Jorgensen, a molecular biologist, co-founder and president of Biotech Without Borders. She is a strong advocate of involving citizens in scientific endeavors and enlightened us about the advances in the field of biotechnology. During the interview, she talked about the promising results biotechnology has to offer […] Written by ideaXme 2019-01-052019-01-06 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
