In an enlightening chat from 18 months ago, University of British Columbia in Vancouver President Santa Ono, was already talking about those things that became critical for effective education during the Covid pandemic. Insightful ideas from this innovative leader serve as a basis for disruptive solutions for the hybrid landscape of post-pandemic education. His views on those things that have become key sources of concern, like climate change, societal inclusion and empowerment, inspire and enrich many communities’ efforts to make the world a better place. A Podcast by Tec Sounds.

How can you possibly interview an octogenarian, chemistry noble prize winner, who became the first woman after 45 years to win the prize for her breakthrough work on applying biological cryo-crystallography to study the function and structure of the ribosome. Well, enter beautiful Ada Yonath – by far the most engaging, disarmingly honest, and super charming scientist I have yet chatted with. Discover how ribosomes, our factory of proteins, are critical for the life of every living cells even – surprise, surprise – viruses. Oh,  and by the way, she game no answer to the world’s greatest challenge. A Podcast by Tec Sounds.

Anne Applebaum, influential and multi-awarded journalist and historian, has brought her ideas to us from the pages of The Economist, The Spectator, The Washington Post, and now The Atlantic. She’s a lead thinker on today’s issues on the politics landscape, and her latest book on the decline of democracy on the hands of right-wing populism is both scary and a call to action. Join me in this enlightening conversation with Anne where I discover her view on the world’s greatest challenge. A Podcast by Tec Sounds.