In this fascinating exploration of the human mind, we dive into an enlightening conversation with Ronald Siecker, a renowned neurobiologist and doctor, and Alexander Prinsen. The dialogue takes us through diverse aspects of psychology, neuroscience, and the profound implications of understanding our brain’s adaptability. Here’s a closer look at the insights shared in our engaging […]

In this episode of the Masters of Beautiful Achievements, I sit down with Professor Willem Schramade to explore how natural science systems and a biological perspective can transform our approach to finance, corporate governance, and value creation. Together, we dive deep into the limitations of traditional economic models and the urgent need for a more

I’m Alexander Prinsen and this is the Masters of Beautiful Achievements. In todays episode I explore with Leen Zevenbergen the multifaceted nature of sustainability, entrepreneurship and personal leadership. * What are the common misconceptions about sustainability as it should be viewed as a driver of profit and innovation, rather than just a compliance or cost

Biocomputing with human neurons, pioneered by Fred Jordan and Final Spark, offers a revolutionary approach to AI, enhancing energy efficiency a million-fold compared to artificial neurons. By utilizing brain organoids, this technology processes information more like the human brain, though challenges in neuron cultivation and longevity remain. The future of AI could be transformed through this innovation.

In this episode of Masters of Beautiful Achievements, Alexander Prinsen engages with Henk Jelle Reitsma, founder of RiskSphere, to explore the intersection of climate change, risk management, and personal leadership. Henk shares his unique journey from neuropsychology to risk management, emphasizing his experiences in regulatory risk and climate risk. We discuss how the banking industry

In this episode I have a conversation with Tom Bosschaert founder of Except Integrated Sustainability about how better designed urban systems provide more value for their surroundings. It happens to be 25years since he founded Except Integrated Sustainability and a good moment to reflex to what he has achieved since. Based on his experiences Tom

A conversation with Marnix ten Kortenaar (trained as Physical Chemist from the TUDelft) about batteries, water, desalination, upscaling, doing visibility studies, realisme, future battery demand, hydrogen and religion. And how it turns out that salt is in some way our cradle to life and has so much more to offer than we realize. It is

In this edition I speak with Bill Baue and Ralph Thurm from Reporting3.0 [R3.o.org] about the challenges related to sustainability reporting when compliance becomes the norm. It turns out aligning sustainability, governance and sustainable finance with the planetary boundaries of our spaceship is for most companies not so easy. The prevailing shareholder value mindset is

With ‘environmental capitalist’ Jason Drew we explored his journey on how he as an investor and entrepreneur is seeking out business opportunities that do good for the (eco)logy and business. For Jason it is just the smart thing to do as it turns out nature is so smart. From a business perspective if you operate

With entrepreneur and keynote speaker Ramon Vullings we explore his insights on cross innovation and the importance of an open mindset. Ramon promotes the concept of “Operational Elegance” as opposed to “Operational Excellence”. Operational Elegance is about caring about the client/user and provide a smooth experience. Just like a waiter in a restaurant picks up

With Adriaan Korthuis from Climate Focus we explored the space of financing emission reduction programs in particularly developing countries’ and how to make sure companies exercising good climate practices. There is an urgent need for reforestation and forest protection as each year the annual Forest Declaration assessment (which Climate Focus is responsible) shows that intentions

With Brad Vanstone we dive into the alternative dairy solutions he is creating with Willicroft. His cheese and butter alternatives are very tasty. The butter is made from fermented soya beans and has the look and feel of real butter.

    Ivanka Milenkovic (Ekofungi) is a organic mushroom farmer in Belgrade Serbia teaching a whole new generation of mushroom farmers from all over the world. She trains mushroom farmers globally and many are also joining her academy in Belgrade. Ivanka was trained as a microbiologist and moved into growing mushrooms by accident. As a

Multi-culture fermentation is the next frontier for biotech. Can we create a community of microbes who can do the job? We explore various metabolic pathways to learn more about how syntrophic metabolism works. Can we develop natural catalysts by creating robust systems? And what is the effect of Bacteriophage to these cultures? Special Guest: Diana

In this episode we will investigate how the unusual characteristics of water (among others Exclusion Zone) is impacting how microbes are living with water. Water is more than H20 as we will learn today, and as such how will it impact how we look at fermentation, bio-remediation and more.  Special Guest: Gerald Pollack —-Join our