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Heystek Grobler is an Electronics Engineer and Masters Student that is affiliated with the Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory (HartRAO) which is a facility of the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO), as well as the University of Johannesburg (UJ) Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Science. He specializes in the field of Digital Signal Processing and has resea...

Grayson is one of the founders of Taza food-truck in southeastern US, which is a vegan style food truck bringing authentic healthy food and making other options even more healthy such as the Falafel. With the way the world is looking for better and more suitable options of food from the classic fast food they still want availability and convenience because it gets difficult to get to the store and...

Noel is a private chef working in the industry for approx 18 years and have experienced kitchens from cafes to pubs to high end fine dining. Currently working as a consultant chef being an advocate of the Field to Fork movement. By promoting a healthy awareness of where our food comes from and how its handled. Our role in creating a better culinary future for ourselves is for us all to get involve...

Dean works at the public library which to most is uninteresting but in the words of knowledge is power the library is a gold mine even in technological times the feel and power of a book is unbeatable. Books might cause anxiety from school days like most of my childhood but they are a place to escape basically a transport to another world or reality depending on where and when you want to go. From...

Josh works helping veterans get insurance and the help they need because so much is forgotten when one comes back from war the damage is far more than what meets the surface. Being a veteran himself he came across and idea with his wife to spice up things by creating a hot sauce company called "2 Angry Cats". Their company supports the troops and gives back being one to buy from because they truly...

Whitney Brim-DeForest is the County Director for University of California Cooperative Extension Sutter-Yuba, and the UCCE Rice and Wild Rice Advisor for Sutter, Yuba, Placer, and Sacramento counties. She holds a M.S.in International Agricultural Development and a PhD in Horticulture and Agronomy from University of California, Davis. She also holds a dual BA in Biology and Music from Brown Universi...

Daniel is from AU, working in the nursing program trying to support where in a time of need is the most essential. Having a passion for coming across good food decided to make a devotion to BBQ learning the temperatures and spices that can truly enhance flavor to a enjoyable meal. Now we get into his podcast surprisingly its about you guessed it Crappy Movies while listening to the podcast you hea...

John works building websites until he came across some feed on social media that caught his attention a recent trend happening with food bloggers and reviewers. Starting his page and attempting to break into YouTube fame by creating videos tasting and reviewing popular trending foods. We always want the inside information when it comes to going to a place and knowing the secret menu items makes us...

Hallie is a Philly artist using forms of glass to create unique pieces from pipes to sculptures. Coming from a passion for art and going to college to study found herself wanting to create things of her own. Lots of things can be difficult when it comes to glassblowing such as being a woman glassblower she talks of the stigma behind it when making a piece but in the end her work shows a true talen...

Joshua is a professional sushi chef in Sacramento CA, coming from a background of construction and looking for something new when he found craigslist. Finding an opening in the sushi business and not having any restaurant experience prior he dedicated his time to food and in specific sushi. Even planning on travelling to other places to discover the amount of culture and food differences that can...

Travis an aspiring YouTuber and podcaster trying to break in the new world of technology where doors have opened out of the regular 9-5. Travis started out his channel with food reviewing which is becoming a very popular concept today because of the whole trend of eating healthy a weird thing takes place when we get the satisfaction of food pictures and someone eating it in a video. Branching off...

Martin is a qualified Mountain Leader and has spent the past ten years leading groups both with his own long distance walking group and at a Purbecks-based Duke of Edinburgh group. He is a fossil enthusiast and is eager to pass on his knowledge of how to find them and what they are. Martin knows from first-hand experience the wonder and excitement of discovering something that has lain hidden for...

Derry is a woodworking artist out in Ontario who has had a passion for creating things made from wood since he can remember. The art he creates completely resembles his memories of his walks through nature truly finding inspiration that he can instill in a work. Using some things like resin to create things that look like they belong in space or even a recreation of a river in a table the amount o...

Brian lives out in Memphis TN, works at the train station for the popular New Orleans line and spends his time fossil hunting. We hear stories of people finding treasure and go on the hunt with a metal detector but come up empty handed. Brian helps show that it is a lot easier than you would think all it takes is a little bit of effort and time and the amount of fun and learning experience you can...

Thomas is well known for his cereal reviews being popular on his YouTube channel focusing on all those nostalgic boxes of cereal we all love or remember. Cereal with or without milk everyone might enjoy it but not all of us eat it the same from the classics to the newer ones that flavors seem questionable this food is perfect anytime of day and brings a nostalgia effect to most of us. Being a YouT...

Judith studied Biology in the University of Magallanes in Punta Arenas, Chile. doing her Ph. D in the University of Heidelberg in Germany. Completing postdoc in Paleopathologies which were developed in the Natural History Museum of Stuttgart in Germany under the supervision of Dr. Erin Maxwell  currently working as a paleontologist in the University of Magallanes in Punta Arenas, south of Chi...

Adam is a Ph. D research student within the Earth Sciences department at Royal Holloway University of London. We can talk about the earth and how its environmental issues are becoming more relevant as resources are getting used society is looking for a change. The earth holds many secrets from various metals and minerals it seems to be endless Adam is interested in the colorful rocks that people l...

Niko is a blade-smith out in Detroit primarily making and selling knives for culinary purposes for chefs or the average home cook. Being a blacksmith is probably one of the best name-drops for a resume making this old school craft that was once the key to surviving relived in a newer society where creativity is starting to re spark. Knives are made and specialized for many different reasons for sh...

Seth is a glass artist out in Minnesota who goes by the name "Mythic Glass" specializing in pop culture items. Working a lot with making unique pendants that reference things from pop culture such as Pokemon, Dragon ball z and many others that some of the 90's kids were used to seeing on TV. Creating a pendant or design using a reference from our past helps people look at a piece deeper finding a...

Abdalla is a mental health advocate from his work and research in molecular and cellular biology and focusing on neuroscience of how the brain functions. Neurochemistry is one thing that is really hard to understand whether its genetic or environmental so many factors can cause a person to like or dislike something. In this world we are more connected but less connected than ever, relying on inter...

Nik has been creating designs and manipulating glass for three years in St. Louis MO,. Specializing and fascinated by geometric patterns and the complexity behind them that he incorporates in his work with pipes, marbles and other ideas. From teaching other people this form of art that gets a bit stigmatized when it comes to the industry associated its been around for thousands of years and one cr...

Mohit is the owner of "Hempistani" an educational site promoting the benefits of Hemp and how its been treated so corrupt in today's society until recently getting notice. Hempistani was developed from the minds of 3 entrepreneurs who believe in disrupting the hemp industry by removing the stigma around it through greater awareness about its benefits and providing consumers a reliable marketplace...

Khalil works as a private chef specializing in table foods and farm raised products residing in Charlotte. When it comes to cooking or food most people develop a love or unhealthy obsession seems like it stems from the idea of living the best perfect life whether it comes to eating too healthy or eating too poorly. Life has a balance and sometimes its difficult to find being involved on the indust...

Tres is a tattoo artist and local community builder being involved with people from his job to his hobbies. From establishing art on someones skin that they will carry forever and either mark a new journey or just an art piece they admire he also builds bike trails and programs to help establish safer and effective way of community building in the form of cycling. Starting off conceived in a 1960...

Siobhán is a PhD. student studying at Caltech for chemistry of Metalloproteins which is a generic term for a protein that contains a metal ion cofactor. So many things come into the making of everyday life and with this thought she finds her fascination of exploring things to a more molecular level. Especially when it comes to wine being able to understand its process and value and the form of che...