Fidias EU Parliament

This is my first appearance after being elected as a Member of the European Parliament representing my country Cyprus. Thanks Brussels Signal team for the interview!

Daniele Ganser is a Swiss historian and author, known for his extensive work on contemporary history and international relations. His research focuses on secret warfare, resource wars, and geopolitics. His book "NATO's Secret Armies" has received international acclaim for its detailed exploration of covert military operations. In this podcast, we discuss about the complexities of modern geopolitics, the role of America in today's world and the reality behind the defence industry.

Roger Penrose is a mathematical physicist from England and winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2020. He is recognized for his work in mathematical physics, particularly his contributions to the theory of general relativity and cosmology. Yang Hui He is a mathematical physicist, who is a Fellow at the London Institute as well as lecturer and former Fellow at Merton College, Oxford. Yang works on the interface between quantum field theory, string theory, algebraic geometry and number theory, as well as how AI and machine-learning help with these problems.

Katherine Brodsky has been a correspondent for Variety for over a decade and has also contributed to publications such as: The Washington Post, WIRED, The Guardian, Esquire, Newsweek, CNN Travel, USA Today, and many others. As a journalist, she has mostly covered film/TV, culture, business, travel, tech, and, well, espionage. For her stories, Katherine has had a chance to interview a diverse range of 'intriguing' personalities, including the Dalai Lama and, most recently, Elon Musk.In this episode, we focus on her interview with Elon Musk, and how to respond to a cancelation according to her book "No Apologies".

Christof Koch is a German-American neurophysiologist and computational neuroscientist best known for his work on the neural basis of consciousness. He is the president of the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle and he is the chief scientist at the Tiny Blue Dot Foundation. Bernardo Kastrup is an idealist philosopher and the executive director of Essentia Foundation. His work has been leading the modern renaissance of metaphysical idealism, the notion that reality is essentially mental. In this episode, they debate about Analytic Idealism, the Integrated Information Theory, psychedelic trips and death.

Margrethe Vestager is a Danish politician currently serving as Executive Vice President of the European Commission and European Commissioner for Competition since 2014. Vestager is a member of the Danish Social Liberal Party, and of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party (ALDE) on the European level. In this episode, we talk about the €2.4 Billion fine she made Google pay, the EU AI act and the future of education.

Farzad Mesbahi is an ex-Texla employee and content creator about Elon Musk and his companies. Elon Musk is my biggest hero, so in this podcast, I wanted to know more about him through the perspective of a person who has worked for him.

Pedro Domingos is a Professor Emeritus of computer science and engineering at the University of Washington. He is a researcher in machine learning known for Markov logic network enabling uncertain inference and he is the author of the popular book "The Master Algorithm". In this episode, we talk about the AI Act in Europe

Andrew Bustamante is an Ex-CIA Covert Intel Officer and founder of "EverydaySpy". He is also the author of the books "Everyday Spionage" and "Red Cell". In this episode, we delve into the positive and negative effects of the CIA across the globe, unknown facts, and conspiracies about the most secure "company" in the world.

I lived wearing a VR Headset for 30 days in order to put my own body into what the future looks like. Throughout this experiment, I had many highs and lows, so in this episode, my teacher will interview me to unveil how it really feels to be a cyborg.