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Episode Teaser

Introduction

“… It is time for my guests to turn the tables on me… again! …”

Guests featured on this Episode (in order of first appearance/mention)

All guests got to ask me questions! I have selected 26 questions and feature or reference certain other guests throughout the episode. You’ll hear more on a Part 3 of this special format coming some time in 2026!

• Jon Hathaway (Episode 24)
• Daniele la Cecilia (Episode 10)
• Bill Hunt (Episode 33)
• Patri Cuervo (Episode 38)
• Alexa Delbosc (Episode 28)
• Jarrod Luxton (Episode 44)
• João P. Leitão (Episode 1 & Episode 40)
• Denise Mitrano (Episode 34)
• Luis Sanudo (Episode 32)
• Katrin Pakizer (Episode 29)
• Megan Farrelly (Episode 8)
• Liah Coggins (Episode 12)
• Nadja Kunz (Episode 49)
• Scott Lloyd (Episode 2)
• Lucas Gobatti (Episode 39)
• Danielle Dagenais (Episode 21)
• Tobias Baur (Episode 30)
• Mohan Yellishetty (Episode 17)
• Don Weatherbee (Episode 41)
• Yannick Back (Episode 35)
• Peter Vanrolleghem (Episode 5)
• Anas Ghadouani (Episode 11)
• Françoise Bichai (Episode 22)
• Sofia Boarino (Episode 4)
• Wei-Shan Chen (Episode 47)

Resources Related to the Episode

• This episode featured Anas Ghadouani, who passed away in May 2024. Read the obituary and listen to Episode 11 to learn more about what an incredible person he was and how much of an impact he had on our lives.
• The Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions of 2025 [Link]
• A guide to basic care of house plants and how to grow and care for a Calamondin Tree
• The Greek Islands that i have visited
  • Crete
  • Mykonos
  • The ancient Greek water infrastructure
• The best hiking trails in Switzerland
• The Swiss Train System
  • The most scenic train trips through Switzerland
  • You can get a day pass for the entire country
• Melbourne’s Coffee Culture
• What is stand up paddling [Wikipedia]
• “The Almanac of Naval Ravikant” by Naval Ravikant is the book I mentioned when answering Luis Sanudo’s question. [View on Amazon]
• Music has played an important role in my life, I mention Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel as my favourite composers:
  • Forlane by Maurice Ravel [YouTube]
  • The ‘build’ music from The Sims – also known as “New Beginnings” by composer Jerry Martin – here is a very interesting video about its origins [YouTube]
• The Asian Koel or the Uwu bird [YouTube]

Episode Chapters

(Chapters are embedded in the episode for quick access, click this to expand and view all chapters and time stamps)

• 0:00 Preamble & Intro
• 1:33 Introducing the special episode
• 3:36 The Old New Year’s Resolution (Jon Hathaway)
• 5:53 The house plant saga (Daniele la Cecilia)
• 7:42 Favourite places around the world (Bill Hunt)
• 9:45 The Matrix of different worlds (Patri Cuervo)
• 12:34 Hiking in Switzerland (Jon Hathaway)
• 15:32 The Swiss Train System? (Alexa Delbosc)
• 17:10 Zurich vs. Melbourne (Jarrod Luxton)
• 19:51 Switzerland vs. Singapore (João P. Leitão)
• 22:43 The next big physical challenge (Denise Mitrano)
• 24:44 Collaboration vs. competition in academia (Katrin Pakizer)
• 28:20 Different academic challenges (Luis Sañudo)
• 32:59 Unlimited Research Resources (Megan Farrelly)
• 35:14 The 5 to 10-year plan (Liah Coggins & Nadja Kunz)
• 41:30 Bridging differences in collaboration (Scott Lloyd)
• 43:13 What nature is to me (Lucas Gobatti)
• 45:13 Favourite BGI (Danielle Dagenais)
• 47:02 WSUD vs. Sponge Cities (Tobias Baur)
• 48:44 Synergies between mining and BGI (Mohan Yellishetty)
• 50:56 How is the industry progressing with circularity? (Don Weatherbee)
• 53:16 Changing the world with technology (Yannick Back)
• 55:32 Modelling and software bugs (Peter Vanrolleghem)
• 57:27 A tribute to Anas Ghadouani
• 1:02:21 The importance of music in my life (Françoise Bichai)
• 1:07:52 Sounds of intimacy (Sofia Boarino)
• 1:12:45 Keeping a positive mindset (Wei-Shan Chen)
• 1:17:45 Wrap up
• 1:18:20 Outro

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Credits

• Hosted by Peter Marcus Bach, follow me on: X: @petermbach, Instagram: @petermbach87 or subscribe to my channel on YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/PeterMarcusBach/
• Intro/Outro Song: Astral Dance by Jimit (Check out more of Jimit’s tunes over on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0hc1IxPxpmUgEIZGGUGrvm?si=z_uif82xQoqAqUy8KpB7JQ)