Cool Beans Pod

Cool Bean Pod Episode #33 - Marta Pinto

🎙️ On this episode of the Cool Beans Pod, we sat down with Marta Pinto — founder of AI Goes to School, educator, researcher, and at heart, an art teacher exploring the human side of technology 🎨🤖 With a PhD in Multimedia in Education and more than 20 years working across learning, technology, and teacher development, Marta shared thoughtful insights on how schools can approach AI with curiosity, ethics, creativity, and critical thinking. 📚✨ Our conversation explored: 🧠 AI literacy in schools 👩‍🏫 Teacher adoption and empowerment 🎨 Creativity, imagination, and learning in the age of AI 🏫 Building agency across the education sector ⚖️ The importance of ethical and human-centered AI integration Marta’s work through AI Goes to School is helping educators move beyond fear and hype — creating practical, thoughtful pathways for AI in education. 🌍 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pintomarta/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/pintomarta/] 🌐 AI Goes to School: https://aigoestoschool.com/ [https://aigoestoschool.com/] IG: marta.martapinto #AIinEducation #EdTech #AIGoesToSchool #TeacherAgency #AILiteracy #FutureOfLearning

Cool Beans Pod Episode #32 - Filipe Josué

🔬➡️🤖➡️📈 From science labs to boardroom strategy — meet Filipe. After a decade in London working across biology and robotics, Filipe pivoted into the world of strategy and consulting, where he now operates at the cutting edge of business and technology. Over the last 10 years, he’s helped organisations navigate growth, transformation, and the ever-evolving impact of AI — not just on processes, but on how demand itself is changing. 🧠 His superpower? Connecting dots across science, business, and tech to make sense of complex systems — and turning that insight into real-world strategy. 🎙️ In this episode, we dive into:✨ How AI is reshaping industries beyond automation✨ The intersection of deep tech and business strategy✨ What it really means to drive transformation today Follow Filipe:🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/filipejosue/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/filipejosue/]📸 Instagram: @filipejosue #Podcast #AI #Strategy #Innovation #TechLeadership

Cool Beans Pod Episode #31 - Pedro Maçana (Co-Founder of Wayz)

From Porto to Europe — building a sneaker brand with purpose 👟🇵🇹 On this episode, we sit down with Pedro Maçana, co-founder of Wayz (alongside Daniel Gonçalves), the Portuguese sneaker brand born in 2019 with a bold mission: 100% designed and crafted in Portugal. What started as a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo quickly turned into a movement — with their first pairs shipped by the end of 2019 and a physical store opening in Bonfim just months later. 🚀 But this isn’t just about sneakers… Wayz is built on a deeper belief: that brands should take responsibility for people + planet 🌍♻️ Pedro gets real about: 💥 What ethical branding actually means 💥 The role of leather in responsible production 💥 Working with local Portuguese suppliers 💥 Scaling across Portugal → Europe without losing purpose It’s a conversation about building something that lasts — not just products, but impact. 👉 Walk your way. Build your way. Think your way. 🎧 Tap in & explore: 🌐 https://wayzforlife.com/pt/blogs/shoes-your-way [https://wayzforlife.com/pt/blogs/shoes-your-way] 👟 https://wayzforlife.com/ [https://wayzforlife.com/] 📲 https://www.instagram.com/wayzforlife/ [https://www.instagram.com/wayzforlife/] #CoolBeansPodcast #Wayz #EthicalBranding #SustainableFashion #MadeInPortugal

Cool Beans Pod Episode #30 - Prof. Alexandre Quintanilha

🎙️ Cool Beans Pod — Episode Spotlight Professor Alexandre Quintanilha In this episode of Cool Beans, Gary chats with Professor Alexandre Quintanilha — one of Portugal’s most respected scientists and thinkers — about curiosity, education, risk, and how ideas travel from classrooms into real life. Alexandre began his academic journey studying Theoretical Physics at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, before completing a PhD in Physics in Europe. He later moved into biophysics and molecular biology, spending almost 20 years at UC Berkeley and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the United States. 🇿🇦➡️🇺🇸➡️🇵🇹 Returning to Porto, he helped shape modern Portuguese science by founding and leading major research institutions, including the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IBMC), and playing a key role in creating i3S, now the country’s largest health‑science research centre. 🧬 His work focuses on oxidative stress, ageing, and how humans understand risk, and he is the author and co‑author of several scientific books and more than 100 peer‑reviewed papers. Alongside research, he has always been passionate about education, the public understanding of science, and ethical decision‑making. Alexandre is currently Professor Emeritus at the University of Porto and remains actively involved with i3S, science policy, and public debate. Grab a coffee — this one’s proper cool beans. ☕🫘

Cool Beans Pod Episode # 29 - Kevin E. Young

🎙️ Designing a New Life: From LA to Porto with Kevin E. Young Kevin E. Young is an American interior designer who now calls Bomfim, Porto home 🇵🇹. In this episode, we chat about housing in Portugal, what it’s really like to move abroad, and why he left Los Angeles to challenge himself in a more frugal, creative environment ✈️🏡. Kevin dives into the practical side of home design, sharing insights from his work, and even explores motel room aesthetics—with a bold, slightly kinky edge 😉🛏️✨. ⚠️ This episode contains some adult themes. Viewer discretion is advised. Check him out: 📸 Instagram: @kevininporto / @kevinyoungdesigns 📘 Facebook: Kevin Young Designs