Playing the Second Half - Conversation #7: Reinventing myself with Leonardo Fuks

A well-known neuroscientist from Karolinska in Stockholm - one of the world’s leading medical institutions - and a fun fact it is also home to the commitee that selects the Nobel Prize in Medicine - well this neurocientist said it was impossible to both play musical instruments and ride a bicycle at the same time and at different rhythms. He presumed that the pedaling cadence might be coupled to the musical tempo, as it happens with the legs motion in marching bands. Leonardo proved him wrong. Not only did he perform while cycling, he created an entire Cyclophonica – Bicycle Chamber Orchestra.Having invented more than 200 musical instruments, Leonardo is a musician, engineer, inventor... and the list goes on.Yet beyond all his talents, Leonardo is one of the kindest, funniest, most curious people - and one of the best listeners - I have ever met.I admire him deeply. So when I decided to create this Summer Series, he was one of the first people I reached out to. I wanted to reconnect with an old friend and learn more about the many chapters of his remarkable life.What followed was a wonderful conversation - interrupted for a few minutes by a monkey! And not a small one. Just one of many unexpected moments in this fascinating interview.Thank you, Leonardo, for sharing your life story so openly, including the Kafkaesque legal process you are currently facing. We are all cheering for justice to prevail and for this story to reach the happy and fair ending it deserves.Enjoy Episode 4 of the Summer Series. “Reinventing Myself” is a story of second halves, new paths, creativity, courage, and the joy of continually becoming.It was fantastic reconnecting with you Leonardo!Viva a vida!

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