Beauty At Work
Beauty at Work expands our understanding of beauty: what it is, how it works, and why it matters. Sociologist Brandon Vaidyanathan interviews scientists, artists, entrepreneurs, and leaders across diverse fields to reveal new insights into how beauty shapes our brains, behaviors, organizations, and societies--for good and for ill. Learn how to harness the power of beauty in your life and work, while avoiding its pitfalls.
Podcasting since 2022 • 91 episodes
Beauty At Work
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Barriers to Cosmic Connection with Dr. Galen Watts (Part 7 of Symposium on Spiritual Yearning in a Disenchanted Age)
What are the barriers to pursuing our spiritual yearnings in a disenchanted age? Dr. Galen Watts addresses this question in this final presentation from our international symposium held at McGill University in November 2024.G...
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Ecology and Agency with Dr. William Barbieri (Part 6 of Symposium on Spiritual Yearning in a Disenchanted Age)
This episode is the sixth presentation in our series from the international symposium on Spiritual Yearning in a Disenchanted Age. Dr. William Barbieri teaches in the Religion and Culture and Moral Theology/Ethics programs in the Sc...
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The Lost Word with Dr. Tara Isabella Burton (Part 5 of Symposium on Spiritual Yearning in a Disenchanted Age)
The Lost Word: Magic, Reality-Creation, and the Pursuit of God’s LanguageThis is the fifth presentation from our international symposium on Spiritual Yearning in a Disenchanted Age, held at McGill University in November 2024.<...
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Spiritual Yearning in Science with Dr. Brandon Vaidyanathan (Part 4 of Symposium on Spiritual Yearning in a Disenchanted Age)
Is science a path to cosmic connection? In this fourth episode of our series from the November 2024 symposium on Spiritual Yearning in a Disenchanted Age held at McGill University, I share results of an ongoing study on Meaning and ...
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Science as Enchantment with Dr. Rob Gilbert (Part 3 of Symposium on Spiritual Yearning in a Disenchanted Age)
In this presentation, Prof. Robert Gilbert, Professor of Biophysics in the Nuffield Department of Medicine at the University of Oxford, explain how science, for the scientist, is a source of enchantment.Prof. Gilbert and his team work o...
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