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.
Beauty At Work
Latest Episodes
Beauty, Ritual, and Spirit | International Symposium "Can Beauty Save the World?" with Ayodeji Ogunnaike, Julian Carrón, Matt Miller, Mauro Magatti
This is the closing panel of our international symposium "Can beauty save the world?" held at McGill University, Oct 24-25, 2025, and focuses on ritual and spirit in the age of disenchantment.We open with a song from singer-songwriter T...
The Transformative Power of Art and Architecture with Anjan Chatterjee, Alberto Perez-Gomez, Stephen Legari, and J.F. Martel
This is a panel on the transformative power of art and architecture as part of the international symposium "Can beauty save the world?" held at McGill University, Oct 24-25, 2025.The session begins with poetry from Olivia Wood, who mode...
The Transformative Power of Music | "Can Beauty Save the World?"
In this panel during the international symposium "Can beauty save the world?" held at McGill University, Oct 24-25 2025, Jean-Sébastien Vallée (McGill), Katie Bank (Birmingham), Rebekah Wallace (Oxford), Ian Corbin (Harvard), and Jonathan Berge...
Can Beauty Save the World? with Charles Taylor, Sean Kelly, Elaine Scarry, Richard Kearney
This is the opening panel for the international symposium "Can beauty save the world?" held at McGill University, Montreal, Oct 24-25, 2025.We begin with introductions from Dan Cere (McGill), Brandon Vaidyanathan (Catholic University of...
AI and the Future of Human Agency with Helen and Dave Edwards - S4E12 (Part 2 of 2)
Helen and Dave Edwards are co-founders of the Artificiality Institute, a nonprofit research organization that helps people stay human in the age of AI. They explore how AI changes the way we think, who we become, and what it means to be human. ...
