Beauty At Work

Brandon Vaidyanathan
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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.

  1. Yearning for Understanding with Dr. Robert Lawrence Kuhn (Part 1 of 2)

    1 DAY AGO

    Yearning for Understanding with Dr. Robert Lawrence Kuhn (Part 1 of 2)

    What does it look like to live a life in pursuit of understanding? Our guest today exemplifies this quest across a wide range of domains. Dr. Robert Lawrence Kuhn is the creator, writer, host and executive producer of Closer To Truth, the long-running PBS/public television series and leading global resource on Cosmos (cosmology/physics, philosophy of science), Life (philosophy of biology), Mind (consciousness, brain/mind, philosophy of mind), and Meaning (theism/atheism/agnosticism, glob...

    39 min
  2. Yearning for Certainty with Maggie Jackson (Part 2 of 2 )

    NOV 12

    Yearning for Certainty with Maggie Jackson (Part 2 of 2 )

    Maggie Jackson is an award-winning author and journalist with a global reach. Her new book, Uncertain: The Wisdom and Wonder of Being Unsure, explores why we should seek not-knowing in this era of angst and flux. Nominated for a National Book Award and named to multiple “Best Books of 2023” lists, Uncertain is an official selection of the Next Big Idea Club curated by Malcolm Gladwell, Dan Pink, Adam Grant, and Susan Cain. Lauded as “incisive and timely” (Dan Pink), “surprising and practical”...

    40 min
  3. Yearning for Certainty with Maggie Jackson (Part 1 of 2 )

    NOV 5

    Yearning for Certainty with Maggie Jackson (Part 1 of 2 )

    Maggie Jackson is an award-winning author and journalist with a global reach. Her new book, Uncertain: The Wisdom and Wonder of Being Unsure, explores why we should seek not-knowing in this era of angst and flux. Nominated for a National Book Award and named to multiple “Best Books of 2023” lists, Uncertain is an official selection of the Next Big Idea Club curated by Malcolm Gladwell, Dan Pink, Adam Grant, and Susan Cain. Lauded as “incisive and timely” (Dan Pink), “surprising and practical”...

    28 min
  4. Art and Yearning with Dr. Daniel McInerny (Part 2 of 2)

    OCT 29

    Art and Yearning with Dr. Daniel McInerny (Part 2 of 2)

    Daniel McInerny is associate professor and chair of the philosophy department at Christendom College in Front Royal, Virginia. He is also a novelist and dramatist. As a scholar, Daniel is foremost interested in reactivating an Aristotelian understanding of mimetic art, long out of favor among philosophers. His latest book is Beauty and Imitation: A Philosophical Reflection on the Arts. At Christendom College Daniel teaches courses on the Philosophy of Art & Beauty, the Philosophy of Techn...

    33 min
  5. Art and Yearning with Dr. Daniel McInerny (Part 1 of 2)

    OCT 22

    Art and Yearning with Dr. Daniel McInerny (Part 1 of 2)

    How is art relevant to our yearning for flourishing? In this episode, I interview philosopher Daniel McInerny about his new book, Beauty and Imitation.Dr. Daniel McInerny is associate professor and chair of the philosophy department at Christendom College in Front Royal, Virginia. He is also a novelist and dramatist. As a scholar, Daniel is foremost interested in reactivating an Aristotelian understanding of mimetic art, long out of favor among philosophers. His latest book is Beauty and Imit...

    34 min
  6. Yearning for Transcendence with Dr. Alan Lightman (Part 2 of 2)

    OCT 15

    Yearning for Transcendence with Dr. Alan Lightman (Part 2 of 2)

    In this episode, sociologist Brandon Vaidyanathan interviews MIT Physicist Dr. Alan Lightman about his spiritual materialism.Alan Lightman is an American physicist, writer, and social entrepreneur. He holds a PhD in physics from Caltech. He has served on the faculties of Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and was the first person at MIT to receive dual faculty appointments in science and in the humanities. He is currently professor of the practice of the humanities at...

    29 min
  7. Yearning for Transcendence with Dr. Alan Lightman (Part 1 of 2)

    OCT 8

    Yearning for Transcendence with Dr. Alan Lightman (Part 1 of 2)

    In this episode, sociologist Brandon Vaidyanathan interviews MIT Physicist Dr. Alan Lightman about his spiritual materialism.Alan Lightman is an American physicist, writer, and social entrepreneur. He holds a PhD in physics from Caltech. He has served on the faculties of Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and was the first person at MIT to receive dual faculty appointments in science and in the humanities. He is currently professor of the practice of the humanities at...

    27 min
  8. Yearning for wholeness with Elizabeth Oldfield (Part 2 of 2)

    OCT 1

    Yearning for wholeness with Elizabeth Oldfield (Part 2 of 2)

    Elizabeth Oldfield is the author of Fully Alive: Tending to the Soul in Turbulent Times. She has spent her career trying to lever open space for deeper conversations - about what it means to be a human being, where we can find wisdom and how we build a society where we hate each other a little less. She has worked at BBC Radio 4, led a Westminster think tank, and is now the host of The Sacred podcast, speaking to guests like Nick Cave, Sally Philips, Rabbi Sacks, Rainn Wilson, Sathnam Sangher...

    23 min
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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.

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  • Creator
    Brandon Vaidyanathan
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2024
  • Episodes
    79
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2024 Beauty At Work
  • Show Website
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