Beauty At Work

Brandon Vaidyanathan
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 Wisdom with Dr. Francis Collins (Part 1 of 2)

    5天前

    Yearning for Wisdom with Dr. Francis Collins (Part 1 of 2)

    Can science, beauty, and faith converge in our quest for truth? Joining us to discuss this topic is Dr. Francis Collins: a pioneer physician-scientist who led the Human Genome Project and has been director of the National Institutes of Health during the tenures of three U.S. presidents. Dr. Collins shares insights from his impressive career: from the discovery of genes linked to many diseases to addressing public health challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic and his efforts to bring harmony ...

    34 分钟
  2. Yearning For Meaning with Dr. Daryl Van Tongeren and Dr. David McPherson (Part 2 of 2)

    12月10日

    Yearning For Meaning with Dr. Daryl Van Tongeren and Dr. David McPherson (Part 2 of 2)

    Human beings are meaning-seeking creatures. This search is at the heart of religions all around the world. Over the past century or so, however, religion, especially in the West, has been in decline, and many commentators have marked the rise of the “nones” and “dones”--those who have no religious affiliation and those who have abandoned religion with no intention to return. What factors are behind these shifts? What does the search for meaning in the absence of religion look like? What is sp...

    35 分钟
  3. Yearning For Meaning with Dr. Daryl Van Tongeren and Dr. David McPherson (Part 1 of 2)

    12月3日

    Yearning For Meaning with Dr. Daryl Van Tongeren and Dr. David McPherson (Part 1 of 2)

    Human beings are meaning-seeking creatures. This search is at the heart of religions all around the world. Over the past century or so, however, religion, especially in the West, has been in decline, and many commentators have marked the rise of the “nones” and “dones”--those who have no religious affiliation and those who have abandoned religion with no intention to return. What factors are behind these shifts? What does the search for meaning in the absence of religion look like? What is sp...

    36 分钟
  4. Yearning for Understanding with Dr. Robert Lawrence Kuhn (Part 2 of 2)

    11月26日

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

    This episode is the second part of the conversation between Brandon Vaidyanathan and Robert Lawrence Kuhn.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, global philosophy of religion, critical t...

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

    11月19日

    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 分钟
  6. Yearning for Certainty with Maggie Jackson (Part 2 of 2 )

    11月12日

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

    11月5日

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

    10月29日

    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 分钟
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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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  • 创作者
    Brandon Vaidyanathan
  • 活跃年份
    2022年 - 2024年
  • 单集
    83
  • 分级
    儿童适宜
  • 版权
    © 2024 Beauty At Work
  • 节目网站
    Beauty At Work

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