Ocean science & sculpture. Immersive technology & theater. Sociology & music. Art & explores arts-driven collaborations across Stanford University’s dynamic research ecosystem with host Ellen Oh, Director of Interdisciplinary Arts Programs at Stanford Arts. Through lively conversations set at disciplinary crossroads, you’ll hear how creative perspectives can spark new pathways, insights, and solutions for the most pressing issues of our time.
In the season finale of Art &, we meet Hideo Mabuchi—a quantum physicist, ceramicist, and faculty director of the Stanford Arts Institute—whose creative and scholarly life models what it looks like t…
In this episode of Art &, we go on a field trip—literally and metaphorically—with synthetic biologist Drew Endy and artist-mycologist Phil Ross, founder of the Open Fung initiative. What starts as a …
What does it mean to become someone—or something—else online? In this episode, immersive theater-maker Scarlett Kim and human-computer interaction researcher Cyan DeVeaux explore how technology resha…
What happens when a sociologist and a musician reimagine immigration narratives together? In this episode, acclaimed vocalist and cultural strategist Meklit Hadero joins Stanford sociologist Tomás Ji…
In the premiere of Art &, Stanford Vice President for the Arts Deborah Cullinan joins host Ellen Oh to explore why art is not just additive—but essential. From poetry’s role in her upbringing to cham…
Marine ecologist Mehr Kumar and sculptor Mark Baugh-Sasaki come together in an unusual collaboration exploring the fragile ecosystem of the Southern Ocean. In this episode, they share how art and sci…
For our final chapter of Encounters, Janani convenes with professors Tsachy Weissman and Natalie Gosnell to discuss the future possibilities of art-science collaboration.
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This conversation with Assistant Professor Susan Clark explores how violent metaphors in Astrophysics can be transformed through art-science collaborations, leading to fresh perspectives on the unive…
In conversation with Srinija Srinivasan, we explore practice and the role of art as a divine manifestation, capable of transforming our realities and fostering deep human connections.
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In conversation with Ellen Oh, Director of Interdisciplinary Artist Programs at Stanford Arts, we uncover the value of connecting artists and scientists to advance fields of research and thought.
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