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Art & Healthcare with Janani Balasubramanian & Karleen Giannitrapani

In this episode of Art &, we speak with artist, storyteller, and Stanford alum Janani Balasubramanian and Dr. Karleen Giannitrapani, Assistant Professor of Medicine in Pr

Art & Trees with Char McCurdy & Aaron Straight

In this episode of Art &, we catch up with designer Char McCurdy and biochemist Aaron Straight about The Giving Tree, an upcoming Stanford IntroSem being taught this fall

Art & Fellowship with Erika Chong Shuch & Tiffany Steinwert

In Episode 5 of Art &, we meet Erika Chong Shuch, a performance maker, director, choreographer, and 25-26 VPA Visiting Artist, and Tiffany Steinwert, Dean for Religious a

Art & Plankton with Jiabao Li & Manu Prakash

In Episode 4 of Art &, we meet Manu Prakash—a Stanford bioengineer whose lab invents frugal, open-source tools that make global science accessible—and artist/designer Jia

Art & Anatomy with Anita Mohan & Lauren Toomer

In Episode 3 of Art &, we meet Anita Mohan — a clinical assistant professor of plastic and reconstructive surgery at Stanford Medicine — and Lauren Toomer, an artist and

Art & Gastronomy with Ramón Perisé & Vayu Hill-Maini

In Episode 2 of Art &, we meet Ramón Perisé—chef and Head of R&D at the internationally acclaimed Basque restaurant Mugaritz, and a Doerr Visiting Artist at Stanford—alon

Art & Astrophysics with Camille Utterback & Risa Wechsler

In the Season 2 premiere of Art &, we meet Camille Utterback—an artist whose large-scale interactive installations probe how data, bodies, and perception intertwine—and R

Art & Interdisciplinary Pedagogy with Hideo Mabuchi

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 lif

Art & Synthetic Biology with Drew Endy & Phil Ross

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

Art & Digital Embodiment with Cyan DeVeaux & Scarlett Kim

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

Art & Migration with Tomas Jimenez & Meklit Hadero

What happens when a sociologist and a musician reimagine immigration narratives together? In this episode, acclaimed vocalist and cultural strategist Meklit Hadero joins

Art &: The power of interdisciplinary research and practice with Deborah Cullinan

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 r

Art & Oceanography with Mehr Kumar & Mark Baugh-Sasaki

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 episod

"The Future of Co-Creation" with Tsachy Weissman and Natalie Gosnell

For our final chapter of Encounters, Janani convenes with professors Tsachy Weissman and Natalie Gosnell to discuss the future possibilities of art-science collaboration.

"Challenging Metaphors: Redefining Scientific Narratives in Astrophysics" with Susan Clark

This conversation with Assistant Professor Susan Clark explores how violent metaphors in Astrophysics can be transformed through art-science collaborations, leading to fr

"Art as a Meeting Place" with Srinija Srinivasan

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

"What is Co-Creation?" with Ellen Oh

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