Hi there! I'm back. In this episode I sit down with Ivy Ross, Chief Design Officer at Google and co-author of Your Brain on Art (written with Susan Magsamen, Executive Director International Arts + Mind Lab Center for Applied Neuroaesthetics @ Johns Hopkins). We talk about one of my new favorite topics, neuroaesthetics (the study of how art and sensory experience affect the brain and body) and why it matters for mental health and overall quality of life. 

The episode covers:

•  Ye olde burnout, stress, and cognitive limits; grad school stimulation and time to rest.
• Reflecting on how grad school is reshaping my processing of people and situations.
• How the latest victorious lawsuit gives us a win over algorithm madness.
• What neuroaesthetics is and where it comes from 
•  How sensory environments (light, sound, texture, space) affect stress and wellbeing 
•  The gap between what we think we need and what our body is trying to tell us
•  Why creativity gets conditioned out of people early 
•  How this connects to mental health, learning, and daily life 

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- Chauncey

Written, directed, and executive produced by Chauncey Zalkin. Intro/Outro sound engineered by Eric Aaron. Photography by Alonza Mitchell with Design Consulting by Paper + Screen.

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