The unexpected ways art drives innovative and collaborative research throughout the Stanford ecosystem

The first installment of the latest season of Art & opens a wider window into the singular ways art drives inquiry, experimentation, and breakthroughs across Stanford University. Guided by host Ellen Oh, each episode illuminates how artists and their approaches propel new ideas and bold outcomes.

Gastronomy & Mycology. Figure drawing & Reconstructive Surgery. Plankton & Climate Systems. Data & Astrophysics. Through rich conversations at the intersection of disciplines, you’ll hear how creative approaches open up bold new possibilities for research, innovation, and societal impact.

The season premiere features Stanford faculty members Camille Utterback and cosmologist Risa Wechsler, whose collaboration brings together interactive installation, dark-matter simulations, and the vast astronomical imagery soon to stream from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory.

Volume 1 is available now wherever you listen to podcasts—and in video on YouTube.

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November 13
Art & Astrophysics
with Camille Utterback & Risa Wechsler

November 20
Art & Gastronomy
with Ramón Perisé and Vayu Hill-Maini

November 27
Art & Anatomy
with Anita Mohan and Lauren Toomer

December 4
Art & Plankton
with Manu Prakash & Jiabao Li

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Season 1

May 21
Art &: The essential role of the arts
with Deborah Cullinan

May 21

Art & Oceanography
with Mehr Kumar & Mark Baugh-Sasaki

May 28

Art & Migration
with Tomas Jimenez & Meklit Hadero

May 28

Art & Digital Embodiment

with Cyan Deveaux & Scarlett Kim

June 4

Art & Synthetic Biology

with Drew Endy & Phil Ross

June 5

Art & Interdisciplinary Pedagogy
with Hideo Mabuchi

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Art & is brought to you by Stanford Arts and produced by Taylor Jones. Graphics designed by Connie Ko.

For more information, please contact Ellen Oh at ellenoh@stanford.edu.