In this episode, Forest Stearns, a space and quantum computing artist speaks with us about art exhibitions that started in the desert, moved to Space, and now are on Quantum computers at Google. Forest Stearns an artist, an adventurer, speaks with us about innovation, creative permission in business environments, and why he works quite often with scientists. Stearns has a passion for founding Artist in Residence programs that connect art, science, and technology. Currently, he is the Creative In...
Dec 24, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 23
On Friday, December 11, Airbnb went public. One of the unique unicorns of its time, Airbnb quickly stabilized on a market value of almost 100B$. While it is a tech company, Airbnb's founders are not. In this episode, we share the art behind the Airbnb story and how two founders leveraged their creative background to build this company. Click here to see the show notes with links, videos, and more
Dec 17, 2020•17 min•Season 1Ep. 22
In this episode, we speak to the artist Nathalie Miebach. In her work, she takes weather data from massive storms and turns it into complex sculptures that embody the forces of nature and time. These sculptures then become musical scores for a string quartet to play. We talked about data visualization, data representation, the potential of data, and much more. See show notes that include videos, links, images, and much more. Episode Music Credit: Hurricane Noel by Axis Ensemble Shifting Winds by...
Dec 10, 2020•52 min•Season 1Ep. 21
In this episode, we speak to Sam Hunter Magee, the associate director at the Leamn program on Creativity and Entrepreneurship at Harvard University. Magee discusses, why Harvard University, just like MIT, has a platform to allow students to mix art, creativity with business? How these programs help in building creative entrepreneurs? What are the benefits for engineering and business professionals when they work with the creative/artsy group? Check the show notes on our webpage for videos, links...
Dec 03, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 20
In this episode, we talk to the artist and designer, Liliana Farber. Farber explores how the internet can create legal, technological, and emotional experiences. In her work, she investigates ways the virtual redefines the physical world. Using custom-made software and collected material from the Internet, she creates images, installations, and interactive works. Surveillance, anonymity, storytelling, data visualization, and more - all are being manifested and used in her work. Check the episode...
Nov 26, 2020•42 min•Season 1Ep. 19
In this episode, Madeline Gannon, an artist and researcher, talks to us about why industrial robots are her interest, how she convinces robots to do things they were never intended to do, and what it means to live with them. As one of the "The World's 50 Most Renowned Women in Robotics," - She is the Robot Whisperer. Click here to see the show notes, videos, transcript, and more on our website....
Nov 19, 2020•48 min•Season 1Ep. 18
In this episode, we talk to Dr. Marc Moss and Katherine Reed, who run and collaborate in the Colorado Resiliency Arts Lab at the University of Colorado Medical Campus. What does it mean to build resiliency among medical care teams? Why art is the way to do so? How medical teams actually building their resilience through the program? How is the program teaching resiliency? All these questions and more in our new episode. Click here to see the show notes on our website....
Nov 12, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 17
In this episode, we host Shun Matsuzaka, Digital Creative Director at McCann. Matsuzaka created the world’s first AI creative director, capable of directing a TV commercial. We discussed the future of creative work, creative AI, and its abilities; we heard about genetic design, how robots can help us with creativity, and what parents need to remember about their kids’ education. Click to visit the show notes on our website to see videos, links, and images....
Nov 05, 2020•40 min•Season 1Ep. 16
In this episode, we speak to Jim McKelvey, a serial entrepreneur and the co-founder of Square, a financial payments company, together with Jack Dorsey. McKelvey is also a glass artist who always works at the intersection of technology, art, and entrepreneurship. He speaks about innovation management, entrepreneurial skills and mindset, and why entrepreneurs and business people are different. Click here to see show notes, videos, transcribe, and more....
Oct 29, 2020•48 min•Season 1Ep. 15
In this episode, we speak to Dr. Yossi Vardi, a technology entrepreneur, and investor. As one of Israel's first high-tech entrepreneurs, Yossi has a deep understanding of technology and startups. He talks about why technology and art are connected, what tech entrepreneurs need to think about, what Kinnernet, the imagination festival he founded, is, and much more. Click here for show note, links, videos, and transcript....
Oct 22, 2020•52 min•Season 1Ep. 14
In this episode, we talk to Ariane Koek, a world leader in the field of science and art. She is the initiator and Founding Director of Arts at Cern (2009-2015), the writer of the book Physics and Artistic Imagination, and a curator of many exhibitions in the field. We talk about the interactions artists and scientists have, how scientists see the artists' work, what is the role of imagination in both areas, and much more. See show notes, links, pictures, videos, and more....
Oct 15, 2020•48 min•Season 1Ep. 13
In this episode, In this episode, we speak to James George. An Emmy-winning artist and entrepreneur. He co-directed the first volumetric film CLOUDS and co-created the original volumetric capture tool, Depthkit. As a multidisciplinary creator, George is involved in groundbreaking works. We discussed his experience as an entrepreneur, how his artistic background shaped his entrepreneurial experience, what he did at Microsoft Lab and what are the tips for entrepreneurs and business professionals w...
Oct 08, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 12
In this episode, we speak with Moon Ribas & Manel de Aguas, two cyborg artists and trans-species activists based in Barcelona. In their work, Ribas and De Aguas create new organs and senses that later were implanted into their body. We speak about the future of technology, how society responds to external organs; why each chose the technology they implanted; what the cyborg art lab is, and much more. Delve deeply into the future with Ribas & De Aguas. See show notes, links, and videos....
Oct 01, 2020•53 min•Season 1Ep. 11
In this episode, we speak with the new media artist and software developer Eran Hadas. Hadas build computer-based poetry generators that utilize the internet for their input what he calls: Augmented Poetry. We discuss creativity in machines, how he wrote a Eurovision song using robots, what he thinks about artists and technologists, his course Computational Literature course, and much more. Click here to see show notes, videos, recommendations, and other materials....
Sep 24, 2020•52 min•Season 1Ep. 10
In this episode, we learn from David Galenson about the two types of innovators - experimental and conceptual. Galenson has dedicated his life to research the cycle of creativity. If you think that innovation is for the young, after this conversation, you will think differently. Click here for show notes, recommendations, transcript, and more.
Sep 17, 2020•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 9
In this episode, we host Naomi Kaempfer the Creative Director for Art, Design, and Fashion at Stratasys. In her work, she focuses on growing and championing outstanding collaborations between creatives and Stratasys 3D printing technology. She bridges between innovation and creation, a bridge that not only offers a technological advancement, but also philosophical and cultural growth. She shares with us why a business company wants to work with artists, some of the innovative products that came ...
Sep 10, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 8
In this episode, we host Nico Daswani, the Head of Art and Culture at the World Economic Forum. Daswani is a cultural producer with a 20-year track record of creating inclusive change. At the World Economic Forum, he creates a space for artists and cultural institutions to bring culture into high-level dialogue on global issues and to use the WEF’s influential platform to shape inclusive and sustainable narratives. He shares his views about the role of art in society, business, and education, an...
Sep 03, 2020•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 7
In this episode, we speak with Shimon Adaf, an author, poet, and writer. Shimon Adaf was born in Sderot, Israel, in 1972 to parents of Moroccan origin. He published three collections of poetry and ten novels. In 2014 Adaf appeared on The Guardian’s list of best science fiction for 2013, alongside Stephen King and Margaret Atwood. And in 2013, at the launch of the British edition of Sunburnt Faces, he joined the British writer Neil Gaiman on a panel at a World Fantasy Convention. In this conversa...
Jul 23, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 6
In this episode, we speak with Laura F. Gibellini a process-based artist. In her works, she explores the ways to visualize the invisible in life, specifically, air, time, and light. In an age where visualization, especially of data, is required, Gibellini’s work can give us a new perspective, ideas, and approach to understand better the process of visualization. We discuss what is the role of art, how someone can challenge herself? what we can learn from art to amplify messages or just to unders...
Jul 09, 2020•43 min•Season 1Ep. 5
In this episode, we speak with Elon Ganor, an Israeli entrepreneur and artist known mainly for his role as one of the world’s first VoIP pioneers. He served as Chairman and CEO of VocalTec Ltd (Nasdaq CALL), the company behind the creation of “Internet Phone,” the world’s first commercial software product that enabled voice communication over the internet. Ganor is an art photographer whose works have been exhibited in various places, including the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. In this talk, we di...
Jun 25, 2020•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 4
In this episode, we speak to Matthew Shifrin, a musician, an entrepreneur, and a podcaster. Shifrin is a blind person who pushes boundaries of creativity and technology, Whether it is in his project Lego for The blind with the toy giant, whether he develops a helmet to enhance storytelling for the visually impaired, or whether he writes musicals. Listen to this inspiring story of Shifrin, a 22-year-old blind person who shows us that there are always possibilities for us to excel....
Jun 11, 2020•52 min•Season 1Ep. 3
In this episode we host Liat Segal, a contemporary media artist, fusing together art and technology. Segal observes existence at an age of Big Data by materializing the digital, through the use of software, electronics, mechanics, and information. In her works, she questions intimacy vs. alienation, privacy vs. over-exposure, control, identity, memory, presence, communication, and originality. This episode was recorded in Google For Startups Creator Studios Tel-Aviv. See episode's resources, sho...
May 28, 2020•54 min•Season 1Ep. 2
There are ways to develop our capabilities, gain new ones, and build strong competencies for the 21st-century work environment. Art is one of these ways. In our first episode, Nir Hindi shares his personal story and explains why understanding art can help our organizations so they can become more innovative, creative, and yes, human. See episode 's resources, show notes, and recommendations.
May 14, 2020•23 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Coming May 14, The Artian Podcast, where we explore how art and artists influence the world of business, technology, and innovation.
Apr 23, 2020•1 min
