John Hopkins' International Art & Mind Lab AND Ellery lead singer Tasha Golden PhD, opens up about the unsuspected powers of music, writing and poetry. She talks about scientific research using art as a means to communicate trauma and shares personal experiences of processing difficult experiences through music.

Meta was one of the first companies to realize the value of fostering creativity at work. Josephine Kelliher, the lead for Meta Open Art's employee art experience programs, talks about the impact of art in the workplace, from building community and wellness to driving innovation and performance.

Lawyer and art historian Amy Hermans tells all about schooling FBI agents, doctors, execs and everyone else in the art of perception. Through looking at artworks, she teaches us all how to better observe, communicate, and live.

University of Pennsylvania Dr Anjan Chatterjee explains the neuroscience behind artistic encounters and discusses art's functions in the human experiences.

How can music restore connection, human dignity and be the first step to a better life? The story fo Street Symphony bringing classical music to the homeless. A tale of humanity that applies in all our lives.

Positivity is as much of an annoying marketing "self-help" slogan as is it a genuinely essential skill for a better life. Acclaimed street artist Jason Naylor tells us about how Positivity impacts his life, his art, and all of us.

Columbia Business School professor and former LVMH Chairman Pauline Brown talks about the need and value of cultivating "aesthetic intelligence" aka Taste in business and beyond.

Finally! Museum talks that are relatable and impactful. Art Institute of Chicago's Sam Ramos on how to talk about art to build up people's empathy, identity and attention.

Soul-stirring story alert! Shakespeare behind Bars turns high-security prison inmates into Shakespearian actors. Curt L. Tofteland, program founder, tells the story of the power of language and acting to bring out humanity, compassion and redemption.

In the midst of the brutal Russian invasion destroying Ukraine, Ukrainian Illustrator Anna Sarvira talks about the role of art as a weapon for release, education and resistance.

Can art help bridge social, race and culture gaps? Most people don't go to museums, and still, they engage with art. Sheri Parks talks about the pervasiveness and powers of "Ordinary Aesthetics" and its function as tool for emotional survival, cultural empathy and social change.

Tim A Shaw challenges the idea of what and who art is for. His successful charity Hospital Rooms bring contemporary art to mental health units. They believe in the power of art to provide joy and dignity and to stimulate and heal.

Dance is a basic human instinct: our bodies responding to the rythm of music. Why do we dance and what for? What can dance do for us? How can we build self-esteem and emotional balance through dance? How do we make it an accessible and inclusive practice? Kate Wallich, founder of Dance Church, tells Agathe about how she turned a Sunday dance class into a VC-backed million-dollar tech business that helps people "let it all out."