Kinda Conversations: Sonic Bodies

In this special series, recorded live at Soho House 180 the Strand, we feature some of the leading women at the intersection of neuroscience and the arts.Can we rethink our everyday environments through a lens which integrates science, spirit, community and care?In this latest episode of Kinda Conversations, Kinda Studios’ Kate Dalby brings together Camille Sapara Barton, embodiment social designer and writer, and Helen Knowles, artist and filmmaker, to discuss how the growing research field around psychedelic settings might be woven into various societal systems, from healthcare and education to architecture and the arts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this special series, recorded live at Soho House 180 the Strand, we feature some of the leading women at the intersection of neuroscience and the arts.Creativity is born in the liminal space between order and chaos - but to enter this zone, we must surrender our regimented structure and enter ambiguity, sitting with the unknown.In this episode, we explore the architecture of the creative mind: an emergent property of consciousness and how to maximise its potential by changing our relationship with uncertainty. Featuring Dr María Herrojo Ruiz Reader in Cognitive Neuroscience at Goldsmiths, University of London, and BODUR, multidisciplinary artist and composer, we ask: how can we, across the worlds of neuroscience and art, learn to not just tolerate but engage with uncertainty? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this special series, recorded live at Soho House 180 the Strand, we feature some of the leading women at the intersection of neuroscience and the arts. This episode’s theme is sonic bodies - our connection to sound as an embodied experience, and what that means through the lens of neuroscience, and the implications for our wellbeing.Join us in the conversation, featuring cognitive neuroscientist at Goldsmiths University Dr Diana Omigie, and London-based Japanese composer Hinako Omori. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this special series, recorded live at Soho House 180 the Strand, we feature some of the leading women at the intersection of neuroscience and the arts. In this episode, we explore sensory diversity - the idea that each of our own perceptions of the world are uniquely shaped by the way our individual senses process them.Joined by experts Julia Simner, professor of neuropsychology at the University of Sussex, and Jennifer Crook, artistic director of Collective Act, producers of Dreamachine, we explore the different ways each individual can experience our sensory worlds around us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this special episode, recorded live at SXSW 2025 in Austin our experts Skip Rizzo, Sarah Ticho and Sean Carroll discuss the untapped potential of VR to address and prevent mental health issues, highlighting ethics, accessibility, and the challenge of bridging creatives with healthcare practitioners. Exploring the paradox of using technology to reconnect us with our bodies, minds, nature, and each other. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this special episode, recorded live at SXSW 2025 in Austin we explore artificial emotional intelligence and its evolving role in human experience. Human emotion is embodied - rooted in sensation and deep knowing. Can machines experience emotions without a physical body? Bringing together experts Suhair Khan, Danielle Krettek Cobb & Barney Steel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this special series, recorded live at Soho House 180 The Strand, we feature some of the leading women at the intersection of neuroscience and the arts. In this episode we explore the role of transformative travel, with guests Sara Doyle, Vice President, Global Brand Leader at Design Hotels, and Dr. Lauren Macdonald, Psychedelic Trial Doctor at Imperial College London, and Co-founder and Facilitator at Essence Medicine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this special series, recorded at Soho House 180 The Strand, we're bringing listeners inside our 6-part series on connection and immersion. Featuring some of the leading women at the intersection of neuroscience and the arts, we explore the role of connection and immersion in our daily worlds. This episode features May Abdalla, Founder and Director of Anagram, an award-winning studio creating interactive and immersive experiences. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this special series, recorded at Soho House 180 The Strand, we're bringing listeners inside our 6-part series on connection and immersion. Featuring some of the leading women at the intersection of neuroscience and the arts, we explore the role of connection and immersion in our daily worlds. This episode features Dame Judy Ling Wong and Dr Rosalind Watts, leaders at the intersection of science, ecology and planetary connection Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this special series, recorded at Soho House 180 The Strand, we're bringing listeners inside our 6-part series on connection and immersion. Featuring some of the leading women at the intersection of neuroscience and the arts, we explore the role of connection and immersion in our daily worlds. This episode kicks explores the power of joining in groups and as community in rituals and live experiences and the powerful way this bonds and unites us as one. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.