Lynne Thoman
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As my guest today says, many of us tend to think of the arts as either entertainment or as an escape, a luxury of some kind. But it turns out that the arts are so much more. We now have scientific proof that the arts, in its countless forms, heals our bodies and enhances our wellbeing. The arts can be used to fundamentally change and enhance people's day-to-day life.
What is this new science of art and aesthetics and how does it amplify our well-being? Hi, everyone. I'm Lynn Thoman, and this is Three Takeaways. On Three Takeaways, I talk with some of the world's best thinkers, business leaders, writers, politicians, newsmakers and scientists. Each episode ends with three key takeaways to help us understand the world and maybe even ourselves a little better.
Today, I'm excited to be with Susan Magsumon, Executive Director of the International Arts and Mind Lab Center for Applied Neuroaesthetics at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She's a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. She is also the co-author of the New York Times bestselling book, Your Brain on Art, How the Arts Transform Us.
I'm looking forward to learning how the arts and an aesthetic mindset transforms us and amplifies our health and well-being. Welcome, Susan, and thanks so much for joining Three Takeaways today. Thank you so much for having me, Lauren. It is my pleasure. I loved your book. Susan, can you please read aloud from the beginning of your book?
Such a wonderful quote. What happens when scientists scan the brains of healthy or well people as they experience art or music? What do they see?
It's so interesting to me, the idea that people, that their bodies, that their heartbeats can synchronize or mirror each other's if they're feeling close to somebody or close to music. That to me is fascinating. The environments around us are so critical. Can you explain the concepts of an enriched and an impoverished environment?
What is the ultimate enriched environment if there is such a thing? Or can you give some examples, please?
Can you explain what an aesthetic mindset is?
What you're talking about is essentially a way of being. Can you give examples throughout the day of how someone with an aesthetic mindset, what they might see or do starting from the morning to the evening?
That's lovely. How do you think about an aesthetic mindset compared to, for example, exercise or good nutrition?
Essentially, are you saying that to cultivate an aesthetic mindset, people need to expand and cultivate their sensory awareness, essentially an active way of being, and also to create an enriched environment around themselves? Yes.
Just to essentially experience everything around you fully to notice and appreciate. Yes, absolutely. Susan, I love the quote that you have at the beginning of your book. Could you please read it aloud?
I love that. What are the three takeaways you'd like to leave the audience with today?
I love that. And I love your favorite quote, that the world is full of magic things patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper. Susan, thank you so much. I really enjoyed your book, Your Brain on Art. And I think it will really improve and transform people's lives moment by moment throughout their days and years. Thank you. Thank you. It's really a pleasure. It is a pleasure.
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I'm Lynn Thoman, and this is Three Takeaways. Thanks for listening.
While there's a lot of dissatisfaction in the US, what many don't realize is how well the US has done economically compared to the rest of the world. Back in 2000, the US economy was about 20% smaller than the European Union. Today, it's about 30% bigger. Because of the U.S. economy's much faster growth, per person income has grown much faster. And U.S.
GDP per person, that is gross domestic product per person, is nearly double that of Europe. Astonishingly, the GDP per person for Mississippi, which is the poorest state in the U.S., is now higher than that of France, Italy, the U.K., and Spain. Why has the U.S. done so much better economically than other countries? Hi, everyone. I'm Lynne Thoman, and this is Three Takeaways.
On Three Takeaways, I talk with some of the world's best thinkers, business leaders, writers, politicians, newsmakers and scientists. Each episode ends with three key takeaways to help us understand the world and maybe even ourselves a little better. Today, I'm excited to be with Tyler Cowen.
He's a professor at George Mason University and general director of George Mason's Mercatus Center, a university research center that focuses on the market economy. He also writes for The New York Times, Bloomberg, and The Wall Street Journal. In addition, he is the author of numerous books, including his last two books, which are titled Big Business and Talent.
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