DiS Is Not A Podcast

In this episode Colten and I propose a thesis that the imagination serves as our interface with reality. We discuss the dynamics of this relationship and it's implications for thought as an art form — which we coin as "Conductive Reasoning", an honest approach to "objectivity". Conductive reasoning can best be understood as a designing philosophy — engaging our reality through design, and as we design the world around us, so we design ourselves. We draw a distinction between the kind of reasoning or way of thinking that aspires to a scholarly (“scientific”) detachment that mutes personal affect with the aim of reflecting external affairs as they exist independently of human ideation, and a form of reasoning that characterizes those who personally engage reality, transforming themselves and reality together into a coherent and harmonious whole. The two modes of knowing, one as moving around an object, and one as entering into it — please note, we believe the highest art is to wield both. Hope you enjoy, and please let us know what you think.

In this episode we discuss the relationship between science and art. Two fields with the same objective — to interpret and describe reality. Is it any wonder that Galileo taught art and perspective? Or that renowned art historian E.H. Gombrich says of Da Vinci in his canonical work the 'Story of Art', "[his] exploration of nature was to him first and foremost a means to gaining knowledge of the visible world, such as he would need for his art.” Join us as we dive into the idea that perhaps science emerges from the complexity of art (attention + imagination).

Lorenz & I discuss the office renaissance and the role of art in the workplace.