Artist, Technologist, and Professor Virgil Wong on Art, Medicine, AI, VR, and Much, Much, More

Virgil Wong is on the podcast today! Virgil’s expansive work has found him in the intersections of visual art, medicine, VR, and AI. As you will hear in this episode, his career has been defined by being endlessly curious, intellectually bold, and a dedicated teacher and mentor. During the episode, Professor Wong mentions some thought provoking suggested reading: Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge (Edward O. Wilson, 1998), The Body in Pain (Elaine Scarry, 1985), Memento Mori: The Art of Contemplating Death to Live a Better Life (Joanna Ebenstein, 2024), and Deep Medicine: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Healthcare Human Again (Eric Topol, 2019).   You can find more information about Virgil and his work on our website www.arts-collab.com/creativelifepod, or on his, http://virgilwong.com.