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EPISODE · Jun 6, 2026 · 37 MIN

Episode 20 of Why Arts? — Arts, Embodiment & Human Potential in an AI Age with Yvette Kong

from Why Arts? · host Nanvi Jhala at Emergent Inquiry Studio

In this episode, I am in conversation with Yvette Kong — Olympian, founder, and transdisciplinary creator working at the intersection of human potential, creativity, and systems change.Yvette is the Founder and CEO of Arelyx, a human capacity intelligence company for the AI age, and Founder and Director of Transversal Lab, a cultural innovation studio working across art, design, technology, and society. She is also a former Olympic swimmer for Hong Kong, former MIT lecturer on Transversal Design, and serves on boards and advisory groups focused on education and mental wellbeing.In our conversation, we discuss embodied art as a powerful tool for expression, identity, and emotional regulation. We also reflect on how arts education can build resilience, agency, and more human-centered ways of learning in an AI-driven world.Episode 20, listen on YouTube and Spotify — Why Arts? by Emergent Inquiry Studio📲 Follow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whyarts_wnanvi?igsh=aHRkYWhuMHB2MWVz&utm_source=qr#WhyArtsPodcast #ArtsEducation #Aihumanready #EmbodiedLearning

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