Dr. Marlynn Wei, MD, JD (Mar Hwa) is an interdisciplinary artist, board-certified psychiatrist, certified yoga teacher, and author of the Harvard Medical School Guide to Yoga. Based on research on digital immortality and artificial intimacy, Mar is a dream alchemist who crafts futuristic and otherworldly thought experiences about how AI changes us.

Mar is a 2020 Pipeline Theatre Playspace artist and 2020 MaxMachina incubator/residency artist to develop the immersive and interactive, modular performance Elixir: Digital Immortality. Elixir is based on an AI startup (www.elixirforever.com) that offers digital immortality through AI clones or digital twins. Early versions of Elixir were performed at interactive arts festivals and art galleries in New York City and virtual iterations. She is a 2023 ForgeNYC artist fellow.

An expert contributor to Psychology Today (with over 3.4 million views), UX Magazine, and Harvard Health, Mar specializes in treating anxiety and intergenerational trauma with psychotherapy and is the founder of a New York City-based holistic integrative psychotherapy private practice. Mar is the recipient of the Anne Alonso Award for Psychotherapy from Harvard Medical School / Massachusetts General Hospital.

Inspired by research in philosophy, ethics, and the psychology of AI, “thought experiences” clarify existential questions and our relationship with memory, mortality, legacy-making, and self-actualization. These works explore ancient rituals, existential questions, and spirituality through the lens of technology and highlight authenticity and moments of meeting.

A graduate of Yale College, Yale School of Medicine, and Yale Law School, Mar served as senior editor of the Yale Law Journal and the Yale Journal of Health Policy, Law, and Ethics and as chief resident at Harvard Medical School’s Massachusetts General Hospital psychiatry program.