Ariel Garten (born September 24, 1979) is a Canadian artist, scientist and intellectual[1][2][3] known for her work in integrating art and science.

She is the daughter of Irving Garten and visual artist Vivian Reiss, who is known for her large scale oil on canvas works.

[9] While running Flavour Hall, Garten began working with Steve Mann on an idea that would eventually become The Muse headband.

The trio founded InteraXon,[5] a Canadian company specializing in software for Non-invasive Brain-computer interfaces.

[citation needed] In 2016, Garten gave birth to her first child with Chris de Castro.