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Surviving the Apocalypse – With Expert Athena Aktipis
OnlineDrawing on evolutionary psychology, history, brain science, game theory, and more, cooperation theorist (and, coincidentally, zombie expert) Athena Aktipis reassuringly explains how we, as a species, are hardwired to survive… Continue reading Surviving the Apocalypse – With Expert Athena Aktipis
Publicity for Writers – With PR Specialist Mitchell Jackson
OnlineJoin Miami-based book publicist Mitchell Jackson to learn about how the world can get to know your writing. I Want to Put a Dozen Blurbs on My Book: Am I… Continue reading Publicity for Writers – With PR Specialist Mitchell Jackson
Being with Ourselves: With/Without Our Families
OnlineThe longest relationship we’ll ever be in is with our self. So how can we practice being with ourselves in a way that’s patient, compassionate, and supportive? How can we… Continue reading Being with Ourselves: With/Without Our Families
Our Cultural Future: Feminization, Fertility, and Activism
OnlineThis episode builds on Robin Hanson's work on cultural drift, tying it in to his previous discussions on topics such as fertility trends, cultural feminization, and the role of social… Continue reading Our Cultural Future: Feminization, Fertility, and Activism
Unseen Genius: People and Plants on the Periphery – A Conversation with Sumana Roy
OnlineJoin us for an InterIntellect Thanksgiving weekend SuperSalon special with author Sumana Roy about people on the edges, their incredible contributions to knowledge about ourselves and the question of whether… Continue reading Unseen Genius: People and Plants on the Periphery – A Conversation with Sumana Roy
Learning The Language Of Nature
OnlineNature is truly breathtaking. No matter how you look at it, you will always find mesmerising complexity at any scale—whether its microbes on the tip of your middle finger, a… Continue reading Learning The Language Of Nature
Judaism is Psychedelic: Ram Dass’ Be Here Now as a Framework to Understand the Psychedelic State
OnlineFamed author of Be Here Now, Ram Dass was originally known as Richard Alpert, a nice Jewish boy and psychedelic researcher at Harvard, who, having been expelled from the institution,… Continue reading Judaism is Psychedelic: Ram Dass’ Be Here Now as a Framework to Understand the Psychedelic State
American Heretics: A History of Religious Resistance with Jerome Copulsky – A Dialogue in Manhattan
New York NYJerome Copulsky is a research fellow at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, specializing in modern Western religious thought, political theory, and church/state issues. Buy the book… Continue reading American Heretics: A History of Religious Resistance with Jerome Copulsky – A Dialogue in Manhattan
Reforming the Religion of Tech: A Conversation with Greg Epstein
OnlineHumanist Chaplain Greg Epstein believes today's technology has overtaken religion as the chief influence on twenty-first-century life and community. In his new book, Tech Agnostic, Epstein explores what it means… Continue reading Reforming the Religion of Tech: A Conversation with Greg Epstein
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How to Be a Tech Agnostic Amid Technology’s Idols: A Discussion with Greg Epstein
OnlineHas Silicon Valley fashioned an algorithmic golden calf, or does it have something transcendent to live for? In this salon hosted by Thomas Arnold, we will talk with Greg Epstein… Continue reading How to Be a Tech Agnostic Amid Technology’s Idols: A Discussion with Greg Epstein
Post Election Post Mortem: How Mass Media Shapes Your Mind – A Conversation with Geoff Shullenberger
OnlineThanks to the exponential growth of mass media over the last few decades, we find ourselves bombarded with information that is presented to us through a variety of framings. Whose… Continue reading Post Election Post Mortem: How Mass Media Shapes Your Mind – A Conversation with Geoff Shullenberger
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Web3 and Cryptoeconomics
New Economic Fundamentals
with Alex Tabarrok and host Wes Chow
Alex Tabarrok, Professor of Economics at George Mason University, joins hosts Alaka Halder and Wes Chow to discuss cryptoeconomics – the combination of cryptography and economics – which provides a lens into how web3 is opening up fundamentally new ways of trading, cooperating, and communicating.
Status as a Service: Revisited
with guest Eugene Wei and host Nathan Baschez
Much like Clay Christensen’s theory of disruption, as a management theory becomes more well known, it can change the behavior of managers. Three years in, it feels like many of the most interesting trends in social networking are directly responding to the status as a service thesis.
On one end of the spectrum, we have Twitter actively monetizing status by charging for blue checks. On the other end, we have apps like BeReal seemingly in revolt against the idea that users crave status. What’s really going on?
Eugene and Nathan host a discussion where we attempt to gain clarity.
Building to Last: Past, Present and Future
with Elizabeth Barlow Rogers and Hailey Phillips
World-renowned author, landscape preservationist, and civic activist Elizabeth Barlow Rogers joins energy and infrastructure attorney, birth doula, and Interintellect host Hailey Phillips to explore what it takes to build timeless institutions of value, transcending contemporary political drama and lasting for generations.
Drawn to the Struggle
On WRITING and WRITERS
w/ Erik Hoel, Visa Veerasamy, Christin Balan and Anna Gát
Scientist, essayist, and novelist Erik Hoel joins Twitter creator Visakan Veerasamy, Interintellect editorial lead Christin Balan, and Interintellect founder Anna Gát to discuss talent, Substack, audience capture, community, controversy, gatekeepers, academic bureaucracy — why we need more and better fiction, why science is really not that different from art, and how there is a place for all of us. And publishers, practicalities, platforms, and more! An Interintellect special.