The most important conversations, for anyone to join.
Every day, we come together from across the globe to talk about philosophy and science, art and technology, finance and history, religion and music: all the thoughts and emotions we experience as humans, without judgement or certificates.
Our salons are live, unrecorded, evening-length discussions that our community ensures are patient, thought-provoking and fun. Come join us in making the world’s conversations better!
Featured Salons:
Toronto IRL: Visions and Dreams (April Meetup)
Toronto, CanadaHey, Toronto and GTA! We're have an April meetup, hosted by Ben Parry. It’s a great opportunity to meet others based in Toronto, learn about some of the amazing projects… Continue reading Toronto IRL: Visions and Dreams (April Meetup)
Death Over Coffee: The Positive Side of Death Anxiety
Join Maura McInerney-Rowley and Carolyn Gregorie to connect with kindred spirits and explore your relationship with death in a bi-weekly series. Gather with us every other Sunday for a cozy and intimate salon,… Continue reading Death Over Coffee: The Positive Side of Death Anxiety
Community Townhall – Part 2 | First Look at the New Interintellect Platform
OnlineJoin Interintellect Head of Engineering Timothy Lim for a first look at the new Interintellect platform.
The Philosophy of Crypto – Li Jin with Packy McCormick and Zoë Hitzig
Join crypto investor Li Jin in conversation with investor and writer Packy McCormick (The Great Online Game) and Harvard economist and poet Zoë Hitzig (Co-author of A Flexible Design for… Continue reading The Philosophy of Crypto – Li Jin with Packy McCormick and Zoë Hitzig
Hosting 101: From Topic Selection to Tone and Audience Management
OnlineJoin a FREE AND PUBLIC training session in the art of hosting with Arkadiusz Synowczyk. We’ll discuss all you need to know about hosting online: tone, topic selection, listing, promotion,…
Addiction and Disability
OnlinePursue the philosophical foundations of addiction in a series hosted by John T. Maier, psychotherapist and philosopher. This is the 3rd session in the philosophy of addiction series, and will focus on addiction and trauma. In the law, addiction is understood as a kind of disability. This view gives us an alternative picture of how to think…
Wilde in Hollywood, or How the Golden Age Got Naughty
OnlineHollywood is haunted by the ghost of playwright and novelist Oscar Wilde. But how did Wilde, who died over a decade before the first feature film, help to make the… Continue reading Wilde in Hollywood, or How the Golden Age Got Naughty
IRL – Washington D.C.: “JOIN OR DIE” Film Screening @ LOC + IRL Get-Together!
Washington DCIRL - Washington D.C.: “JOIN OR DIE” Film Screening @ LOC + IRL Get-Together!
Breakthroughs in Scientific Theory
OnlineJoin Alex Criddle for the seventh salon in the Breakthroughs series and explore breakthroughs in scientific theory and paradigms. In this first of two salons following Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of… Continue reading Breakthroughs in Scientific Theory
Western Canon Book Club: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
OnlineExplore with Joseline Yu the dangerous games played to test a knight's virtue in the Middle English romance poem "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight," as part of the Western… Continue reading Western Canon Book Club: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Insurance and Other Fearsome Beasts: Understanding the Myths and Methods of Health Insurance
OnlineJoin Tina Marsh Dalton for this inaugural salon in our Roots of Progress Fellows series. Insurance is vital to accessing modern medical care, but why is it so complex? In… Continue reading Insurance and Other Fearsome Beasts: Understanding the Myths and Methods of Health Insurance
Creative Pairs in History
OnlineHi, I’m Gina! I’m a therapist, avid learner and educator. I’ve spent time in many settings, ranging from mental hospitals to jails and schools and most recently I’ve been coaching… Continue reading Creative Pairs in History
Featured Series:
Members-Only Events:
Ongoing Series:
A Field Guide to Internet Emotion
Next event: November 14
Runs every second Sunday of the month until April 2022
The Story of Philosophy
Next event: October 31
Runs every last Sunday of the month until January 2022
Dead Economists Society
Bronwyn Williams & Peter Isztin
Next event: January 19
Runs every first Thursday of the month
In Praise of the Prophet
Next event: November 13
Runs every second and Fourth Saturday of the month until December 2021
The Story of Industrial Civilization
Next event: November 21
Runs every third Sunday of the month until May 2022
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