Jim O'Shaughnessy joins Interintellect founder Anna Gát for a discussion on what recent advances in AI can teach us about ourselves and the workings of the cosmos. Don't miss out!…
Interested in cultivating your inner poet? Join us for Poems for Our Time where we'll slow down, explore contemporary poetry, and connect with our creativity. Hosted by writer, workshop facilitator, and…
Join Interintellect editor and host, Arkadiusz Synowczyk, for this FREE AND PUBLIC session. We'll discuss the art of hosting, with a special focus on creating an amazing listing and promoting your salon. No Interintellect host is born with the knowledge of how to create, promote, and run a successful, engaging online salon—but these skills are…
New to the Interintellect community or want to hang out with new and other members? Join Interintellect editor and host, Timothy Wilcox, for a casual hangout. Feel free to bring some drinks and snacks! Come make new connections with the Interintellect community. We’ll introduce ourselves, chat on anything that is on our minds, and have a…
Join Peter Isztin and Bronwyn Williams in exploring the economics of the changing gender landscape in work, dating, marriage, and more. The past half century has seen huge changes in the labor market prospects of women. Today, not only do most married women work full-time, but women have, gradually, overtaken men in education, especially higher…
Read and discuss the most important work of economics in the Western canon. Hosted by Ben Landau-Taylor. The Wealth Of Nations laid the foundations of modern economic theory when it was published in 1776. While the structure of the economy has changed substantially since then, and the study of economics has become far more politicized,…
Join host Joseline Yu for a discussion on Ovid's Metamorphoses to unravel the threads of chaos, love and lust weaved throughout the narrative poem's mythical tales, as part of the Western Canon Book Club series. Ovid's Metamorphoses stitches together various myths to create an all-encompassing story of the changes in history since the creation of the…
Join Lukas Rosenstock for a casual IRL meetup in Berlin to talk about how we can build diverse community through hosting events and bringing people together. People want to connect with people—whether it's to find a new job, business prospect, dating, or finding a sense of belonging and intellectual or emotional exchange with like-minded folks.…
Have you wondered how you'll navigate a world after AI has fully taken root? Join Oliver King to discuss how we might expect to see larger economic and technological forces play out in our own lives. The ability to create and carry out good works is fundamental to our humanity, and a necessary ingredient to…
Minh is an AI researcher, educator, and entrepreneur and we'd like to focus on Questions. Come over to my house and make homemade pizza in my pizza oven. Bring a question to ask other friends that is not related to work to stimulate conversation. This is an introductory event—we'll be hosting more, depending on reception…
Join Topi Heikkerö to read and discuss Emily Dickinson’s classic poems. In this salon, we’ll dive into three powerful poems by Emily Dickinson. The emphasis is more on her vision of life, rather than technical analysis of her writing. The promise is that Dickinson can open up the world and life in ways that are…
Join theology professor and author Matthew Bowman (The Abduction of Betty and Barney Hill) in conversation with novelist and theologian Tara Isabella Burton (Self-Made: Creating Our Identities from Da Vinci to the Kardashians) for a wide-ranging salon about alien abduction, the New Age, and the countercultural roots of contemporary American spirituality. Today fewer and fewer…
Join scientist and longtime Interintellect host Taylor Pullinger for an IRL hangout while she’s visiting Austin from New York City. Come enjoy the company of your fellow ii members in Austin at a spacious outdoor beer garden! We’ll catch up with old friends, meet new ones, and join together in lively discussion about the topics…
New to the Interintellect community or want to hang out with new and other members? Join Interintellect editor and host, Timothy Wilcox, for a casual hangout. Feel free to bring some drinks and snacks! Come make new connections with the Interintellect community. We’ll introduce ourselves, chat on anything that is on our minds, and have a…
Join Alex Criddle for the sixth salon in the Breakthroughs series and explore the evolution and development of human valuation and moral systems. After exploring the role political structures play in human progress, we'll look at the moral dimension of human progress. Do political systems facilitate breakthroughs in morality? We'll trace the moral trajectories of…
Entrepreneur, death doula, and adventure-seeker. Driven by her curiosities and inquisitive nature, Maura McInerney-Rowley founded Death Archetypes, Hello, Mortal, and Mauri (an end-of-life consultancy) to transform the denial of death into a celebration of life. Are you ready to embrace the reality of your mortality? Honoring our shared mortality can bring us together and awaken…
Join us for coffee, beer, encounter, and conversation in Washington DC! We will be discussing the myriads of projects and preferences that make up an individual life, the many creative directions we need to comb together to feel whole, and how to find the structure for it all. Hosted by Anna Gát and Olga Yakimenko.…
A light exploration of existential and abstract philosophical issues, in dialogue with Christophe Porot, a Scholar in Residence at Cambridge University and a lover of both advanced and amateur explorations of philosophy. This series of open-ended discussions will run each Tuesday in the #ii Café voice and video channel on the Interintellect community forum on…
Join John T. Maier, a philosopher and psychotherapist (PhD/LICSW) based in Boston, and the author of a forthcoming book on the theory of addiction. This is the first episode in a series on The Philosophy of Addiction, introducing philosophical perspectives on addiction and the questions that it raises. We think of ourselves as free agents,…
Interested in cultivating your inner poet? Join us for Poems for Our Time where we'll slow down, explore contemporary poetry, and connect with our creativity. Hosted by writer, workshop facilitator, and meditation teacher, Grace Bialecki. Poetry is a place of solace, a place of mystery, a place where we can delve deeper into live’s questions and…
Join the next episode of an offline salon series in Manhattan, featuring the brilliant writer and multifaceted creator Kyla Scanlon! Come and discuss her upcoming book, finance, crypto, and more! Kyla has written for the New York Times, New York Magazine and Bloomberg Opinion. In her Substack, she provides a fun, accessible and educative place where we can all learn…
Is beauty an objective property or a subjective feeling? Drawing from philosophy and science, we'll discuss different ideas and, perhaps, realize that the question itself is problematic. Michael Spicher is a philosopher, who has been trapped in these discussions since 2002, when a professor challenged him to think a bit more about beauty. (He hasn't…
New to the Interintellect community or want to hang out with new and other members? Join Interintellect editor and host, Timothy Wilcox, for a casual hangout. Feel free to bring some drinks and snacks! Come make new connections with the Interintellect community. We’ll introduce ourselves, chat on anything that is on our minds, and have a…
Join writer and meditation teacher, Grace Bialecki, for the next episode of a new New York City IRL series, 'Expansive Conversations,' where we'll discuss poetry, authenticity, and self-actualization. Tending a garden is a way of cultivating hope and creating our own version of the world we want to live in. We’ll read excerpts from Ross…
What can LEGO bricks teach us about the human mind? Join researcher and technologist Kasey Klimes live in New York City for a conversation that will explore design for emergence as an alternative to user-centered design and its implications for the expansion of human intelligence. Seymour Papert and Mitchel Resnick described great learning technologies as…
Join Montessori Infant and Toddler Guide, Beatriz Freitas, and explore the Montessori perspective on toddlers! Whether you’re expecting a child, already have one or more, this salon is designed for you! Terms like “terrible twos” and “threenagers” are often used by adults to paint a picture of toddlers as disruptive, manipulative, demanding “little dictators” with…
What is the goal of education? Who decides what's important to learn or not? Martha Sharpe has been exploring alternative education for years to find what works for her family. Join her as we talk about the approach that flipped her understanding of education upside-down. In this series, Parenting Unlocked: Simplifying the Impossible, each month…
Hi, my name is Rohit. I am a Writer, Storyteller, Teacher, and Coach. I believe in the power of stories and the magic they weave. At their heart, they bring us closer to the very essence of our true nature and the nature of the Universe! I invite you to join me for this Salon.…
Calling all Central Texas Interintellects! Join Alaka Halder for a casual meetup at Easy Tiger Linc in north Austin. Whether you’re a long-time Interintellect member or new to our community, this is a great opportunity to catch up with old friends, form new connections and have fun, meaningful conversations. Come when you can and stay…
Join Yale History professor Carlos Eire and theologian-novelist Tara Isabella Burton for a conversation on Eire's new book They Flew: a history of the paranormal and inexplicable in the early modern…
What could a modern, intellectually honest religiosity look like? Last time, we talked about the value of intellectual humility and having the wisdom to sometimes sacrifice the notion of truly “knowing” something. On the fifth (!!) iteration of Miriam and Shahid’s salons on the timeless topics of community and religion, let’s take a turn towards…
A light exploration of existential and abstract philosophical issues, in dialogue with Christophe Porot, a Scholar in Residence at Cambridge University and a lover of both advanced and amateur explorations…
Love playing with words but feeling stuck? Boost your creativity at AI writing workshops with an award-winning video game writer Charlene Putney! Do you love to play with words? Do you…
New to the Interintellect community or want to hang out with new and other members? Join Interintellect editor and host, Timothy Wilcox, for a casual hangout. Feel free to bring some…
Read and discuss the most important work of economics in the Western canon. Hosted by Ben Landau-Taylor—join this discussion below or join the full reading group series here. The Wealth…
Join new-to-New York member Shahid Nowshad and Santiago Hernandez for an Interintellect gathering in NYC, discussing milestones and more! This is a great opportunity for new members to connect to…
"Tell me your life story in three sentences." Join founder Maura McInerney-Rowley and journalist Carolyn Gregorie for an enlightening salon featuring insights from our interview with Darnell Lamont Walker, an Emmy-nominated children's TV…
