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Host training with Anna Gát: Hosting offline salons
OnlineInterintellect began with a picnic over five years ago.... Since then we've been a platform for thousands of online and offline events: salons, workshops, conversation series. Hosting an event is… Continue reading Host training with Anna Gát: Hosting offline salons
Playing a Part: Barbie’s Philosophical World
OnlineWant to better appreciate Greta Gerwig’s highbrow screenwriting, or been wanting to read some philosophy but need a bubblegum pink excuse? Join philosopher Ryan Miller for a series in which we read and… Continue reading Playing a Part: Barbie’s Philosophical World
AI and the Future of Work
OnlineJoin returning host and AI enthusiast Dave Crouch for an open conversation about artificial intelligence in the workplace. We'll talk about the new technologies that are actually making an impact,… Continue reading AI and the Future of Work
Syrup, Patriotism, Real Feelings: What Made 90s Cinema Special?
OnlineClerks, La Haine, Breaking the Waves, Jurassic Park... Were the 1990s a golden age for cinema, or are we just nostalgic? Join Interintellect founder Anna Gát - who worked as… Continue reading Syrup, Patriotism, Real Feelings: What Made 90s Cinema Special?
Leveraging Your Subject Matter Expertise Via an Online Community
OnlineIn a world where the Creator Economy is thriving, there are more opportunities than ever before to participate. The question is: How? Pulling from her personal experience launching an online… Continue reading Leveraging Your Subject Matter Expertise Via an Online Community
Invisible Rulers: The Mechanics of Modern Propaganda with Renée DiResta
Renée DiResta, expert in (mis)information in our digital age, joins Interintellect founder Anna Gát to explore how propaganda shapes our reality and what can be done to counter its influence.… Continue reading Invisible Rulers: The Mechanics of Modern Propaganda with Renée DiResta
The Art of Rest, Recovery – and Enjoyment!
OnlineJoin Jacob Huber, founder of Revolutionary Character, to discuss why and how to rest appropriately and support each other in doing so rather than guilting each other into excessive (and unproductive!) grinding! We… Continue reading The Art of Rest, Recovery – and Enjoyment!
Friend-Finding & Self-Discovery Mingle
Fellow Interintellect host Katrina Dela Cruz invites you to a salon of inter(intellect)mingling, finding new friends and rediscovering old ones, in group convos and 1:1s conversations! The Great Interintellect Mingle… Continue reading Friend-Finding & Self-Discovery Mingle
Rational Animals: Barbie’s Philosophical World
OnlineWant to better appreciate Greta Gerwig’s highbrow screenwriting, or been wanting to read some philosophy but need a bubblegum pink excuse? Join philosopher Ryan Miller for eleven weeks as we read and… Continue reading Rational Animals: Barbie’s Philosophical World
Austin IRL: The Places That We Long For
Join writer Patricia Hurducas from The Flâneurs Project in this IRL salon to dive into a conversation about the places that we long for. What are the places that we… Continue reading Austin IRL: The Places That We Long For
Sex and Gender: Barbie’s Philosophical World
OnlineWant to better appreciate Greta Gerwig’s highbrow screenwriting, or been wanting to read some philosophy but need a bubblegum pink excuse? Join philosopher Ryan Miller for eleven weeks as we read and… Continue reading Sex and Gender: Barbie’s Philosophical World
Ideas of Power — Celebrity, Authority, and Faith in an Election Year
New York NYLegitimacy, cooption, retaliation: the three pillars of power are never more up for debate than in a year when a country elects its new leaders, when it exerts its democratic force to make the one who represents the majority best its chief executive. Mass media, educational institutions, and communities of worship all play important roles…
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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.