Our Hosts

About me: Hi! I’m interested in healthcare systems, conservation, cities (quality of life, transportation, civic engagement, etc.), and old-ish books about adventures. I studied economics at Princeton, focusing on health…

About me: When asked to describe my interests in a few short sentences, I freak out and try to get everything out at once: what is true? where are we…

About me: I’m the founder of Interintellect and one of its most active hosts. My topics range from literature to psychology and philosophy, from music to art and cultural studies,…

About me: I’m founder of Kradl, a podcast discovery app. My topics include talking about attention economy, politics, technology and how it affects us as individuals and a society. I’m very…

About me: I’m interested in self-narratives, storytelling, classical music, and the “sweet spots” where we can stand on to see the beautiful connection of different fields. I’ve started my hosting…

About me: I was born and raised in Milwaukee, WI by refugees of the Khmer Rouge (you’re strongly encouraged to Google the term if you’ve never heard of it!) who…

About me: I’m a philosophy student at Newcastle University (UK) and I’m interested in epistemology, philosophy of science, and philosophy of language. I’m especially interested in the problem of induction…

About me: I believe building disaster resilience is imperative for the health of humanity and have worked with this aim in mind in a variety of fields. I have volunteered…

About me: I’m a qualified personal trainer, currently working on creating an online space for those who wish to pursue a healthy life with all the information and guidance I…

About me: Hello! 👋 My name is Brian Toh, and I’m a dancing-filmmaker based in Singapore. I fell in love with the Interintellect around October of 2020, when I attended…

About me: I’m a futurist, economist, and trend analyst. I’m interested in everything (which is fortunate, because I’m paid to be interesting) and have an eclectic reading habit from which…

About me: I’m thinking about the origins of selfhood, and how our worldview affects the world we find. So far I have hosted salons on philosophy, complexity, and consciousness, but…

About me: Charlene Putney is an award-winning writer (Divinity: Original Sin 2) and teacher from Ireland. She’s currently living in Denmark and setting up a start-up with her partner Martin…

About me: I’m a linguist with interests in a variety of fields within linguistics and adjacent disciplines. Some highlights include historical linguistics, formal linguistic theory, second language acquisition and teaching,…

About me: I’m a philosopher, manager, and teacher. I host salons to explore the ground-level, practical realities of those places where science, technology, and human nature intersect. My goal is…

About me: I’m a full-stack developer and community builder based in the UK but mostly to be found online. I normally host salons on technology and tech-adjacent topics. Areas of interest include:…

About me: Hi! I’m a writer and a product marketer based in New York. I’m interested in how we relate to each other and form bonds. I geek out on…

About me: I’m interested into the evolutionary patterns that underlie much of the world, the value of diversity in natural and human affairs, the lessons we can draw from history,…

About me: I am… What am I? I’m curious and eclectic, so pinning me down to one category is hard. I have a B.A in linguistics and an Israeli tour-guide…

About me: Hi I’m Gina! I’m an artist, student, therapist, coach, researcher, teacher and primarily interested in psychology, dreams, theology, philosophy and deep (often uncomfortable) existential questions. I run salons…

About me: I’m a writer, performance poet, and meditation teacher who facilitates workshops on writing and creativity. My salons range from reading and responding to poetry to sparking human connection…

About me: Hi! Harry here. Originally from the UK but currently based in the Netherlands, I’m interested in the liminal space between the creative and the analytical, and nurturing both…

About me: Tankespjärn is the single biggest contributing factor in my shift from being the most negative person in the world, to… something very different, if perhaps not the most…

About me: I am writer, interested in late bloomers, failures, Samuel Johnson, literature, economics, architecture, London, politics, history. My Substack is called The Common Reader and is written for people…

About: Dean Robbins is a noted scholar of nineteenth-century American and African American literature, film, and poetry. Her newest book, Forms of Contention: Influence and the African American Sonnet Tradition (University of…

About me: I’m interested in how humans think and learn and how that is changing as technology improves. In addition, I spend quite a bit of time on how we…

About me: Hello! I am Irene. I am one of the hosts of the “Story of Philosophy” series. I’m interested in a wide range of topics ranging from poetry to…

About me: I’m a professor in developmental psychology transitioning out of full-time academia to work at the intersection of science and industry. My research lab synthesizes psychological science, design, and…

About me: James Harris is a writer and comedian from Nottingham, UK. He has written for The Spectator, The Critic, The New European, JewThink, and was the Associate Editor of…

About me: I write about the history of technology and the philosophy of progress at The Roots of Progress, and I’m deeply involved in the progress community/movement. Previously, I spent…

About me: Hi there! Are you ready to explore the power of resilience and strengthen your skills as an innovator who is sharing their best work with the world? My…

About me: Hi! I’m interested in belonging in the digital age, especially for those who are interested in ideas and who like asking questions. I love biography, particularly of exemplars…

About me: Hi, I’m Jibran. I believe that if we understand our story, overcome our limiting beliefs, and take action that is aligned with what we value, we will lead…

About me: I’m a data-informed digital product designer and illustrator. I combine analytical and artistic thinking to get to the core of how our digital media environment became so exhausting,…

About me: I am a writer, editor, and course creator who has collaborated with novelists and non-fiction writers on books about inequality in American education, becoming a minimalist entrepreneur, how…

About me: My name is Kalenga Augustine Mulenga aka K.A. Mulenga. My passion is writing. I started writing when I was 10 years old and my passion was reignited by…

About me: I’m fundamentally interested in how to better unlock human potential in the context of governance, institution building, civic tech, and metascience. As an Emergent Ventures grantee, I run…

About me: I run Human Reason, an educational resource that combines somatic mindfulness, action and commitment therapy, and other evidence-based practices to help us understand ourselves better and get along…

About me: My focus is at the intersection of the good life, the just society, and techno optimistic capitalism. My name is Max Dostart-Meers and I am a Silicon Valley…

About Me: I’m the founder of MetaLearn, a multidisciplinary content platform teaching the knowledge and skills needed to futureproof yourself and thrive in the 21st century. I also run Mediopolis,…

About me: I’m a writer, podcaster, guiri, actor, older brother, ocean lover, irritable cabron, hot sauce enthusiast, third culture child fascinated by cultural psychology—but mostly, I’m inescapably foreign. I can’t…

About me: I’m a serial podcaster, VoiceOver artist, and coach on different things (from memory/speedreading to podcasting). During the day I play the fool and learn about everything, and in…

About me: I’m a philosopher also known as “The Life Coach for Smart People.” In my Austin, Texas-based coaching practice, I help intellectual types to turn their overthinking into wisdom…

About me: Patricia Hurducas is a writer, immigrant, design researcher, and flâneuse. Over the past eight years, she has been living in various countries across Europe (Romania, Germany, Switzerland, The Netherlands)…

About me: I’m a futurist and consultant with a focus on how culture and the arts intersect and how trends develop in the digital environment. I’ve hosted salons on Artificial…

About me: I teach at the University of Geneva and the City University of New York, on topics including quantum mechanics, the philosophy of time, Aristotelian metaphysics, artificial intelligence, and…

About me: I’ve lived as a writer, musician & teacher in Paris since 2010. My first novel, “Slim & The Beast (2015),” was a coming-of-age story about male intimacy &…

About me: I’m the founder of nowMedia, a house for introspective media production and coaching. On the internet you can find me @nowSimon. Before I started my New Game +,…

About me: Simone Stolzoff is a San Francisco-based author, journalist, and designer. He hosts salons about our ever-evolving relationship to work. His debut book, The Good Enough Job: Reclaiming Life…

About me: I am interested in philosophy, psychology, photography (oh my! The Ps), writing, books, music, and divination. I started hosting salons in April 2021. Some previous salons I have…

About me: Like most people, I have interests strewn across rough terrain (certainly rougher, wilder, and more interesting since meeting ii folks). Generally, though, I hang out at the intersection…

About: Tom Beakbane resurrected the concept of consilience after attempting to account for the gap between textbook theories of human behavior and his experiences creating marketing communications. He closed the…

About me: My name is Tommy and I am an outdoorsman, podcaster and speaker. I talk and write about the natural environment, biodiversity, conservation, hunting and fishing, rewilding and more.…

About me: I’m a biologist and musician by training. In grad school, I did research in developmental neuroscience studying mechanisms of cellular plasticity in worms. My current interests include history, philosophy and sociology of…

About me: I’m a consultant, author, toolmaker, and professor of strategy at University College London. I’m interested in understanding how people and teams do things when they don’t know how…

About me: Hello fellow curious mind! Lovely to meet you. I’m Vidhika (VIH-the-kah) and here are some of my 3-word theses: relationships are everything; intuition is data; perception shapes reality;…

About me: Hi, I’m Visa! You might know me from Twitter for my prolific web of threads, or from YouTube for my rambling sermons. I’m the author of Friendly Ambitious…

About me: I’m interested in the possibilities of spiritual life in the 21st century. I edit a magazine about faith and culture called Wayfare and host a podcast of religious…

About me: I am passionate about everything related to education: its current problems, potential future and how to make it happen. I am a published author “Hack your Education”, built…

About me: As a long time member of Interintellect, I’ve embarked on my hosting journey in early 2022 by starting a hands-on workshop series about music production. Having grown up…