Join hosts Vivek and Ashley Zhang to get together in person and meet fellow Interintellects in Los Angeles! Celebrate the community of like minded and curious people in the season and spirit of gratitude and thanksgiving! More information will be shared in the #los_angeles Discord channel. Note: ID and proof of COVID vaccinations will be…
In the opening salon to a nine-part series on human flourishing, join host Ashley Zhang to explore how we can best tend to our bodies in order to live well. “Behind your thoughts and feelings, my brother, stands a mighty ruler, an unknown sage – it is called the subconscious self; it dwells in your…
In the second salon of a nine-part series on human flourishing, join host Ashley Zhang to explore how we can master our minds in order to live well. "Madness is not to be despised and not to be feared, but instead you should give it life." — Carl Jung Swiss psychoanalyst Carl Jung famously said…
In the third salon of a nine-part series on human flourishing, join host Ashley Zhang to explore how we can nurture meaningful relationships that enrich and ennoble our lives. “Friendship…
“Love is at first not anything that means merging, giving over, and uniting with another (for what would a union be of something unclarified and unfinished, still subordinate—?), it is…
“In my opinion, I am often rich as Crœsus, not in money, but (though it doesn't happen every day) rich, because I have found in my work something to which…
To celebrate the beautiful spring weather and the arrival a few beloved ii visitors to town, we'll be hosting a picnic and book swap in Golden Gate Park! The more the merrier! Feel free to invite friends, and bring picnic blankets, games, and any other sources of merriment. Light snacks and refreshments will be provided,…
In the sixth salon of a nine-part series on human flourishing, join host Ashley Zhang to discuss religion and spirituality, reason and faith, fate and free will, the sacred and the profane, and how they can guide us in leading flourishing lives. “To be of no church is dangerous. Religion, of which the rewards are…
In the seventh salon of a nine-part series on human flourishing, join host Ashley Zhang to discuss the role of leisure and learning in a good life! “Guard well your…
In the eighth salon in a series on human flourishing, join Ashley Zhang to discuss the human spirit's resilience in the face of adversity, the pursuit of meaning in an unjust…
Join Kevin Kelly — Senior Maverick at Wired and illustrious writer, photographer, and technologist — with hosts Paul Millerd and Ashley Zhang for a SuperSalon on how to design your own game of life and win! "The only productive way to answer 'What should I do now?' is to first tackle the question of 'Who should I become?'"…
In the final salon in a series on human flourishing, join Ashley Zhang to discuss our obligations to each other and how we can better care for those we love.…
