In his debut Interintellect salon, David White will explore how we came to construct objects and machines at the atomic scale as well as the implications of nanotechnology for its…
In his salon, David White will engage in a discussion of nanotechnology foundations, applications, and impact on your life. Come to learn and discuss what nanotechnology means, how it can make your life better, and why it is taking so long to get here. Nanotechnology has the promise to make all of our lives immeasurably…
Come join David White for the beginning of a salon series dedicated to exploring the themes, ideas, and world-building of science fiction. We will begin by looking at several Asimov short stories and establishing a general scaffolding for analyzing worlds very different from our own. Science fiction serves as an important culture touchstone and imaginative…
Come join David White for the next installment of a salon series dedicated to exploring the themes, ideas, and world-building of science fiction. We will start analyzing the world of Ender's Game and discuss the costs of war, the importance of empathy, and the logic of survival. Ender’s Game serves as an important meditation on the nature…
Come join David White for the next installment of a salon series dedicated to exploring the themes, ideas, and world-building of science fiction. We will be exploring the world of Dune and discussing futuristic feudal systems, political intrigue, resource constraints, and the importance of destiny. Dune is one of the most ground-breaking and best-selling novels of sci-fi. The political…
Come join David White for the next installment of a salon series dedicated to exploring the themes, ideas, and world-building of science fiction. We will be exploring the world of Oryx and Crake and discussing the consequences of a bioengineering disaster, socioeconomic effects of widespread genetic engineering, and how the tension between humanities and technology grow as scientific…
Come join David White for the next installment of a salon series dedicated to exploring the themes, ideas, and world-building of science fiction. We will be exploring the world of Solaris and discussing the limits of communication with alien lifeforms, what it means to be human in the face of a planet size alien, and how incomprehensible reality can…
Come join David White for the next installment of a salon series dedicated to exploring the themes, ideas, and world-building of science fiction. We will be exploring the world of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? and exploring what it means to be human in a world of lifelike androids. We will talk about humankind’s place in the…
Come join David White for the next installment of a salon series dedicated to exploring the themes, ideas, and world-building of science fiction. We will be venturing into the world of The Left Hand of Darkness and exploring what it means to be human in a world without fixed gender. We will discuss what it truly means to…
Come join David White for the next installment of a salon series dedicated to exploring the themes, ideas, and world-building of science fiction. We will be venturing into the world of Station Eleven and exploring what it means to be human in a world where civilization has collapsed. We will discuss the relevance to arts when other parts of…
Come join David White for the next installment of a salon series dedicated to exploring the themes, ideas, and world-building of science fiction. We will be venturing into the world of The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect. The novel depicts a world after the invention of a super intelligent computer who generates a technological singularity. We will explore the implications…
