“How would Kurt Vonnegut describe what I’m going through?” is one question anyone could ask in times of trouble and peril, knowing the result would be at once honest, compassionate, hilarious, and optimistic. This salon, hosted by Eyal Shay, will be a place for participants to become familiar with a real-life hero and reflect on…
We, Reddy2go and Eyal Shay chose to join hands and play together for our next salon. Join us for a salon celebrating collaboration, openness, levity, yea-saying, and reciprocal creativity. Individuals may boast success or be enthroned, yet no-one has ever achieved anything great alone. Every great leap toward survival and progress was only achieved thanks…
In this salon, Tanya Raj and Eyal Shay will hold an experimental space to explore the various facets of silence and what it brings up for each one of us. What does silence mean to you? Can silence be expressive? When do you feel the need to be silent? Come, join us in this experimental…
Join Eyal Shay for a creative pursuit of reimagining societal structures and modes of transaction. In the beginning there was trust. Bands of Homo sapiens relied on internal trust-based bonds for surviving and thriving. Then came simple trade, followed by common currency, or money. Money allowed people to leave behind the paradigm of gifting with…
Eyal Shay read a story to his little girl, but as she dozed off to sleep, he stayed up contemplating its meaning and looking for the story behind the story. When Reddy heard about it, there was a burst of recognition, for this was the story whose plot he'd vaguely known all his life without…
Join Eyal Shay, dialectician and philosopher, and Plato to learn about learning how to do well in life. In this salon we will discuss learning, rationality, critical thinking, puzzles, and Plato's work (no prior knowledge necessary), and try our hands at a hands-on exercise in learning. There are few things more exciting than a treasure…
Eyal Shay is a podcast host and dialectician on a mission to meet as many amazing people as possible, and get as many people to focus on understanding what living well means, and go for it. It's time for us to deepen our knowledge of one another, and what better way is there than to…
Eyal Shay is a podcast host and dialectician on a mission to meet as many amazing people as possible, and get as many people to focus on understanding what living well means, and go for it. It’s time for us to deepen our knowledge of one another, and what better way is there than to visit some of…
In this salon, the first in a potential series (depending on demand), Eyal Shay will lead a discussion on the concept of Courage in Ancient Greece, why it can't be a virtue at all, and what can take its place (and does, according to Plato and logic). Ask an Athenian born in the 5th cen.…
