The Magic of Cello: History, Technique, and Voice of an Enchanting Instrument

New York NY

Cello remains one of the most beloved instruments of professional musicians and music lovers alike. What makes it so? This salon is a conversation about the history and magic capabilities of cello, led by an outstanding cellist and multiinstrumentalist Daniel Hass and a cello student and composer Ulkar Aghayeva. The conversation will be accompanied and…

Free

Anti-Capitalism – From the Luddites to Occupy Wall Street

Online

In the eighth salon of the Ideas Shape the World - An Introduction to Social Movements series, hosted by Robert Nemeth, we will discuss anti-capitalism, its origins, and how it appears in today’s world. Anti-capitalism is a political ideology and movement encompassing a variety of attitudes and ideas opposing and criticizing capitalism. From the earliest…

$20.00

Doing Gentle With an Edge: Feelings are Signals – But am I reading them correctly?

Online

Experiment with ways of Doing Gentle With an Edge in your life, in this series hosted by Helena Roth, giver and receiver of Tankespjärn. All feelings carry information, but what if I haven't been taught to understand the signal properly? Reading/Listening:* Chapter 4: Understand that feelings are neutral Chapter 6: The problem isn't the problem…

$10.00

The Beginning of Infinity: Laying the Foundation

Online

Humanity faces many challenges that urge us to acquire clarity of thought and develop a shared global memeplex that promotes progress, so that we can overcome obstacles and reach the stars. In his book The Beginning of Infinity, philosopher and physicist David Deutsch covers a wide range of knowledge- and progress-related topics. We will mainly…

$10.00

The Enriched Soul – Celebrating Adult Friendships

Online

Complaints about today's friendships abound: social media has made us selfish, COVID has made us lonely, working and raising children have made us too busy to socialise. Indeed, there are countless accounts out there to suggest the era of adult friendships, if there ever was one, is over. Netflix algorithms and newspaper headlines will try…

$10.00

Interintellect 101: Public Minds Fellowship Twitter Spaces

Online

Join us for “Interintellect 101: Public Minds Fellowship”! We will be holding this Twitter space for anyone and everyone (the general public, Interintellect hosts, or Intellect community members) to learn more about the Interintellect Public Minds Fellowship and ask questions. Interintellect team members Crystal Duan and Nicky Buttigieg will be joined by some of the…

How to Flourish: Work & Vocation

Online

“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 I can devote myself heart and soul, and which gives inspiration and significance to life.”  — Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh,…

$25.00

Thinking about Not-knowing: False advertising

Online

Join Vaughn Tan in building a better relationship with the not-knowing that surrounds us. We instinctively trust those who claim to tame not-knowing or protect us from it. The people and institutions who manage our money, govern our countries, and build our tools want and need our trust — so they often claim to have good methods for dealing…

$15.00

Web3 and Society: Building Consumer Tech with Sari Azout and Joey DeBruin

Online

Startupy founder Sari Azout and Backdrop founder Joey DeBruin join hosts Alaka Halder and Wes Chow for a conversation on building consumer products using web3 technology. Sari is an early-stage VC, design-thinker, and strategist who founded Startupy, a digital playground for thinkers and creators to curate, organize, and interconnect the most valuable tech, business, and…

$25.00

IRL social in an increasingly digital age: what does IRL offer uniquely?

New York NY

With the rise of social media and digital communication, many of us have grown accustomed to living our lives through screens. Social media has greatly expanded our options for connectivity, our number of social contacts, and the time we spend digitally connected. Still, loneliness has risen sharply among every age group around the world. The…

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