The first of a series of conversations with Robin Hanson, this salon will discuss what "the sacred" is and how best to identify and explain its roles in human life.…
Is philosophy, as a field, conceived of correctly today? Join Jonathan Leaf, an award-winning playwright and novelist, for a salon where Jonathan will delve into this issue and explore the…
Join physicist James Ellias for a discussion of philosophical issues surrounding quantum mechanics and Einstein's relativity theory. Topics of discussion will include: 1. Do quantum phenomena give evidence that reality…
Regan Arntz-Gray, who's been hosting a Sam Harris podcast discussion group for the past 6 years, is hosting a 4-month Interintellect Salon series on his body of work. Episode 4: The…
How do we make flirting a mode of moving through the world? Join Flirting Coach Ms. G to navigate what flirting looks like, feels like, and why we should be…
Join Archer Lim, a Developer Relations, Community, Facilitation, and Product Marketing professional with a background in organizing, education, and strategy development. He was reared professionally in high-growth startup environments and, in another life, would have been an academic. Instead, he's an amateur philosopher and is part of this community! REMEMBER the last time you felt…
Ada Palmer's Terra Ignota series is a masterpiece of utopian worldbuilding. The author is a historian and professor of Renaissance, Enlightenment, and Humanist studies, and she uses those ideals to build a vast and beautiful future. Let's talk about each element of the Terra Ignota world, compare them to those Enlightenment ideals of the past, and discuss…
In her debut salon, interviewer and recent NYU MFA grad, Rashida Ashley, will speak with guest Chloe Faith Robinson, to discuss how literary lovers can obtain book blurbs, book reviews, and awards for their work. How all published authors, self-published authors, agents, publicists, and publishers across North America can acquire vibrant book blurbs, book reviews,…
Want to better appreciate Greta Gerwig’s highbrow screenwriting, or been wanting to read some philosophy but need a bubblegum pink excuse? Join philosopher Ryan Miller for a series in which we read and discuss classic philosophical texts in conjunction with brief scenes from Barbie. 'Barbie changed everything! Then she changed it all again! All of…
In this salon, Chad Woodford will explore the utopian and dystopian narratives coming out of Silicon Valley, including the presumption that some sort of superintelligence is immanent, using that as an invitation to explore exactly what it is to be human. Chad is an embodied philosopher, technology attorney, and AI researcher interested in a deeply…
Writer Henry Oliver continues the Western Canon Book Club series with a salon about one of the greatest ever novels. Jane Austen is often seen as a writer of romantic comedies and social manners. But she was also a great innovator. Emma is her most important novel and shows her at her most experimental. Her development of narrative technique…
Join the co-hosts of the Have You Ever Considered…? podcast, William Mankelow, speaker, photographer and workshop facilitator, and Tommy Serafinski, an outdoorsman and speaker. In this salon, they return to debate, discuss, and chew over the question: have you ever considered consuming news and media less often? During each episode of the podcast, William and…
