Medieval historians and co-authors of the newly-released The Bright Ages Matthew Gabriele & David M. Perry join Interintellect hosts Donald Frederick & Catherine Woodiwiss for a special SuperSalon about the medieval world, nostalgia, and our cultural moment. “It is evident that the title ‘Dark Ages,’ given to the mediæval centuries, is...wholly inapplicable. They were, on…
If you're attending Vibecamp, join Étienne Fortier-Dubois and Alex Grin at this special Interintellect gathering to discuss the beauty and perils of manifesting online communities “in real life.” In the age of Enlightenment, the Republic of Letters was a group of intellectuals who lived across Europe and kept in touch through written correspondence. It was…
Interintellect founder Anna Gát continues her exploration of the history of love with a discussion on the Middle Ages and Renaissance. We will explore the dark centuries of perpetual war, plague, and Crusades, as well as the buzzing peacetime cities of commerce and arts, and the role of religion in the family home. We will…
Roman Skorzus is a policy lead in the Tech for Development Policy Unit at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. He leads the development of actionable policies and strategies to harness the transformative opportunities of tech for developing and emerging economies. This salon is part of a new ten-part series called The Future Of…
In this new series, writer Sean Patrick Hughes explores the culture, events and history of Generation X. At 7:30 PM eastern time on November 8, 1972, HBO launched the first premium pay cable station in America. By the end of the decade, it was in 10 million American households. By 1982 10% of American households…
Tech emotionographer Pamela Pavliscak hosts an 8-month Interintellect Salon series while writing her new book #Feels: How Technology is Changing Our Emotional Life for the Better. Have you ever wondered why we feel compelled to note and name every new variation of sadness online? Or what you call that emotional hangover you can get after scrolling social…
Join members of the “Gödel, Escher, Bach” book club in reading through David Deutsch’s “The Beginning of Infinity.” Share the pleasure of wrestling with a challenging, thought-provoking book with the help of friendly peers’ additional eyes, hearts, minds, and experiences. Maybe you heard about it on Naval's podcast, or perhaps you follow the father of…
Join Dan Shipper, Visakan Veerasamy and Tiago Forte for an Interintellect salon about the future of note-taking! "The real flying car / hoverboard / jetpack of the 2020s will be a tool that helps you navigate information overload, not physical space." – @visakanv A recurring theme of today is that were are being flooded with…
Join host Colin Gorrie as we read the great Old English epic poem Beowulf together, as part of the Reading Beowulf series. For our first meeting, we'll discuss the first major section of _Beowulf_: Beowulf's battle with Grendel. We'll also introduce ourselves to the Old English epic. What was the language like? How do we read it?…
How do literature and music interrelate, and how can they enliven each other? Join us for the Words and Sounds series led by Ulkar Aghayeva, Daniel Hass, Lily Rock, Jameel Martin, and Ryan Tuozzolo we will discuss intersections between the two and how they can inspire each other. This first salon will emphasize the convergence…
Part Two of the Understanding Addiction series hosted by psychologist and neuroscientist Marc Lewis, and drug, policy, and intervention researcher and activist Shaun Shelly. In the second salon of the series, Marc presents his learning model of addiction, and co-host Shaun will support the discussion with some examples. Marc unpacks the concept of addiction as learning,…
Karen Hooper and Hermione Dace are Policy Lead and Senior Policy Analyst respectively in the Science and Innovation Unit at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. Their work focuses on the future of food, alternative proteins, and technology development in Asia. This salon is part of a new ten-part series called The Future Of…
