Join debut host Jared Davis and Sagar Devkate as we introduce a new series discussing the history of mathematics. Girolamo Cardano died in 1576, two centuries before the publication of Adam Smith's Inquiry into the Wealth of Nations and the signing of Declaration of Independence of the American Colonies. Working in Padua, Italy as a…
Join linguist and serial language learner Colin Gorrie in the third salon in a series investigating language for an exploration of how language learning works and how to do it better. Learning a second language: Many people attempt it but few accomplish it. Despite the wide variety of books, apps, and courses promising fluency with…
We know that focus is important in improving how we think, but for optimal brain training, we need both focus and unfocus. So, in this salon hosted by Krupali, will encourage us to build unfocus times into our days. We want to use this opportunity to encourage and ensure that we’re not in one continuous…
Join Clare Gustavsson and Alison Taylor to explore the cultural, personal, and political dimensions of revenge. "Revenge is a confession of pain" —Latin Proverb "Revenge is sweet and not fattening" —Alfred Hitchcock What do we seek when we dream of revenge? What do our fantasies of revenge tell us about ourselves? When is…
In this first of a 3 part mini-series on the TV show Mad Men, Vivek hosts a discussion on the notions of masculinity explored in the show. How do the characters of the show (not just the men but the women and children) assert their expectations of masculinity? How do these ideas affect the way…
What do we talk about when we talk about propaganda? Join Mattias Martens for a discussion of language, politics, and the ethics of communication. As a word for deceptive and manipulative communication, “propaganda” is vulnerable to emotive conjugation: we tend to use it not when we see communication that fits a pattern, but communication that…
In this Interintellect Salon, Sicong Shen and Katrina Dela Cruz lead a discussion on moments of transformative internal change. In many cases, the frames through which we interpret ourselves and…
Join artist and film-maker Olga Yakimenko in sharing interpretations of films and TV shows that are greater than the sum of their parts. The tools involved in the making of…
In this SuperSalon, scientist and futurist writer J. Storrs Hall, Ph.D. joins Interintellect hosts Alaka Halder and Wes Chow to discuss the Stripe Press edition of Where Is My Flying…
In the second of a three part series on the TV show Mad Men, Vivek hosts a discussion on persuasion as seen through the lens of the show. What can…
Nibras hosts a salon to challenge the adage "making friends as an adult is hard". A salon for sharing stories and approaches to cultivating the most beautiful and nourishing craft…
My focus is at the intersection of the good life, the just society, and techno optimistic capitalism. My name is Max Dostart-Meers and I am a Silicon Valley native currently…
