In this salon series, Tanya Raj will lead deep-dive discussions on The Prophet by Khalil Gibran and his philosophy on living a life with purpose and meaning. In this salon, we will delve into what does freedom means to every individual, how does passion plays a part in human consciousness, is reason reasonable, and if…
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…
In this salon, debut host Nicola Brown discusses our relationship with money and the emotions it can generate in us. People don’t really talk about money. We have just started talking about emotions. Which is EXACTLY why we should talk about both! Why don’t we feel comfortable talking about our money + emotions? Inspired by her…
What if you’re an Interintellect, but you just don’t know it yet…? Everybody thinks their life is weird. Most of us are right. Each of us holds our own brand of weird thing that makes us special, and with it, often comes its own brand of loneliness. Or so we thought. This past year, through…
Interintellect hosts Isabela Granic and Thomas Arnold invite you to their next poetry reading salon, this time with "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird" by Wallace Stevens. "Among twenty snowy mountains, The only moving thing Was the eye of the blackbird. " Whether you've never read it or have considerable history with the poem…
In this Dead Economists Society Salon Bronwyn Williams and Peter Isztin discuss sex, "demography as destiny" and the economy “I think I may fairly make two postulata. First, That food is necessary to the existence of man. Secondly, That the passion between the sexes is necessary and will remain nearly in its present state. These two…
What if you’re an Interintellect, but you just don’t know it yet…? Every day, we come together from across the world to talk about philosophy and science, art and technology,…
In the salon, Haider Al-Mosawi explores the idea of getting balance in our lives. The term "work-life balance" invites a broad range of reactions: some see it as the light at the end of the tunnel they aspire to reach, whereas others consider it a hoax that is neither achievable nor desirable. Where do YOU…
In this salon, Rachel Tan leads a discussion on the book titled On the Fringe: Where Science Meets Pseudoscience by Michael D. Gordin. In this book, the author attempts to explore the philosophical and historical attempts of how something is relegated to the realm of pseudoscience. An assortment of topics studied and analysed include age-old…
In this salon, debut host Amit investigates modern romantic relationships. Irrational cultural ideas are not uncommon - in fact they have been the norm throughout history. They are obvious in hindsight (e.g., slavery, treatment of women and children etc.) but can be very difficult to spot when they are active in society. This salon will…
In his latest Interintellect Salon, Visakan Veerasamy leads a talk about being and becoming an independent, self-directed, "feral" free agent. Has the pandemic got you rethinking your relationship with employment? Are you thinking of striking it out on your own, perhaps to start your own business? Or maybe you want to be an independent creative, or…
Progress writer Jason Crawford is writing a book about the modern world and how it was invented. In a series of salons, we will explore this content together, chapter by chapter, and get…
