What’s Wrong with Education? Indifference and Dependency

In the third salon of his series on 7 things wrong with education, João will explore 2 of the main factors that contribute to helping the current educational system be obsolete: indifference and dependency. Throughout the schooling experience, we're trained to feel indifferent toward all subjects by avoiding depth and embracing a shallow understanding of… Continue reading What’s Wrong with Education? Indifference and Dependency

$15.00

Montessori Against Doomerism

Online

Join Montessori Infant and Toddler Guide, Beatriz Freitas, and explore the Montessori philosophy of education! Whether you’re expecting a child, already have one or more, this salon is designed for you! Dr. Maria Montessori saw children as “both a hope and promise for mankind”. Her work came from a combination of love, scientific curiosity and faith…

$10.00

In This Economy? 5. Economic Theories

New York NY

Join the fifth episode (MOVED ONLINE) of an offline salon series in Manhattan, featuring the brilliant writer and multifaceted creator Kyla Scanlon! Come and discuss her upcoming book, In This Economy?, and a variety of related topics. Kyla has written for the New York Times, New York Magazine and Bloomberg Opinion. In her Substack, she provides a fun, accessible and educative place…

Thinking about Not-knowing #13: Tools for thought and action.

Online

Join Vaughn Tan in building a better relationship with the not-knowing that surrounds us. Good tools make work easier. What tools do we need to relate well to different types of not-knowing? Episode 13 of this series answers this questions. Some of the tools we’ll discuss include: Superordination during goal-setting. Clearly identifying non-goals. Using forced choices to reveal tradeoffs.…

$15.00

Ethics: Why Should We Care About It?

What is good? What is evil? Before diving into those questions, we should ask ourselves why should we even care about them. Join Cambridge scholar in residence, philosopher Christophe Porot, and Newcastle University's philosophy student Arkadiusz Synowczyk, for a salon on why we need ethics, Existentialist perspective on the issue, and more! “Man is condemned…

$20.00