Join Rachel as we explore the self-esteem issues the ADHD adult has, and how one might pursue self-parenting as a means to "heal" from one's ADHD. In addition, we will also discuss the issue of addictions and the ADHD brain and how they are practices that might be helpful for the person with ADHD to…
Join Ani Patel, a neuroscientist whose work focuses on music cognition, music-language relations, rhythmic processing, and cross-species studies of music cognition. His book, Music, Language, and the Brain, challenges the widespread belief that music and language are processed independently. Hosts of the Words and Sounds series will lead a discussion and Q&A with Dr. Patel,…
Synthetic psychedelics? Magnetic brain stimulation? How will technology's ability to measure, augment, or even radically alter our brains shape the future of spirituality? Join Lauren from the Science and Innovation unit at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, based in San Francisco. Her work focuses on mobility, urban agtech, crypto, and precision mental health. She…
Rhys Lindmark is writing a book about how information flows and how it’s changing on the internet. In a series of salons, we will explore this content together, chapter by chapter, and get an inside look at the author’s creative process. This is the 4th salon for Rhys Lindmark’s series on What Information Wants. Join us…
Come join David White for the beginning of a salon series dedicated to exploring the themes, ideas, and world-building of science fiction. We will begin by looking at several Asimov short stories and establishing a general scaffolding for analyzing worlds very different from our own. Science fiction serves as an important culture touchstone and imaginative…
Join us for this special episode of our History of Love series where we'll build on the history of love to explore the future of love. To conclude our seven-month series which started with prehistoric dating, we will build upon texts by some of our favourite contemporary thinkers – Amia Srinivasan, Moira Weigel, Ross Douthat,…
Join our next virtual talk on Thursday, June 23, in our new(ish) series with authors of books on labor and organizing. This month, we’re speaking with journalist Nell McShane Wulfhart about her new book, The Great Stewardess Rebellion. We will also be joined by Kara Dupuis, a Delta flight attendant actively organizing with the Association…
Join Jennifer A. Frey, associate professor of philosophy at the University of South Carolina and host of the philosophy, literature, and theology podcast, Sacred and Profane Love as she continues her series of discussions on Flannery O’Connor and American Catholic fiction. In this salon, we will explore and discuss how O’Connor uses race, class, and…
Are you interested in the foundational texts and topics that have shaped psychedelic use and research today? Join Alex Criddle and Ava for their series on Foundational Texts and Topics in Psychedelics. In this salon, we wonder: Do psychedelics reliably alter people's metaphysical beliefs? According to studies and many self-reports, psychedelics seem to reliably alter…
Join Jennifer A. Frey, associate professor of philosophy at the University of South Carolina and host of the philosophy and literature podcast, Sacred and Profane Love, for the final installment…
Join Rachel in the conclusion of Understanding My ADHD series as we explore what Dr Gabor Maté writes about when he discusses what medications for ADHD can and cannot do.…
Louis Bijl de Vroe and Simon Ohler (that’s us) are philosophers and brothers in spirit. We are the founders of Spiritual Mischief, a podcast that combines culture, comedy, and ancient wisdom. In this salon series,…
