“An opening line should invite the reader to begin the story. It should say: Listen. Come in here. You want to know about this.” — Stephen King What are your favorite first sentences, the ones that grabbed you and never let go? Why is the beginning of any piece of writing so important? And what…
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 completed "Gödel, Escher, Bach" reading group in reading through David Deutsch's "The Beginning of Infinity." Share the pleasure of reading a challenging, thought-provoking book boosted by your friendly peers' additional eyes, hearts, minds, and life experiences. What is “The Beginning of Infinity” about? What kinds of explanations have universal reach? What…
Join London ii hosts Flick Hardingham, and Irene JK as we reflect on Bertrand Russell's ideas are relevant (or not) in today's society and our own lives. Some questions to prompt your curiosity. Nobel-winning English mathematician, logician, philosopher, and humanist Bertrand Russell, was one of the most influential thinkers of his time. His views on mathematics and…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Join host Rachel Tan as we do a read-through of Dr. Gabor Maté's groundbreaking book, "Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder". Sometimes those with ADHD feel exhilarated that life is full of wonderful ideas & projects, but then often find it hard to struggle to juggle them all. If you relate…
Join Zohar Atkins, rabbi, poet, Rhodes Scholar, and philosopher in-residence at Twitter, for a special salon. Ask Me Anything. For two hours you can ask me anything, really anything generally…
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…
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…
