In this salon, Interintellect founder Anna Gát leads a discussion on military intelligence - strategic, operational, tactical. We will look at the history of espionage and strategic planning, as well as the lead-ups to some of the most famous battles. This event is part of our A History of War series; no previous attendance or…
In part one of this mini-series, Alex Criddle will guide you through the ages of psychedelic usage from ancient to modern times. We'll also look at the psychedelic culture of the 60s and 70s -- the good and the bad, exploring the cultural ramifications of this period of psychedelic usage. We'll examine the reasons for…
In part two of this mini-series, Alex Criddle will lead a discussion on the usage of psychedelics as medicine and psychedelic therapy to heal physical and mental maladies. There are numerous clinical trials ongoing at places like Johns Hopkins, NYU, and MAPS. What are these studies finding? How are they using psychedelics as medicine? Psychedelic…
Jaycel Adkins, “Interintellect’s favourite bookworm” introduces his series on the complete fiction of the Italian writer, Elena Ferrante. Why read the complete fiction? In an age of online resources, selected readings, and excerpts, the idea of reading the complete works of any writer is becoming more and more rare. We read more ABOUT a writer…
Join London ii hosts Flick Hardingham and Irene JK to discuss the key themes raised in Voltaire's Candide and their relevance in today’s society, while questioning the role of satire in driving change. Even the British acknowledged Voltaire as Europe's most famous public intellectual, and his Candide as a prime example of literature as news. The renowned French philosopher…
In part three of this mini-series with host Alex Criddle, we will examine what, if anything, psychedelics tell us about the nature of reality, the mind, and what it means to be human. A frequent claim by psychonauts is that everything is connected and we are all one. Another is that love is everything. These…
In this salon, debut host, Zohar Atkins, will lead a discussion about Heidegger's Being and Time with particular attention to the question of how and whether philosophy can help us live meaningful lives. Heidegger's Being and Time (1927) is one of the most important, influential, difficult, and controversial works of all time, yet the questions it…
In this salon (the second in the three-part mini-series), Jake Orthwein will lead a discussion on the strange unreality of contemporary politics. In The End of History and the Last Man, Francis Fukuyama issued a qualification to his famous pronouncement that the ideological struggles of history had reached their culmination. He worried that the deep connection…
The Dead Economists Society Salon series continues as Bronwyn Williams and Peter Isztin discuss the many approaches to borrowing and lending money. “Debts are like children: the smaller they are the more noise they make.” ~ Spanish Proverb As global debt based 281 trillion US dollars this year, we are asking the questions : What are the real risks of all…
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. Starting with the commencement of the wise man’s journey towards his homeland, we will delve into the beauty and fragility of love, what constitutes a sacred union, 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 an inside look at the author’s creative process. Behind the world of our daily lives, there is a hidden world, one that keeps…
In this salon, Alex Criddle will lead a discussion on what psychedelic experiences mean for individual spirituality, religions, and the mystical. A significant portion of psychedelic users cite their experience as being one of the top five most profound moments of their life, on par with their marriage or the birth of a child. What…
