Join Montessori Infant and Toddler Guide, Beatriz Freitas, and explore the Montessori perspective on newborns! Whether you’re expecting a child, already have one or more, this salon is designed for you! In this session we will discuss the experiences of the infant, from prenatal life to birth and the first few months, so we can understand…
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.…
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…
Why is having kids so scary? Join Martha Sharpe in this safe space to vent our fears and concerns when it comes to having kids or the kids we already have. We'll lay the groundwork for future discussions by delving into what makes it so difficult. Exploring the Core Question: In our inaugural session of…
Since 2015, Patricia Hurducas, a writer and design researcher, has lived across Europe, exploring how our surroundings influence our quality of life. With deep, firsthand knowledge of the challenges and rewards of moving abroad, she invites you to join her series. Centered on creative projects and personal accountability, this series is tailor-made for those on the…
Love playing with words but feeling stuck? Boost your creativity at AI writing workshops with an award-winning video game writer Charlene Putney! Do you love to play with words? Do you sometimes feel creatively blocked? Do you need some new techniques and exercises to loosen up your mind and your pen? Do you find it hard…
Join Phil Filippak for the next episode of a series about critical rationalism and major ideas from David Deutsch’s book The Beginning of Infinity. We’ll discuss explanation and universality! “Because of the necessity for error-correction, all jumps to universality occur in digital systems.” Is that really so? Do we need to invent some kind of code for any…
Hi, I’m Gina! I’m a therapist, avid learner and educator. I’ve spent time in many settings, ranging from mental hospitals to jails and schools, immersing myself in situations that require both survival and compassion. This episode of the Self-Compassion series will be on Self-Compassion and Performance! How can we practice Self-Compassion amidst demands on performance? And…
Join Montessori Infant and Toddler Guide, Beatriz Freitas, and explore the Montessori perspective on babies' gross motor skills! Whether you’re expecting a child, already have one or more, this salon is designed for you! The first years of a baby’s life are incredibly rich in movement, quantity and variety. From the first jerky newborn reflexes…
We know our country is dangerously polarized. But what to do about it? Join Zachary Davis, the Executive Director of Faith Matters and the Editor of Wayfare Magazine, and Andrew Hanauer, the President and CEO of the One America Movement, to discuss! We know our country is dangerously polarized. But what to do about it?…
Join writer and meditation teacher, Grace Bialecki, for the next episode of a new New York City IRL series, 'Expansive Conversations,' where we'll discuss poetry, authenticity, and self-actualization. What does it mean to listen to ourselves? And how can we find moments of quiet amidst this city that never sleeps? We'll read Pico Iyer’s essay,…
Is taking ayahuasca the same in mainland China as in South America or downtown Manhattan? Join journalists Oshan Jarow and Shayla Love live in New York City in conversation with anthropologists Alex Gearin and Nicolas Langlitz on how culture influences psychedelic use and experience, and Alex’s ethnography of psychedelic use in China. In the psychedelic…
