Believe me, no Interintellect host is born with the magical knowledge of how to run a successful, engaging, friendly online salon (or offline social) - but these skills are easy to learn! Join our discussion about the hosting basics and leave feeling empowered to set up your own events. If you're not a host yet, you…
Join Ben Springwater, Co-Founder and CEO of the Matter reading app, to discuss novelty bias in our social media feeds, showing us what's new, not what's best, and why they built ReadSomethingWonderful to be a portal to timeless internet writing. A members-only fireside chat, moderated by Nicky Buttigieg. "Most of the best writing was not…
Join fellow Interintellect (and Interintellect fellow) Vidhika Bansal in this salon exploring the joys, challenges, and how-tos of making friends as an adult. "Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art...It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things which give value to survival." (C. S. Lewis) Friendship is a beautiful thing:…
Join Interintellect founder Anna Gát at this offline London social for a discussion of travel in relation to self-growth. Things to read prior to the discussion: The Case Against Travel by Agnes Callard We have a new word for that feeling when travel makes everything new The Philosophy of Travel and The Experience of Otherness…
Join Vaughn Tan in building a better relationship with the not-knowing that surrounds us. Please note that this salon will run at a different time from previous salons (17h-19h CEST). Making good strategy is hard when you don’t know how particular actions are connected to particular outcomes — in other words, when there is not-knowing about causation. At…
The photo was taken at an IRL salon hosted by Bryan Kam in London. Have you recently become a member of the Interintellect community? Join fellow newcomers for a casual hangout to be welcomed into our global community and foster new connections. Hosted by Nicky Buttigieg. If you recently joined the Interintellect community as a…
Todd Field's new movie Tár, starring the formidable Cate Blanchett, feels like more than just a cinematic experience: it is topical, physical, and deeply cerebral, raising questions around power, morality, and talent that are very often uncomfortable. In this casual salon, we will talk about the movie from all these angles, and compare our various interpretations…
Sci-fi author and strategist Eliot Peper, whose thought-provoking novels exploring the intersection of technology and society captivated readers worldwide, and Internet philosopher Visakan Veerasamy join community and friends to discuss and explore the future of cities! Drawing on the expertise of Eliot Peper, gained while writing novels such as Bandwidth, Veil, Cumulus, and Reap3r, we will…
Is epistemology, the theory of knowledge, is practical? Yes, and this salon series by Arkadiusz Synowczyk will prove why and how. Join us for its third episode where we will discuss how, given the previous advice, one should approach concepts – the building blocks of our thoughts. In this episode, we will discuss the nature of…
Join NYC community and friends when founder Anna Gát is visiting for a casual Central Park discussion about the value of nostalgia - or is it danger? We'll talk about breakups, immigration, work transitions... Bring a blanket and snacks 🌞 Recommended readings: https://aeon.co/essays/nostalgia-exerts-a-strong-allure-and-extracts-a-steep-price https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-nostalgia-is-good-for-you/ https://hedgehogreview.com/issues/the-uses-of-the-past/articles/nostalgia-and-its-discontents *** ii Calendar | Code of Conduct | Become a Member
Calling all Central Texas Interintellects! Join hosts Shahid Nowshad and Alaka Halder for a summer meetup on the topic of travel. Summer and travel go hand in hand. As many of us return from or prepare to embark on new adventures, we’ll share stories, advice, and what we’re hoping to learn. Do you enjoy travel?…
Experiment with ways of Doing Gentle With an Edge in your life, in this series hosted by Helena Roth, giver and receiver of Tankespjärn. In a largely disembodied world, it's all too easy to do gentle on a mental scale, forgetting about the rest. But no more! Let's play around with ways of making gentle…
