Places for Thinking: How Our Surroundings Impact Our Creativity, Thought Processes, and How We Feel

Online

In this salon Patricia Hurducas leads a discussion on places for thinking and how the places we live in and work in impact our thought processes, mood, creativity, choices, and how we feel. We will start the discussion by looking at the places for thinking (study rooms/cafés/libraries/ateliers) of artists and scientists from Matisse's art studio to…

$12.00

The Transgression of Bret Easton Ellis: A Salon in Virtual Reality

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In an i.i. first, the discussion will take place in virtual reality, via the Virgils VR platform. No headset? No problem. The platform is accessible from any web browser. (Though, we do recommend joining from an Oculus Quest 2.) The salon will be hosted by MIT lecturer & best-selling author Micah Nathan and Virgils co-founder Christian Ulstrup.   Who's…

$10.00

A Very Special Gathering in Central Park – Part 1

Central Park Central Park, New York City, NY

  Dear Friends, Travelling and arriving shouldn't be a lost art. Please join us for a friendly gathering in Central Park's Great Lawn on August 28, to celebrate friendship, community, Interintellect, and each other. Bring your snacks, a blanket, and sunscreen! :) The exact location will be shared via email and in the Interintellect forum's…

Free

In Praise of The Prophet Series – Part 2: Giving, Eating and Drinking, Work

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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. In this salon, we will delve into what does giving mean and how does one receive with grace, how can eating and drinking become a more mindful activity…

$20.00

A Very Special Gathering – NYC Part 2 – Hudson River Park

City Vinyard 233 West St, New York, NY

Dear Friends, To continue our August 28 gathering, we will come together once again to celebrate friendship, community, Interintellect, and each other. Aim for City Vineyard - the exact location will be shared via email and in the Interintellect forum's #new_york channel. Warmly, Anna   *** 🗓 ii Calendar 📋 Code of Conduct 📚 Become a member, get…

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Ted Chiang Part 7: The Artificial Other

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This is the seventh and last session in Étienne Fortier-Dubois's series of thematic discussions on the work of science fiction author Ted Chiang. We'll discuss artificial intelligence, our relationship to machines, and the possibility of humanoid beings that aren't quite human. Feel free to join even if you haven’t attended the previous parts! Ted Chiang…

$15.00

The Medium, the Message, and the Mind

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This salon with Alex Danco will be all about Information. We'll start by covering Claude Shannon's Information Theory - really wrap our heads around what it means when we say, "Information isn't what you say, it's what's understood." It's not a noun, it's a verb; it's not the baseball, it's the pitch. We'll cover Information…

$40.00

Classical Music and the Other Arts

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Interintellect host Linus Lu continues his series all about classical music by exploring the relationship between classical music and history.  Classical music has long been influenced by—and been an influence on—other art forms. From operas based on myths and works of literature, to films using classical music in their soundtracks, we’ll discuss how classical music interacts with different types of…

$20.00

A Love Letter to Urban Jungles

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In this first salon of a mini-series, Judit Petho explores what makes living in a buzzing metropolis exciting and difficult to quit   “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life, for there is in London all that life can afford” said Dr Samuel Johnson in 1777. Most Londoners would echo…

$20.00

In Praise of Idleness: On the Virtues of Rest

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In his latest Interintellect Salon, Visakan Veerasamy leads a talk about tiredness, rest, and doing nothing.  I'm tired. Are you tired? We're all tired. We live in tiresome times. We should probably rest. Is there time to rest? Let's talk about it! Let's talk about the psychology of it, and about the assumptions we have about…

$25.00