The Psychology of Photography

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In her debut salon, Tanya Raj will explore the psychology behind the images we make and what they tell us about ourselves. It is said, “if you want to learn what someone fears losing watch what they photograph” – in other words, we as humans make pictures of what we love, what we want to…

How Do We Define Healthy Eating? Mens sana in corpora sano 2 – Diet and Nutrition.

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Physical health, strength and wellbeing for intellectuals: in his monthly Interintellect Salon, Ben Fleming addresses what’s beyond sitting and thinking? Low fat. Low carb. Vegan. Keto. Paleo. Intermittent fasting. Juice cleanse. Vegetarian. Pescatarian. Fruitarian. Carnivore. The list goes on (and on.. and on..). But which diet is the most healthy? What does "healthy" even mean in the context…

Should We Have Children?

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On April 7, Taylor Pullinger returns to lead a discussion on the meaning and merits of having children in light of all it entails.  How did you come to exist in this world? In all likelihood it’s because your parents had a child, and their parents had a child, and their parents had a child… you get…

The Emperor’s New Clothes, René Girard, & Marshall McLuhan

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In this salon, Hollis Robbins investigates the famous story of The Emperor’s New Clothes. What lessons are we meant to learn from this fable? The poet, the artist, the sleuth—whoever sharpens our perception tends to be antisocial; rarely “well-adjusted,” he cannot go along with currents and trends. A strange bond often exists among anti-social types in their…

Symbols of our Collective Identities in Digital Space: Logos, Icons, Flags, Slogans

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In his debut Interintellect salon, Dominic Duffin will lead an exploration of symbols of collective identity, collective identities in digital space, and how our symbols of identity map to these new digital geographies. Many collective identities can make up an individual's unique personal identity. Our membership of these collectives may be out of accident of…

A History of War Series: Attack Part 1 – From Flintstones to Drones

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On April 13, Interintellect founder Anna Gát returns to discuss aspects of warfare, with a look at the breakout of wars: from the earliest days of tribal conflict to the most contemporary, mercenary proxy wars, and those fought in the cyberspace – or, soon, space. *** "The great end of life is not knowledge, but action. I…

Hiking With Nietzsche – On Challenges, Struggles, And Becoming Who We Are

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Interintellect Patricia Hurducas returns with a new salon for The Mountains Are Calling series. This time we will explore John Kaag’s book Hiking With Nietzsche: On Becoming Who You Are. We will discuss parts of Nietzsche’s philosophy, we will take a closer look at Agon (Greek word for conflict and struggle), and we will touch…

Down the Rabbit Hole: Into the Curiosity Verse (III)

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Fellow InterIntellect Helena Ng invites you to set up a personal Play Calendar of the month & join forces with fellow attendees to create more playtime in our lives. In the last Camp Curiosity salon, our fellow members huddled together in a collective reflection for all the thoughts, feelings, and re-negotiations we've had to experience…