Join philosopher of emotion Krista Thomason and theologian Tara Isabella Burton as they delve into the world of therapy-speak, toxic positivity, and authentic living! Is there a pervasive culture of toxic positivity? Does it harm us rather than help us? Drawing inspiration from Krista's essay on emotional realism, this salon will challenge the pervasive culture…
What does an Information Age education system look like and how do we get there? In this salon, Dominic Duffin will lead a conversation about the reinvention of education for the Information Age, through tech culture perspectives from venture capital to Bitcoin. Dominic sees a dichotomy between the use of technology to digitize processes and…
Join Arkadiusz Synowczyk, a philosophy student specializing in epistemology (the theory of knowledge) and philosophy of science, for a salon on Karl Popper's philosophy of science. Karl Popper is regarded by many as one of the greatest philosophers of science of the twentieth century. Many scientists cited him as a source of influence or even…
This meetup is to celebrate the launch of Interintellect member Salman Ansari's book, Wandering Spirits. A whimsical adventure awaits! Come meet fellow community members, hear from the author, and chat…
In his debut Salon, Michael Spicher will explore the ideas of love, knowledge, and especially beauty in Plato's Symposium. Plato’s Symposium is widely regarded as a wonderful work of literature and philosophy. In this dialogue, a handful of people get together and challenge each other to give spontaneous speeches about love. They each go and…
Join American novelists A. Natasha Joukovsky (The Portrait of a Mirror) and Tara Isabella Burton (Here in Avalon; Social Creature) for a salon on the nature of novelistic responsibility, the prevailing ethos of historico-political utility…
New to the Interintellect community or want to hang out with new and other members? Join Interintellect editor and host, Timothy Wilcox, for a casual hangout. Feel free to bring some drinks and snacks! Come make new connections with the Interintellect community. We’ll introduce ourselves, chat on anything that is on our minds, and have a…
Harvard Business School professor and a16z research partner Scott Kominers and web3 entrepreneur Steve Kaczynski join hosts Alaka Halder and Wes Chow for a SuperSalon on how NFTs will become…
What do new pharmacological and technological developments mean for women's liberation? Join Genomics PhD student Ruxandra Teslo to discuss the value of progress from a feminist perspective. Contemporary feminism often…
"Get in loser, we're going to talk about Millennials!" Join culture critic and novelist Kat Rosenfield and Interintellect founder Anna Gát for a discussion about millennial women. Did Millennials kill…
Join Phil Filippak for his series on critical rationalism and major ideas from David Deutsch’s book The Beginning of Infinity. Newcomers welcome! What makes us creative? How do we boost…
Join game master Lukas Rosenstock for an evening of virtual boardgames with fellow community members. Let's bring, show and try our favorite digital boardgame adaptions and online casual games together…
