Progress Studies: The Promise of the Future with Tony Morley

Join Tony Morley, a progress studies writer and communicator, for a discussion on progress, optimism, and the first children's book on progress authored by him! The meeting will be hosted by Chandhana Sathishkumar, an author, research enthusiast, TED-Ed speaker and self-taught artist passionate about sustainable futures. Tony Morley is a progress studies writer and communicator…

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Thinking about Not-Knowing #10 Intent, Causation, and Values

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Join Vaughn Tan in building a better relationship with the not-knowing that surrounds us. In episodes 6-9 of this series, we discussed how not-knowing arises in relation to actions, outcomes, causation, and values, and how future-ness affects not-knowing. Episode 10 is about how the four types of not-knowing reverberate back and forth between each other over time: a change…

$15.00

Bay Area IRL: Keeping Up with the Humanities While in STEM

Interval, Long Now Interval at Long Now - Landmark Building A, 2 Marina Boulevard, 2 Marina Blvd, San Francisco

Join RJ Barman for an offline SF Bay Area casual discussion about keeping up an interest in the humanities while spending your days working in STEM. How do you manage a case of split-brain? You spend all day working on thinking about programming, math, chemistry, product, software marketing, etc., yet also have a deep interest…

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Artificial Intelligence and Music: Sounds of the Future and Beyond

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Much has been discussed about the intersection of AI and art, but what about AI and music? Rachel Haywire and Zsolt Török will explore the intersection of AI and music in this premier salon, welcoming everyone to stop by and converse about the future of music and how AI will impact our creative growth as…

$20.00

Why You Should Be Religious: A Conversation with Rabbi Zohar Atkins

Join Rabbi Zohar Atkins and Zachary Davis for a conversation about choosing religion in an age of disbelief and dechurching. Why be religious in our irreligious age? Because, according to Rabbi Zohar Atkins: The good life is a thoughtful one. Expertise is not the same as wisdom. Study is an end in itself. The life…

$15.00

Flourishing in Times of Darkness

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In the eighth salon in a series on human flourishing, join Ashley Zhang to discuss the human spirit's resilience in the face of adversity, the pursuit of meaning in an unjust world, and how we can flourish in difficult times. “Our task as is to find the few principles that will calm the infinite anguish of…

$25.00