Join Interintellect founder Anna Gát for this **free and public** session where we'll discuss all you need to know about hosting online: tone, topic selection, listing, promotion, and audience management. 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…
Regan Arntz-Gray, who's been hosting a Sam Harris podcast discussion group for the past 6 years, is hosting a 4-month Interintellect Salon series on his body of work. Episode 3: The Moral Landscape and Importance of Honesty Can you really get an ought from an is? Sam argues yes, there are facts about the human brain…
Join Interintellect founder and CEO Anna Gát for a discussion about what gives us hope: how society and technology will change in the future and how we can, through our individual agency, contribute. The address will be shared via email only. Recommended reading: 'Not Boring' by Packy McCormick 'The Past Was Worse: Reproductive Health Edition'…
Join Arkadiusz Synowczyk for a free, members-only, weekly series of spirited philosophical discussions over coffee! Inspired by the historic Philosophical Breakfast Club, this series rekindles the spirit of their 19th-century discussions. Each Sunday, 10 AM ET, we gather to discuss and explore philosophical questions of our choice in a casual, collaborative atmosphere. You're more than…
I'm Phil, the founder of house 42, and we've been running this format of salon every Sunday in Mexico City for the past year. This event is a format we've…
Join philosopher Arkadiusz Synowczyk to explore what pseudoscience is and how to recognize it, all with reference to astrology, alchemy, and magic in the ancient world. This salon is the…
The first of a series of conversations with Robin Hanson, this salon will discuss what "the sacred" is and how best to identify and explain its roles in human life. Hosted by Thomas Arnold. This conversation with Robin Hanson will be "sacred talk," exploring what the sacred means and attempting to explain how it works…
Dr. Tara Smith, philosophy professor specializing in Ayn Rand's ethical thought, joins philosopher Arkadiusz Synowczyk to explore Rand's ethics, based on her latest book Egoism Without Permission. Come and join us! Rand's moral philosophy often elicits strong reactions, yet it offers a unique perspective that resists being forgotten. In this SuperSalon, we will join Tara…
Do you enjoy making friends and connecting through discussing ideas and seeing how people think? Join this in-person salon discussion designed for you! We'll be collaboratively exploring the question, "How Can We Understand Each Other?" Your host will be Phil, the founder of house 42, who has been running this salon format every Sunday in…
Join us for an engaging discussion between Kyla Scanlon and Sahil Lavingia about Kyla's new book, In This Economy?: How Money & Markets Really Work, moderated by Interintellect founder Anna Gat. "Economics is for everyone—so if you’ve felt left behind, or if you’re cross-eyed from reading painfully convoluted (or straight-up misguided) financial commentary—this book is…
Forensic psychotherapist and author of If Love Could Kill, Anna Motz, joins Interintellect founder Anna Gát in NYC to explore the hidden realities of women who commit extreme acts of violence. In this SuperSalon, we will delve into Anna's book, If Love Could Kill: The Myths and Truths of Women Who Commit Violence, and the…
Is philosophy, as a field, conceived of correctly today? Join Jonathan Leaf, an award-winning playwright and novelist, for a salon where Jonathan will delve into this issue and explore the historical and current views on philosophy. The literal meaning of philosophy is "love of wisdom." So you might think that philosophy classes would be trying…
