Max Dostart-Meers and focuses on the intersection of the good life, the just society, and techno optimistic capitalism. Join us for the 7th episode of the "Saving the City Series": Crime. How do we make our cities safe for people and commerce? We will think about policies which not only reduce criminal behavior but make…
In this episode of his music production workshop series, musician and sound engineer Zsolt Török invites you to take your songs to the next level by performing them live in front of an audience. This workshop salon will focus on the steps of taking an existing song produced in Ableton Live, and adapting it to…
In the fourth salon of the Ideas That Shape the World - An Introduction to Social Movements series, hosted by Robert Nemeth, we will discuss the origins of fascism and how it appears in today’s world. Fascism, the far-right, authoritarian ultranationalism characterized by dictatorial power and strong regimentation of society and the economy rose to…
The Dead Economists Society returns....except this time it is the Living Economists Society! Each month we will concentrate on the works of a particular living economist. Don't expect much esotery; the series will revolve around real-world economic and social issues! Our first living economist is none other than the newly minted Nobel Prize winner Ben…
Rhys Lindmark is writing a book about how information flows and how it’s changing on the internet. In a series of salons, we will explore this content together, chapter by chapter, and get an inside look at the author’s creative process. This is the 9th salon for Rhys Lindmark’s series on What Information Wants. Join us…
Alex Tabarrok, Professor of Economics at George Mason University, joins hosts Alaka Halder and Wes Chow to discuss cryptoeconomics – the combination of cryptography and economics – which provides a…
Come join David White for the next installment of a salon series dedicated to exploring the themes, ideas, and world-building of science fiction. We will be exploring the world of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? and exploring what it means to be human in a world of lifelike androids. We will talk about humankind’s place in the…
In the fifth salon of the Ideas Shape the World - An Introduction to Social Movements series, hosted by Robert Nemeth, we will discuss anarchism and how it appears in today’s world and influences it. Anarchism developed as a distinctive strain within radical and revolutionary thought in the mid-19th century. Nowadays, some media quickly labels…
Are you are unfamiliar with the mythic imaginations of African peoples? Join Helen Nde, curator of the storytelling platform Mythological Africans, to discover the rich tapestry of traditional folklore from…
I just want America to be beautiful and rich. My name is Max Dostart-Meers and I am a Silicon Valley native currently in exile. Follow me on Twitter. Join us for the 8th episode of the Saving the City series! Housing Twitter is united in its hatred of the American suburb. There are real reasons,…
As we head into the winter months, we can all use a little mindfulness and self-care. Join writer Elaine Wang for informal communal “group therapy” series where we discuss a different topic related to self-compassion each month and how it can be applied in our lives. Perhaps you’ve had this experience: You attend a social…
Do you want to read more classic fiction? Do you want to know more about how novels work, their technique? Do you want to do this in a low pressure bookclub-style setting? Join Henry Oliver, who writes The Common Reader for this series on How to Read a Novel. In this series, we will learn how novels…
