Come join David White for the beginning of a salon series dedicated to exploring the themes, ideas, and world-building of science fiction. We will begin by looking at several Asimov short stories and establishing a general scaffolding for analyzing worlds very different from our own. Science fiction serves as an important culture touchstone and imaginative…
Join us for this special episode of our History of Love series where we'll build on the history of love to explore the future of love. To conclude our seven-month series which started with prehistoric dating, we will build upon texts by some of our favourite contemporary thinkers – Amia Srinivasan, Moira Weigel, Ross Douthat,…
Join our next virtual talk on Thursday, June 23, in our new(ish) series with authors of books on labor and organizing. This month, we’re speaking with journalist Nell McShane Wulfhart about her new book, The Great Stewardess Rebellion. We will also be joined by Kara Dupuis, a Delta flight attendant actively organizing with the Association…
Join Jennifer A. Frey, associate professor of philosophy at the University of South Carolina and host of the philosophy, literature, and theology podcast, Sacred and Profane Love as she continues…
Are you interested in the foundational texts and topics that have shaped psychedelic use and research today? Join Alex Criddle and Ava for their series on Foundational Texts and Topics in Psychedelics. In this salon, we wonder: Do psychedelics reliably alter people's metaphysical beliefs? According to studies and many self-reports, psychedelics seem to reliably alter…
Join Jennifer A. Frey, associate professor of philosophy at the University of South Carolina and host of the philosophy and literature podcast, Sacred and Profane Love, for the final installment of her six part series exploring the fiction of Flannery O'Connor, a self described "Hillbilly Thomist." In this salon we will explore how O’Connor understands…
Join Rachel in the conclusion of Understanding My ADHD series as we explore what Dr Gabor Maté writes about when he discusses what medications for ADHD can and cannot do. In addition, we will talk about what it means to "attend" and how we might all better cope with ADHD traits going forward in a…
Louis Bijl de Vroe and Simon Ohler (that’s us) are philosophers and brothers in spirit. We are the founders of Spiritual Mischief, a podcast that combines culture, comedy, and ancient wisdom. In this salon series,…
In this series—Baby Steps to Beowulf: Old English for Beginners—linguist Colin Gorrie will teach you how to read Old English texts like Beowulf with the aid of a dictionary. Like every language, English has a past. More than many languages, English has changed dramatically over the years: the language as spoken just a thousand years ago would…
In this episode of his music production workshop series, musician and sound engineer Zsolt Török invites you to discuss the history and cultural impact of synthesizers, and explore the creative possibilities of sound synthesis. From Vangelis's Blade Runner to Trent Reznor's The Social Network, from Kraftwerk's early krautrock to Sophie's glitchy hyperpop—synthesizers have played a…
In this series—Baby Steps to Beowulf: Old English for Beginners—linguist Colin Gorrie will teach you how to read Old English texts like Beowulf with the aid of a dictionary. Like every language, English has a past. More than many languages, English has changed dramatically over the years: the language as spoken just a thousand years ago would…
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 start analyzing the world of Ender's Game and discuss the costs of war, the importance of empathy, and the logic of survival. Ender’s Game serves as an important meditation on the nature…
