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…
Join Phil Filippak for the next episode of a series about critical rationalism and major ideas from David Deutsch’s book The Beginning of Infinity. We’ll discuss explanation and universality! “Because of the necessity for error-correction, all jumps to universality occur in digital systems.” Is that really so? Do we need to invent some kind of code for any…
Hi, I’m Gina! I’m a therapist, avid learner and educator. I’ve spent time in many settings, ranging from mental hospitals to jails and schools, immersing myself in situations that require both survival and compassion. This episode of the Self-Compassion series will be on Self-Compassion and Performance! How can we practice Self-Compassion amidst demands on performance? And…
Interested in cultivating your inner poet? Join us for Poems for Our Time where we'll slow down, explore contemporary poetry, and connect with our creativity. Hosted by writer, workshop facilitator, and meditation teacher, Grace Bialecki. Poetry is a place of solace, a place of mystery, a place where we can delve deeper into live’s questions and…
What does it mean to approach psychotherapy in a philosophical way? The aim of this salon is to talk through that question in a principled and imaginative way. Join Boston-based psychotherapist and philosopher John T. Maier. This salon will specifically address the ways in which philosophy may be brought to bear on therapeutic practice: •…
I've hosted casual community meetups, museum trips, literary readings, and more. My most involved event was an 18-person reading of James Joyce's experimental novel Finnegans Wake spread out across stations along a 1.7 mile park loop complete with map, brochure, and free copies of the book—but an IRL can be a simple gathering at a nice…
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…
Join Siena Chiang and acclaimed labor journalist Hamilton Nolan to discuss his new book, which is a timely, in-depth, and vital exploration of the American labor movement and its critical place in our society and politics. Join us for a discussion with Hamilton Nolan about his new and highly anticipated book, The Hammer: Power, Inequality,…
Read and discuss the most important work of economics in the Western canon. Hosted by Ben Landau-Taylor. The Wealth Of Nations laid the foundations of modern economic theory when it was published in 1776. While the structure of the economy has changed substantially since then, and the study of economics has become far more politicized,…
Join host Joseline Yu to delve into the world of Greek tragedy through a discussion on Sophocles' Oedipus the King and other Theban plays, as part of the Western Canon Book Club series. Sophocles' Oedipus the King presents the most well-known version of the story about the doomed king trapped from birth to death by…
Join founder Abbe Hyde for an IRL gathering in San Francisco! Join fellow Interintellect members for a comedy show at 6 PM or drinks at 8 PM. Please RSVP soon so we can let you know where to get tickets to the comedy show. Updates will be shared to attendees via email and in the Bay Area…
Join Montessori Infant and Toddler Guide, Beatriz Freitas, and explore the Montessori perspective on babies' gross motor skills! Whether you’re expecting a child, already have one or more, this salon is designed for you! The first years of a baby’s life are incredibly rich in movement, quantity and variety. From the first jerky newborn reflexes…
