Breakthroughs in Communications: Language and Writing

Online

In the first salon of the series hosted by Alex Criddle, we'll go back in time to the origins of communication and the gradual development of complex linguistic systems, how language played an instrumental role in shaping human cognition, social structures, and cultural evolution. Linguistic breakthroughs enabled Homo sapiens to develop a complex system for…

$25.00

DC Social: Female Fame – Tara Isabella Burton and Celeste Marcus on Authenticity, Artificiality, and the Paradox of Femininity

Washington DC

Join award-winning writer, Tara Isabella Burton, and Liberties managing editor, Celeste Marcus, for an offline social on authenticity, artificiality, and femininity! Please join Interintellect and Liberties Magazine for Female Fame, an offline salon (and…

Free

The Beginning of Infinity: Eternal Mathematics

Online

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. It may sound counter-intuitive but mathematical proofs depend on the physics of the world where the proof is being used. Or do they? We will explore the mysterious and abstract realms…

$20.00

How to Read a Poem: III. Sympathy

Online

Henry Oliver is a literature blogger at The Common Reader. This salon will guide through some of the great English language poems and show you how to understand their nuances and niceties. The final session is about sympathy in poetry, focusing on observation. We will do a close reading of 'Filling Station' by Elizabeth Bishop, looking at…

$20.00

Screenwriting Workshop: Writing For The Big (And Small) Screen

Online

Join Michael Sonnenschein, a screen/TV writer with a background in academia, for an introduction on how to write for movies/tv. I've been writing television and movies professionally in Hollywood since 2008, after transitioning from (well, dropping out of) an academic career path. My intellectual interests have informed my writing work and been central to the…

$10.00

Mapping Our Expat Journeys (Part 1)

Online

Since 2015, Patricia Hurducas, a writer and design researcher, has lived across Europe, exploring how our surroundings influence our quality of life. With deep, firsthand knowledge of the challenges and rewards of moving abroad, she invites you to join her series. Centered on creative projects and personal accountability, this series is tailor-made for those on the…

$15.00