The Art of Salon Hosting with Anna Gát

Online

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…

Free

Sam Harris Series | Episode 3: The Moral Landscape and Importance of Honesty

Online

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…

$15.00

Diving into Hope: Philadelphia Hangout with Anna Gát

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'…

Explaining the Sacred with Robin Hanson: What Is Valued From Near and Afar

Online

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…

$15.00

Egoism Without Permission: Exploring Ayn Rand’s Ethics with Dr. Tara Smith

Online

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…

$15.00

SF In-Person Discussion — How Can We Understand Each Other?

San Francisco San Francisco, CA

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…

In This Economy!? Book Party: A Conversation with Kyla Scanlon and Sahil Lavingia at Gumroad

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…

What Is Philosophy? And How Does Plato Fit Into This?

Online

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…

$10.00