Zelda wants to make singular educational paths mainstream. She will use the Public Minds grant to develop content in various mediums and speak on the richness and variety of creating your own learning journey. Her online and IRL salon conversations will be a valuable means of providing inspiration for fellow Interintellects who question the way…
“Community Meet & Greet” is an on-going series, where Interintellect Community Manager Nicky Buttigieg will welcome new members and introduce them to our community. If you're new to the Interintellect community, come introduce yourself and get to know other community members. If you've been a part of our community for a while, then come hang…
We will gather to get to know one another and converse about our respective interests and passions. As possible icebreakers, you will be invited to share the most important cause(s)…
Join host Crystal Duan for an intimate talk with writer and speaker Laetitia Vitaud discussing how we see childcare in today's global society. "Women’s work, whether paid or unpaid, is valued less. Yet there would be no productivity without the care and support of largely female work. It’s high time we learned to value it…
Join host Alex Criddle on an exploration of spiritual journeys, with conversations ranging from spiritual experience in leaving and joining a religion. Over the past 70 years, each generation has become less religious than the previous one. This being the case the number of people that claim to be "spiritual but not religious" is at…
Alex Grimwade is the former CIO of Disney Television (retired 2022) with a long career on the intersection of technology and media, including being CTO of Fox Studios before Disney. Christophe Porot is a philosopher (PhD Researched @Sorbonne) specialising on the relationship between ethics and a variety of fields including tech and media, partially expressed…
What are 'Difficult Pleasures'? How do they enrich our lives and differ from standard-issue, low-friction "fun"? Why do we do them, and how do they help us live our values and find our sense of purpose? From ultramarathons to writing books, fasting to meditation — the intentional curation and engagement with Type 2 Fun brings…
The English Major is disappearing, should we let it die? What are the root causes behind this and how might it find a place in the future, if its even worth saving? Join Brent Lucia on this discussion. As a once English studies graduate student, I have a stake in this conversation, but I'm curious…
This model offers a universal language for describing and troubleshooting growth and productivity, that is built upon existing theories of love and relationships, and centered in game theory. Our exploration will conclude with some predictions, in particular a strategy for small, virtual, indie teams to compete successfully with larger, legacy businesses. We will pause for…
Join Interintellect fellow Bryan Kam to discuss scepticism in the ancient world and its role today. No background in the subject is required. Pyrrho of Elis (~300 BC) and Sextus Empiricus (~200 AD) may not be familiar names, yet their influence on modernity is profound. As proponents of scepticism, they challenged all forms of dogma,…
The common advice is to keep our feelings out of our work, to keep the personal separate from the professional; yet our emotions are an essential part of our human experience especially when we are going through a transition period in our lives. Join Mary Bajorek, an Interintellect fellow, in her fourth installment of the…
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 venturing into the world of The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect. The novel depicts a world after the invention of a super intelligent computer who generates a technological singularity. We will explore the implications…
