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 to learn! Join our discussion about the hosting basics and leave feeling empowered to set up your own events. If you're not a host yet, you…
Join Ben Springwater, Co-Founder and CEO of the Matter reading app, to discuss novelty bias in our social media feeds, showing us what's new, not what's best, and why they built ReadSomethingWonderful to be a portal to timeless internet writing. A members-only fireside chat, moderated by Nicky Buttigieg. "Most of the best writing was not…
Join fellow Interintellect (and Interintellect fellow) Vidhika Bansal in this salon exploring the joys, challenges, and how-tos of making friends as an adult. "Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art...It…
Join Interintellect founder Anna Gát at this offline London social for a discussion of travel in relation to self-growth. Things to read prior to the discussion: The Case Against Travel…
Join Vaughn Tan in building a better relationship with the not-knowing that surrounds us. Please note that this salon will run at a different time from previous salons (17h-19h CEST). Making good strategy is hard when you don’t know how particular actions are connected to particular outcomes — in other words, when there is not-knowing about causation. At…
The photo was taken at an IRL salon hosted by Bryan Kam in London. Have you recently become a member of the Interintellect community? Join fellow newcomers for a casual…
Todd Field's new movie Tár, starring the formidable Cate Blanchett, feels like more than just a cinematic experience: it is topical, physical, and deeply cerebral, raising questions around power, morality, and talent that are very often uncomfortable. In this casual salon, we will talk about the movie from all these angles, and compare our various interpretations…
Sci-fi author and strategist Eliot Peper, whose thought-provoking novels exploring the intersection of technology and society captivated readers worldwide, and Internet philosopher Visakan Veerasamy join community and friends to discuss…
Is epistemology, the theory of knowledge, is practical? Yes, and this salon series by Arkadiusz Synowczyk will prove why and how. Join us for its third episode where we will discuss how, given the previous advice, one should approach concepts – the building blocks of our thoughts. In this episode, we will discuss the nature of…
Join NYC community and friends when founder Anna Gát is visiting for a casual Central Park discussion about the value of nostalgia - or is it danger? We'll talk about breakups, immigration, work transitions... Bring a blanket and snacks 🌞 Recommended readings: https://aeon.co/essays/nostalgia-exerts-a-strong-allure-and-extracts-a-steep-price https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-nostalgia-is-good-for-you/ https://hedgehogreview.com/issues/the-uses-of-the-past/articles/nostalgia-and-its-discontents *** ii Calendar | Code of Conduct | Become a Member
Calling all Central Texas Interintellects! Join hosts Shahid Nowshad and Alaka Halder for a summer meetup on the topic of travel. Summer and travel go hand in hand. As many…
Experiment with ways of Doing Gentle With an Edge in your life, in this series hosted by Helena Roth, giver and receiver of Tankespjärn. In a largely disembodied world, it's…
