Join London ii Hosts Flick Hardingham and Irene JK to discuss the life and philosophy of Baruch de Spinoza, exploring how his ideas might be relevant (or not) in today's society and how they might lead us into a tolerant and progressive future. Baruch de Spinoza, a Dutch philosopher with Portuguese Jewish origins, was born in Amsterdam in…
In this new salon series, showrunner Balazs Juszt and his Hollywood friends dive into the truths and lies of storytelling: What can we take away from the psychological insights of screenwriting? What are the ways in which showbusiness lies to you? First episode guest: Peter Webber *** You go to your usual grocery store, or…
During this Interintellect Curation Series Patricia Hurducas will lead a discussion on the topic of curation in three parts: Understanding the Curator (Part 1), Copying the Curator (Part 2), and Becoming the Curator (Part 3). In the second part of the series - Copying the Curator - we will look at famous curators, favorite…
The Dead Economists Society Salon series continues as Bronwyn Williams and Peter Isztin investigate big spending, big government economics and the rockstar economists who love them. "In the long run, we're all dead." ~ Keynes "Eat drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die." ~ Dave Matthews In this Dead Economists Society Salon series, we jump right into one of…
During this Interintellect Curation Series Patricia Hurducas will lead a discussion on the topic of curation in three parts: Understanding the Curator (Part 1), Copying the Curator (Part 2), and Becoming the Curator (Part 3). In the third part of the series - Becoming the Curator - we will discuss the museums of the…
In this host training series, ii Camp Curiosity host Helena Ng will walk with you on the journey of hosting your own ii salons through the lens of the Hero's Journey. Helena is the host of Camp Curiosity, a series of workshop salons on discovering your own flavours of play, building a compendium of curious…
In this salon, Interintellect founder Anna Gát leads a discussion on military intelligence - strategic, operational, tactical. We will look at the history of espionage and strategic planning, as well…
In part one of this mini-series, Alex Criddle will guide you through the ages of psychedelic usage from ancient to modern times. We'll also look at the psychedelic culture of the 60s and 70s -- the good and the bad, exploring the cultural ramifications of this period of psychedelic usage. We'll examine the reasons for…
In part two of this mini-series, Alex Criddle will lead a discussion on the usage of psychedelics as medicine and psychedelic therapy to heal physical and mental maladies. There are numerous clinical trials ongoing at places like Johns Hopkins, NYU, and MAPS. What are these studies finding? How are they using psychedelics as medicine? Psychedelic…
Jaycel Adkins, “Interintellect’s favourite bookworm” introduces his series on the complete fiction of the Italian writer, Elena Ferrante. Why read the complete fiction? In an age of online resources, selected…
Join London ii hosts Flick Hardingham and Irene JK to discuss the key themes raised in Voltaire's Candide and their relevance in today’s society, while questioning the role of satire in driving change. Even the British acknowledged Voltaire as Europe's most famous public intellectual, and his Candide as a prime example of literature as news. The renowned French philosopher…
In part three of this mini-series with host Alex Criddle, we will examine what, if anything, psychedelics tell us about the nature of reality, the mind, and what it means to be human. A frequent claim by psychonauts is that everything is connected and we are all one. Another is that love is everything. These…
