Do you want to read more classic fiction? Do you want to know more about how novels work, their technique? Do you want to do this in a low pressure bookclub-style setting? Join Henry Oliver, who writes The Common Reader for this series on How to Read a Novel. In this series, we will learn how novels…
Jazz pianist and debut host Mercer Shavelson introduces a communal music appreciation series, where participants are encouraged to bring a song (or two) for everyone to immerse themselves in, together. In this salon, the intention is to form connections and deeper understanding by simply enjoying music with one another, without distraction. We'll also take time…
Interintellect Members: RSVP in the Interintellect Community Forum "ii Cafe" to hear all about Linus Lu and his plans during his six month Interintellect Fellowship! Linus believes that talent exists innately in all people, but that the talent conversion efficiency rate is currently <1%. Through writing and research, Linus seeks to explore how we humans can…
Starting in February, hosts Isabela Granic and Nastasia Griffioen are launching a reading group for Iain McGilchrist's magnum opus, The Matter with Things. The first session will be on February 8th and we'll continue to have them once a month on every second Wednesday of the month at 18:00 CET / 12:00 EST. For the…
Interintellect Members: RSVP in the Interintellect Community Forum "ii Cafe" to hear all about Mary Bajorek and her plans during her six month Interintellect Fellowship! Mary believes that we all want to be doing work that gives us energy and benefits the world around us. Given this belief, she aims to build her online presence as…
Interintellect Members: RSVP in the Interintellect Community Forum "ii Cafe" to hear all about Bryan Kam and his plans during his six month Interintellect Fellowship! Bryan believes that philosophical inquiry should be both methodological and consequential: providing a way of seeing the world and a way of acting in it. Bryan talks frequently about “philosophy as…
Meta has set out to reshape our collective vision for an embodied, virtual utopia, but at what cost? What type of future does Meta want? What type of future is…
Los Angeles is the city of angels — but how do we deal with demons? Join Interintellect host Crystal Duan and visiting from NYC and Christin Balan for an in-person gathering as we discuss how we handle disillusionment and loss of faith in the world, and how this helps us both fuel our dreams and…
Londoners! Join Lucia Asanache and Interintellect founder Anna Gát in London (Barbican) for a casual hangout and book recommendation party. Few things build community and friendship as powerfully as a shared love of reading. Join us for a cosy conversation about our favourite books, and leave with a list of recommendations just for you, by…
In the sixth salon of the Ideas Shape the World - An Introduction to Social Movements series, hosted by Robert Nemeth, we will discuss anti-colonialism and how it influences today’s world.…
A Neuropsychologist (PhD), Donald Frederick, and a Philosophy PhD researcher, Christophe Porot, are joining forces to share a new theory in a Salon that will explore the theoretical dimensions of the perspective and test it out by mutually uncorking and inviting anyone to join us. The concept of uncorking is simple: it is the inverse…
"Those who only know one country know no country." - Martin Lipset The Without Borders Salon Series is for nomads, expats, third-culture kids, immigrants, or anyone who feels inescapably foreign. Hosted by debut host Nolan Yuma Janssens every Sunday in February, we will discuss ways to break down borders through cultural psychology research, immigration advice, and travel…
