If you’re feeling a constant level of stress, join the “Tools for Stress Resilience” series. It is hosted by Interintellect host Mariya Hoffman, a somatic mindfulness instructor with a specialty in Focusing and Polyvagal Theory. We all get knocked down by life at some point. A serious health issue might impact us or someone we love.…
In the tenth salon of the Ideas Shape the World - An Introduction to Social Movements series, hosts Robert Nemeth and Ferenc Laczo will discuss the civil rights movement and its impact and importance in today’s world with community organizer and consultant LaTosha Brown, co-founder of Black Voters Matter. The civil rights movement was a…
Epistemology, the theory of knowledge, is often understood as a subject worthy of study, if at all, for the sake of itself. In this new salon series, Arkadiusz Synowczyk, a philosophy student specializing in epistemology, will show how this approach is fundamentally misguided. Epistemology, far from a purely theoretical subject, will be shown as providing crucial guidance…
"We don't actually experience the world — instead, we filter reality through the state of our nervous system." Jonny Miller is an emotional resilience researcher, host of the curious humans podcast and founder of Nervous System Mastery ~ a cohort based course for cultivating calm and agency over your internal state. Join as we…
Join OSV fellows, Martha and Nat Sharpe, as they explore the future of education and the promise of self-directed learning! The meeting will be hosted by Katrina Dela Cruz and Visakan Veerasamy. In a rapidly changing world, the traditional approaches to education are being challenged. How do we equip the next generation for a future…
In the sixth salon of a nine-part series on human flourishing, join host Ashley Zhang to discuss religion and spirituality, reason and faith, fate and free will, the sacred and the profane, and how they can guide us in leading flourishing lives. “To be of no church is dangerous. Religion, of which the rewards are…
Navigating the early days of adulthood as a founder, creative, hacker or dropout can be challenging. Let’s talk about it and share our insights! In this weekly event, Zack and Zelda open a space for makers to share what they’re working on, receive support and make new friends. Our ancestors gathered around a fire to…
Join Interintellect founder Anna Gát at a friendly debate on Greta Gerwig's movie Barbie. We will explore its style, message, humour, and success - or failure - as a feminist movie! If you haven't been living under a rock, you're probably aware that Greta Gerwig's movie Barbie is the talk of the town. We debate its…
Join host Adwait Srivastava and celebrate one of history's greatest thinkers in a place he would've loved: New York's Central Park! Leo Tolstoy was an avid naturalist. So, where better to discuss his life and works than in the only place in NYC he could truly appreciate? Central Park! Come and dive into discussions on 'Anna…
How to host fascinating conversations on your favourite ideas, books or topics? Join Interintellect founder Anna Gát for this free and public session! 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 next…
Join Michael Sonnenschein, a screen/TV writer with a background in academia, for an introduction on how to write for movies/tv. Starting as an aspiring writer with an academic background in…
Join Scammer author and scandal heroine Caroline Calloway for a salon on self-creation, “scamming,” and the celebration of life as art with novelist and culture critic Tara Isabella Burton, author of Self-Made: Curating Our Identities from Da Vinci to the Kardashians, and internet subculture chronicler Katherine Dee, aka “Default Friend.” In a conversation that blends the personal and the…
