[SERIES] A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: First salon
OnlineIn this first salon, we will be discussing the book at a meta level. We will be discussing the author, George Saunders, the introduction to the book, and if we…
In this first salon, we will be discussing the book at a meta level. We will be discussing the author, George Saunders, the introduction to the book, and if we…
In his book, The Greatest of All Plagues: How Economic Inequality Shaped Political Thought from Plato to Marx, David Lay Williams asks us to consider why the great political thinkers have…
Join Charlene Putney to delve into the life of Ivan Denisovich as we continue our trip down Western Canon Book Club series. This is the perfect book club read: it's…
This Interintellect offline gathering is a casual meetup devoted to open group discussions of the topics that interest participants the most. From philosophy to science and art, nothing escapes our…
A grandson of the Baal Shem Tov (the founder of Hasidic Judaism), Rebbe Nachman (1772-1810) originally from Bratslav, Ukraine, is growing in popularity to this day as thousands of pilgrims…
But you’re the creator. Don’t you control me? At the end of the movie, Barbie decides to take Nietsche’s advice and live toward death, rather than embracing the characteristics her…
Drawing on evolutionary psychology, history, brain science, game theory, and more, cooperation theorist (and, coincidentally, zombie expert) Athena Aktipis reassuringly explains how we, as a species, are hardwired to survive…
Join Miami-based book publicist Mitchell Jackson to learn about how the world can get to know your writing. I Want to Put a Dozen Blurbs on My Book: Am I…
The longest relationship we’ll ever be in is with our self. So how can we practice being with ourselves in a way that’s patient, compassionate, and supportive? How can we…
Join us for an InterIntellect Thanksgiving weekend SuperSalon special with author Sumana Roy about people on the edges, their incredible contributions to knowledge about ourselves and the question of whether…
Nature is truly breathtaking. No matter how you look at it, you will always find mesmerising complexity at any scale—whether its microbes on the tip of your middle finger, a…
Famed author of Be Here Now, Ram Dass was originally known as Richard Alpert, a nice Jewish boy and psychedelic researcher at Harvard, who, having been expelled from the institution,…