Lukas Rosenstock is on a trip through India and is eager to meet the local Interintellect community in Mumbai for chai and conversation. This salon is for travelers and locals to talk about the adventures of travel, the joys of community, and whatever other topics come up - no strict agenda. RSVP below to join! …
Join Anna Gát for a casual dinner to celebrate our Portugal based community. Join us for drinks and food — and great conversation. The topic of the evening will be community, online and offline. Can't wait to hang out! This event's location will be shared via email with those who RSVP'd, as well as in…
Join host and scholar of Mormonism Alex Criddle in discussing the ins and outs of Mormonism, its fascinating cosmology, and how it serves as a microcosm for the development of religion in America. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (also known as Mormonism) as we know it today differs greatly from its origins…
Join writers Isabel (@isabelunraveled), Kasra (@kasratweets), and Sherry (@SchrodingrsBrat) in a discussion about overcoming our inner blocks and reaching creative actualization. Everyone has a creative within them, whether it’s in writing, art, or intellectual pursuits. But things get in the way: external pressures, busy schedules, and perhaps most of all, our inner critic. We’ll discuss…
This salon by Vaughn Tan (@vaughn_tan) is a deep dive into the complicated emotional backdrop for why we don't think clearly about situations of not-knowing. Untangling why not-knowing feels so…
"Hosting 101" is an on-going host training series, where Interintellect Host Care Lead Crystal Duan will discuss the basics of how a salon works and what makes a good host. In this training, we’ll go back to the basics and cover best practices around salon facilitation and structure. We’ll focus on how to create a…
People who grew up in households that value education are typically socialized to pursue meaningful careers, interesting projects, and academic credentials. But who gets to decide what makes a career meaningful or what makes a project worth pursuing? Is it us, or our social conditioning? Join Mariya Hoffman for this insightful discussion, and bring your…
Much has been said about what ails media and journalism: misinformation, weak revenue models, lack of diversity and representation, censorship, and declining trust from the public. Could Web3-based initiatives like Mirror and Dirt change the status quo? What challenges - old and new - do they face? We’re beginning to see a trend towards decentralizing…
Lukas Rosenstock is on a trip to Dubai and has teamed up with Mashal Waqar to have a casual hangout salon with the Middle Eastern Interintellect community. This salon is for travelers and locals to talk about the adventures of travel, the joys of community, and whatever other topics come up - no strict agenda.…
The most terrifying aspect of searching for work that is meaningful and fulfilling is the uncertainty: "I want to quit my job/take a sabbatical/earn money in a way that won't burn me out, now what? What are the next steps? What do I do?" The paralysis analysis can be overwhelming. There is so many options…
A poem is like a rite of passage. A poem manifests in myriad forms—a wise sage from beyond, a friend, a torchbearer showing us light. Join us in this mini salon series, where we — Irene Karthik and Tanya Raj — attempt to travel through landscapes of our everyday life with poems for company. The series is all…
In this exciting in-person discussion, please join Interintellect fellow Bryan Kam to discuss the West's long and winding relationship with Ancient Greek philosophy. No background in the subject is required. The West likes to tell itself that Greek philosophy is at its heart. The Greeks emphasized eudaimonia, or flourishing: philosophy must lead to a better…
