Eastern vs. Western Concepts of Self: Constructing Who We Are

Online

Western concepts of Self tend to focus on the ego in defining one's persona and on the careful construction of self-identity.Ā  Eastern concepts of self, on the other hand, tend to emphasize the individual ego as an illusion and underscore the importance of fulfilling one's duty to society.Ā  Ā How does this cultural difference shape our…

$15.00

To Write For: A London IRL Salon on Writing Personas

London London

In this salon, Podcast Librarian and Writer Norman Chella explores the concept of writing with purpose: from writing in your journal, to letters to a cherished one, readers on a blog, or note-taking. In each situation, we have a persona in mind, and fully articulating these personas will help us discover ourselves more. When putting…

Free

Berlin IRL Meetup

Berlin

Join Lukas Rosenstock for a casual dinner with the Berlin Interintellect community. Let's meet over dinner on a Friday night, talk about whatever comes to our minds and enjoy seeing our online friends in real life. The location will be shared privately with attendants via email (RSVP below) and in the Berlin channel of the…

Free

Iā€™ll Be There For You: Exploring the Ingredients of Friendship

Online

ā€œEach friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.ā€ (AnaĆÆs Nin)   Join Interintellect fellow Vidhika Bansal for the first in a series of salons about adult friendship. What are the ingredients of friendship? How can…

$20.00

Writing and Illustrating with AI: An Exploratory Workshop

Online

There's been quite a buzz recently around generative AI programs such as GPT and Stable Diffusion. In this workshop salon we will work as a group on a short piece of illustrated fiction using tools such as ChatGPT to produce the writing and Midjourney to generate illustrations to accompany it (Since this is a fast…

$20.00