You know the saying "never judge a book by its cover?" What would happen if we ignored that advice? Join librarian Jay L. Colbert in a discussion about our aesthetic and sensual relationships with information. We can forgive a man for making a useful thing as long as he does not admire it. The only…
How do you build a life of passion, fulfillment, and self-expression at the highest levels? Join hosts Tal Tsfany and Amanda Maxham in this salon to imagine the happiest man alive—and how to become such a person. Tal is an tech entrepreneur, investor, author and now serves as the President & CEO of the Ayn…
Join Interintellect producer Maria Górska-Piszek for another weekly hangout in the ii Café. This time we'll talk about what you can expect during the salon itself - or any other questions you have on your mind. What can I expect during my salon? What do I need to know or prepare in order to avoid awkward…
Hey ii friends in the Bay Area! I'm going to be in town for a few days and I thought it would be nice to get some friends together. RSVP and we'll send you the exact location (will be central) via email, and share it in the Interintellect Discord's Bay Area channel. See you there!…
Interintellect host Linus Lu invites all NYC ii members to spend an evening at the Whitney Museum. We'll roam the exhibition floors of the Whitney Biennial, enjoy and discuss contemporary American art, and explore all that the museum has to offer. Please RSVP as soon as possible so we have an accurate headcount for booking…
Join Scott Davies for a salon on cybernetics from its foundations to present. Cybernetics is, according to one of its pioneers, Norbert Wiener, concerned with “Control and communication in the animal and the machine.” Cybernetics is, as its core, the study of feedback models in social and biological systems. While most closely related to systems…
In this series—Baby Steps to Beowulf: Old English for Beginners—linguist Colin Gorrie will teach you how to read Old English texts like Beowulf with the aid of a dictionary. Like every language, English has a past. More than many languages, English has changed dramatically over the years: the language as spoken just a thousand years ago would…
In this episode of his music production workshop series, musician and sound engineer Zsolt Török invites you to learn about the fundamentals of sound mixing and apply them in your own recordings. Recording studios have evolved leaps and bounds from their humble beginnings in the early 20th century, both in terms of their sound quality…
Join Jacob Huber, founder of Revolutionary Character, to discuss the methods and science behind starting at an individual level to address change. We are profoundly lucky to live in a world filled with inspiring ideas, scientific progress, and enormous amounts of free information on the internet. If ideas alone were enough, though, wouldn’t we already…
Dear all, So excited to be in Bangalore! Come join us for coffee, tea, and snacks, and a relaxed conversation on the future of culture and online communities in India.…
Mother and Interintellect producer Maria Górska-Piszek wants her daughter to enter adulthood feeling capable, competent, and excited for the future. She knows this will require experimentation in the real world,…
In this exciting and exclusive live discussion, please join professor of philosophy and writer Edward Slingerland and Interintellect host Bryan Kam to discuss Edward's book Drunk, a deep dive into the alcohol-soaked origins of civilization and the evolutionary roots of humanity's appetite for intoxication. The event, which is free for those who register, will take…
