Come join David White for the next installment of a salon series dedicated to exploring the themes, ideas, and world-building of science fiction. We will be exploring the world of Dune and discussing…
In this exciting SuperSalon, senior Opinion editor at The New York Times and writer Jyoti Thottam will join entrepreneur and Interintellect host Swathy Prithivi to discuss Sisters of Mokama. In…
Max Dostart-Meers and Lea Degen focused on the intersection of the good life, the just society, and techno-optimistic capitalism. You can follow Max on Twitter here and Lea here. Part…
Join Interintellect producer Maria Górska-Piszek for another weekly hangout in the ii Café. This is the time to let your imagination go wild and think about the craziest salon ideas that…
Join linguists Colin Gorrie and Damian Romero to explore a controversial question: Do languages evolve to match the environment where they’re spoken? Do languages spoken in one environment work the…
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,…
In the second salon of the Ideas Shape the World – An Introduction to Social Movements series, Robert Nemeth will guide you through a discussion about liberalism and liberal values. Liberalism is an ideology that premises liberty and individual rights, such as freedom of thought or assembly, the right to own property, and it also…
What is it like to be insane or perceived as insane by the world around you? Come explore the cosmos of alternative realities and concrete stigmas with Christophe Porot (christopheporot.com and @PorotChristophe), an aspiring philosopher who spent three years in a mental hospital. This salon is fundamentally about experience. Whether you’ve personally experienced a state…
Hello, friends! Join Matt Neapolitan and fellow Interintellects in Santa Monica to discuss the nature of consciousness and what it is like to be something. Monism, Dualism, Physicalism, Panpsychism, and more! Following up on our recent book club and further discussions in the Los Angeles area ii Discord channel, we’ll begin with the inherent difficulty…
Join members of the “Gödel, Escher, Bach” book club in reading through David Deutsch’s “The Beginning of Infinity.” Share the pleasure of wrestling with a challenging, thought-provoking book with the…
Interintellect host and mentor Visakan Veerasamy hosts a fireside chat about expression. How are we expressing ourselves? Are we aware of it? Do we like it? Would we like to change…
The Art of Hosting is a new host training series, where Interintellect producer Maria Górska-Piszek interviews experienced ii hosts in search for their secrets, hard-won lessons, tips, and best practices. In…
