According to psychologist Michael Lewis, our separate, existential self develops at 2 months of age. At this time, infants start to identify themselves as a separate object–as someone who experiences the world as a separate entity. This is a time of pure experience. We react to our environment with authentic emotions, feel things very deeply,…
Join Interintellect host and fellow Vidhika Bansal for a cozy, casual afternoon hangout while she's visiting Amsterdam. Can't wait to see you! 💛 We'll meet within a 1-mile radius of De 9 Straatjes. Exact location will be shared with those who RSVP (so don't forget to RSVP!). *** 🗓 ii Calendar 📋 Code of Conduct
Trivia always has potential, but it's tricky to get right. Often, the idea of trivia is more fun than trivia itself. For starters, it's hard to make trivia feel fair. The winner is often decided by arbitrary factors, like the question topics preferred by the host or the fastest player at the buzzer. But even…
Interintellect Community Manager Nicky Buttigieg will be hosting a Community Townhall to gather feedback on hosting and community documentation forming part of The Interintellect Knowledge Base. Join us at this Community Townhall to help shape our Interintellect Knowledge Base, also known as the Atheneum. It contains information on Interintellect events, the community and hosting salons.…
“The Symbol That Is You” is a powerful and transformative workshop I designed to help you explore your deepest (unconscious) emotions, memories, and (inner) relationships and take them into your life as a powerful tool. Through a series of creative and reflective activities, you’ll uncover new insights about yourself and create a personal visual symbol…
Nicky Buttigieg hosts a casual hangout to explore the variety of music that we collectively listen to. Come join us for our community chat, where we'll be hanging out and…
Though James Baldwin spent much of his life in France, few people know about the early days in Paris that inspired perhaps the greatest love story about life in Paris, Giovanni's Room. From his conversations in the Latin Quarter with French existentialists and Algerian revolutionaries to his travels to the South of France, this seminar…
In this SuperSalon, John Sills joins Interintellect host Olena to discuss his new book The Human Experience, including how to create human-centred experiences and companies, how organisations are taking customers for granted, and why Swiss trains are so much better than UK ones. Across all sectors, organizations' fixation with functionality has meant that the 'human'…
Higher Ground Education and Interintellect are pleased to present a series of in-person salons at Guidepost Museum Mile. The discussions will feature some of Interintellect’s best event hosts, and welcome…
Do you feel somehow both eager and reluctant to study music? You’re not alone. Join first-time host Matt Voglewede for a discussion of the place of music study in our lives. Many…
Our current view of productivity is overfocused on the thing we're trying to get done rather than being attuned to the unique people we are with changing cycles, moods and…
The Philosophical Breakfast Club tells the story of four men – Charles Babbage, John Herschel, William Whewell, and Richard Jones – who met on 19th-century Sunday mornings for “philosophical breakfasts.” In this SuperSalon, philosopher, historian, and the author of the book – Dr. Laura J. Snyder – joins Arkadiusz Synowczyk to discuss how the four…
