Dr. Jennifer Frey (associate professor of philosophy at the University of South Carolina and host of the literature, philosophy, and theology podcast, Sacred and Profane Love) explores the fiction of…
Join us to discuss the forgotten, marginalized heroes of the U.S. labor movement with Kim Kelly, on the eve of the release of her new book: Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor (which we’ll hear about before the book comes out). Hosted by Siena Chiang, we will speak to Kim about how…
Join Rachel as we explore how distractibility and tuning out is related to one's internal emotional turmoil of the ADHD individual. In addition, we will discuss the intertwining of hyperactivity, lethargy and shame, and how it presents itself in both the ADHD child and adult. See series page for previous episodes. In this salon, we will discuss…
Interintellect host and founder/CEO of re-collect Alice Albrecht hosts a members-only workshop discussing how she and her team are using AI to augment human memory and creativity, featuring a demo of the re-collect product. We’ve reached a point of information overload. We spend hours saving, structuring, and tagging what we consume but struggle to find…
Join Interintellect hosts Bronwyn Williams and Peter Isztin in this latest entry in their Dead Economists Society salon series—now in its second year of monthly meetings! In this salon, we evoke numerous dead economists on the great issue of free trade versus protectionism: from Adam Smith, David Hume, and David Ricardo—to Friedrich List and his…
In this salon, Nat Sharpe will share how he went from hiding in bathrooms during events to attending naked dance parties. The discussion will cover social anxiety, building confidence, and exposure therapy. You can share your own experience or question Nat about his (the more uncomfortable the questions, the better). One scary challenge Nat did…
Let's gather once again for 2 and a half uninterrupted hours of reading, study, or meditation, together. Hosted by Interintellect founder Anna Gát. We'll start and end by a short discussion on the current role of silence in our lives, otherwise we will spend the time quietly, focusing on the tasks at hand. The salon…
Join Ulkar Aghayeva for a writing workshop led by Lily Rock, Jameel Martin, and Ryan Tuozzolo as part of the Words and Sounds series exploring connections between literature and music.…
Rhys Lindmark is writing a book about how information flows and how it’s changing on the internet. In a series of salons, we will explore this content together, chapter by…
In this salon Interintellect host Patricia Hurducas leads a discussion on how the places we live in and work in impact our thought processes, creativity, imagination, and ultimately the trajectory of…
Joining our community and friends, author and Washington Post columnist Christine Emba discusses her much-awaited new book Rethinking Sex with psychology professor Dr. Isabela Granic. In her vibrant new book, aptly subtitled "A Provocation," the journalist Christine Emba investigates whether the current state of sexual liberation is founded on the right ethics: does our current…
Teens have straight, important questions, but few adults ever give straight answers… until now. Andrew and Isabela are teaming up to share wisdom and demystify the world for teens in this 12-part series. Teens have straight, important questions, but few adults ever give straight answers, in many cases because they don't want to admit that…
