Whence Rationality? – SuperSalon with Steven Pinker

In this exciting SuperSalon, the world-renowned Steven Pinker, distinguished cognitive psychologist and bestselling author of books like Enlightenment Now and Rationality, joins clinical psychologist and Interintellect host Gena Gorlin to explore what motivates—or demotivates—human reason, virtue, and progress.  Academic psychologists use the term “motivated reasoning” almost synonymously with “irrationality”—as if rational thought only happens in the absence of any motivation.…

$35.00

How To Have Conversations With Your Body, And Why Most People Don’t

Online

In this salon, mathematician-turned-massage-therapist Elena Polozova and somatic coach James Mayfield will share that it’s totally possible to talk to your body. And also, they’ll guide you through doing it yourself, right here in these two hours. What does it mean for your body to “speak”? It’s quite literal. James consults his knees about how…

$20.00

Community Around The World: Tips, Tricks and Lessons from 4 Continents with Liz, Marie, Rachel and Lucia feat. Anna Gát

London London

London friends! A free IRL discussion on organising community around the world, just for you. Join Interintellect founder Anna Gát and her knowledgeable panelists to explore how building togetherness works…

Free

Parenting in the Digital Age

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Join Isabela Granic – parent of two 16-year old boys and developmental psychologist studying tech and wellbeing – as we consider the marvelous and mysterious world of parenting in our digital age. In this third salon in the Our Hybrid Lives series, we'll focus on both millenia-old and completely novel parenting challenges that are top-of-mind…

$20.00

Saving the City: Poverty

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Silicon Valley native currently in exile Max Dostart-Meers is focused on the intersection of the good life, the just society, and techno-optimistic capitalism. You can follow him on Twitter. Part of the Saving the City series, this salon asks: How can we unleash the potential of American cities as social mobility engines? We will discuss…

$25.00