In this salon, Vox reporter Dylan Matthews will lead a discussion between Kim-Mai Cutler, partner at Initialized Capital and leading thinker on housing and technology, and Noah Smith, economist/Substacker/bunny enthusiast. The three will discuss the potential and barriers to an "abundance agenda" in the United States: What can be done to supercharge growth and make…
In this episode of his music production workshop series, musician and sound engineer Zsolt Török invites you to discuss and explore how sampling became a creative tool in its own right, and get hands on with the sample based devices and workflows available in Ableton Live. What does avant-garde composer Pierre Schaeffer's musique concrète from…
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…
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 help of friendly peers’ additional eyes, hearts, minds, and experiences. Maybe you heard about it on Naval's podcast, or perhaps you follow the father of…
For all hosts new and old (and prospective!): Have you always wanted to start and need a pair of eyes on your salon ideas? Do you have a salon coming up and want to give it your best? Do you want a second opinion on possible event types? Join Interintellect editor Tim to discuss the…
Part Four of the Understanding Addiction series hosted by psychologist and neuroscientist Marc Lewis, and drug, policy, and intervention researcher and activist Shaun Shelly. In the final salon in the series, Shaun and Marc will discuss how current policies and treatment approaches oppress individuals and groups and increase the risk of harm, disease, and even death…
Journalist Amanda Ripley, author of the influential essay 'Complicating the Narratives' and a new book High Conflict - Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out, joins Anna Gát and friends to explore the most likely to succeed ways out of our current communication breakdowns, online and offline, public and private. A few years…
For all hosts new and old (and prospective!): Have you always wanted to start and need a pair of eyes on your salon ideas? Do you have a salon coming up and want to give it your best? Do you want a second opinion on possible event types? Join Interintellect editor Tim to discuss the…
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 chapter, and get an inside look at the author’s creative process. This is the 3rd salon for Rhys Lindmark’s series on What Information Wants. Join us…
Finding respite in this modern, constantly connected, world with Krupali aka @punkarelly. During this salon series, we discuss our subjective ideas of concentrated rest, take the opportunity to reflect, perhaps plan our rest days—but ultimately find contentment in our lives for a short period of time whilst connecting with salon members. In the past, I…
Have you read anything so good it made you want to share it? Would you like introductions to great books from fellow Interintellects? Join hosts Tim Wilcox and Sach Holden for a casual literary gathering. Unlike many of our other events with deep dives and extensive discussion, the emphasis here is simply on sharing and…
Progress writer Jason Crawford is writing a book about the modern world and how it was invented. In a series of salons, we will explore this content together, chapter by chapter, and get an inside look at the author’s creative process. NOTE: This closing event is only open to series ticket holders. Behind the world of our daily…
