In this salon, Daniel Golliher examines the lessons that these two twentieth century thinkers offer for those of us hurtling through the twenty-first. This salon is the third of three in a mini-series comparing the thinkers Ayn Rand and Hannah Arendt. And hurtling we are. This ride is not slowing down—it’s faster and weirder from…
In this six-month Interintellect Salon series, writer and editor Julie Mosow shares everything she knows about writing, becoming the writer you’ve always hoped to be… and, most importantly, about finishing the…
Tech emotionographer Pamela Pavliscak hosts an 8-month Interintellect Salon series while writing her new book #Feels: How Technology is Changing Our Emotional Life for the Better. Have you ever wondered why we feel compelled to note and name every new variation of sadness online? Or what you call that emotional hangover you can get after scrolling social…
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…
Join Isabela Granic and her co-host, Amir Hajizamani as we consider radical economic and social transformations developing across the globe, and their impact on how we think about, show up for, and re-design, our work-lives. In this second salon in the Our Hybrid Lives series, we'll focus on how workplaces across corporate, academia, creative, tech,…
Discussion salon, hosted by Henry Oliver, about a recent Belarusian novel translated from the Russian, Red Crosses by Sasha Filipenko. Nobel Prize winner Svetlana Alexievitch said, "If you want to get inside the head of modern, young Russia, read Filipenko." This is Filipenko's only novel translated into English. Red Crosses tells the story of Russia from…
Join Dan Shipper, Visakan Veerasamy and Anne-Laure Le Cunff for an Interintellect salon about the future of note-taking! "The real flying car / hoverboard / jetpack of the 2020s will be a tool that helps you navigate information overload, not physical space." – @visakanv Set a few weeks after our first Future of Note-Taking event, we…
Who says show and tell is just for kids? In Alma Cook's monthly miniseries, we'll discuss simple concepts in a collaborative way, using attendees' own selections from arts and culture as our springboard. Don't be afraid to bring your guitar, your dancing shoes, or your latest poem! Alma Cook is a singer-songwriter, business owner, and Braver Angels cultural ambassador.…
How do festivals shape generations? During this ii salon, Rachel Haywire will go over the past, present, and future of festivals while discussing their unique role in influencing the growth of society. Festivals are a vibe shift. They represent a changing of the guards, in which a group of collaborators take the center stage and…
Louis Bijl de Vroe and Simon Ohler (that's us) are philosophers and brothers in spirit. We are the founders of Spiritual Mischief, a podcast that combines culture, comedy, and ancient…
In this episode of his music production workshop series, musician and sound engineer Zsolt Török will help you get acquainted with the features and capabilities of his digital audio workstation (DAW) software of choice: Ableton Live 11. Getting started with a new creative endeavor can easily become overwhelming, especially when it’s something as complex and…
Debut host Sach Holden hosts a potluck book club! Have you ever stopped midway through a page and had an intense feeling or an insight and just wanted to share the author and those beautiful words with friends? Join our Interintellect members as we share a paragraph, a page, or a passage from our favourite…
