Do you want to read more classic fiction? Do you want to know more about how novels work, their technique? Do you want to do this in a low pressure bookclub-style setting? Join Henry Oliver, who writes The Common Reader for this series on How to Read a Novel. In this series, we will learn how novels…
Join Interintellect producer Maria Górska-Piszek for another weekly hangout in the ii Café. This time we’ll see how we can make listing the salon as simple as possible – and sort out all the obstacles you might find on the way. Have you thought about hosting a salon but don’t know what would be the best…
A lovely conversation in San Francisco for our local community and friends. Come and join our storytelling circle: What were some of the most surprising decisions you made about your…
Join writer and editorial director Herbert Lui, author of the new book Creative Doing with startup veteran Jason Shen for a conversation about developing your craft, getting past creative blocks, and growing your audience while staying true to your unique voice. In partnership with Holloway. “Creativity doesn’t just take place inside our brains; it’s a…
Join us for coffee and drinks in New York City – we will discuss one of the hottest topics in our community: being a generalist vs being a specialist. To…
In this episode of his music production workshop series, musician and sound engineer Zsolt Török invites you to explore and recreate the sound of classic funk bands such as Parliament…
Thought about hosting a salon sometime but you’re not sure yet what it should be about? Join Interintellect producer Maria Górska-Piszek for a brainstorming session and let’s find a topic that gets…
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,…
Join Jared Davis—a software engineer in Cambridge, Massachusetts who enjoys studying mathematics and reads widely—for the third of a four-part discussion of 21st Century Monetary Policy. In this salon, we will discuss the first part of Ben Bernanke’s book, 21st Century Monetary Policy. Bernanke is an economist, historian, and Chairperson of the US Federal Reserve…
In this exciting online discussion, please join professor of philosophy and writer Edward Slingerland and Interintellect host Bryan Kam to discuss Edward’s book Drunk, a deep dive into the alcohol-soaked origins of civilization and the evolutionary roots of humanity’s appetite for intoxication. While plenty of entertaining books have been written about the history of alcohol…
In an age of self-exposure, what does it mean to be authentic? Join Skye C. Cleary, a philosopher whose third book is titled How to Be Authentic: Simone de Beauvoir and the Quest for Fulfillment (out August 2022). She teaches at Columbia University and the City College of New York. Her writing has appeared in The…
Come join David White for the next installment of a salon series dedicated to exploring the themes, ideas, and world-building of science fiction. We will be exploring the world of Oryx and Crake and discussing the consequences of a bioengineering disaster, socioeconomic effects of widespread genetic engineering, and how the tension between humanities and technology grow as scientific…
