Look Again – A Conversation with Cass Sunstein on Noticing the Water We Swim In

Online

What if we could find a way to see everything anew? What if you could regain sensitivity, not only to the great things in your life, but also to the terrible things you stopped noticing and so don't try to change? Join Cass Sunstein for a conversation hosted by Bronwyn Williams exploring how disrupting our well-worn…

$30.00

Meaningful Shabbat Dinner IRL – Los Angeles

Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA

Minh and Yael are excited to invite you to a special Shabbat dinner on Friday, April 5th. Join us for an evening of good company and meaningful conversation at Minh's backyard. We'll explore a range of Jewish themes, from the relevance of traditional values in today's world to the joys of community and connection. Plus,…

The Nature and Future of Consciousness with Anil Seth and Erik Hoel

Online

Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience and Director of the Sussex Centre for Consciousness Anil Seth joins scientist and author Erik Hoel for a discussion of the nature and future of consciousness in this exciting SuperSalon. Long a subject of inquiry, consciousness is much theorized about and now technological developments over the past several decades…

$25.00

Thinking Like a Writer with Tara Isabella Burton

Online

Join novelist and theologian Tara Isabella Burton (Here in Avalon, The World Cannot Give, Social Creature) for a collaborative workshop designed for InterIntellect members who have followed a series of prompts and exercises (listed in the Discord) from March 1-April 8, 2024. This workshop (fiction and personal essay/creative nonfiction both welcome) is designed for InterIntellect…

Rethinking Forgiveness – with Agnes Callard, Elizabeth Bruenig, and Jennifer Banks

Yale University New Haven, CT

Join us for a panel on forgiveness with philosophy professor Agnes Callard and journalist Elizabeth Bruenig, hosted by Senior Executive Editor at Yale University Press Jennifer Banks, as we explore the practice of forgiveness in our unforgiving age. In recent years, forgiveness has come under increasing attack. Isn’t it unfair, many have asked, to expect…

$27.00

Can We like Beauty and Badness? A Conversation about Beauty and Morality

Online

Join Michael Spicher, a public philosopher, for an evening devoted to exploring the relationship between beauty and morality. In the 18th century, philosophers often claimed a connection between morality and beauty. They seemed to think that a virtuous person was able to comprehend beauty more fully. We don't generally think this way anymore. But we still…

$15.00