What is the Good Kind of Propaganda?

Online

What do we talk about when we talk about propaganda? Join Mattias Martens for a discussion of language, politics, and the ethics of communication. As a word for deceptive and manipulative communication, “propaganda” is vulnerable to emotive conjugation: we tend to use it not when we see communication that fits a pattern, but communication that…

$10.00

Live From The Green Room: Interintellect Hosts Catch Up (January)

Online

Hey hosts!   How are you plunging into this new year? Perhaps by starting new projects, hosting new salons, or finding a new partner in crime?    Getting back in the groove can be difficult, especially if you’re doing it alone. As we wrap up the first month of the year, let’s help keep each…

Free

Transformative Breakthroughs: On Radical Dissolution of Limiting Perspective

Online

In this Interintellect Salon, Sicong Shen and Katrina Dela Cruz lead a discussion on moments of transformative internal change. In many cases, the frames through which we interpret ourselves and the world can be hugely limiting. Left unexamined and unquestioned, our perspectives have the power to keep us trapped in cycles of fear, suffering, and…

$10.00

Iridescent Cinema: Metaphor and Encoded Meaning in Film and Television

Online

Join artist and film-maker Olga Yakimenko in sharing interpretations of films and TV shows that are greater than the sum of their parts. The tools involved in the making of film and television allow for sophisticated indirect communication of ideas: complex concepts are transmitted to our senses using cinematography, sound, design, editing, and the human…

$10.00

Whatcha Reading? – Community Fireside Chat with Visa

Online

Interintellect host and mentor Visakan Veerasamy hosts a fireside chat about reading. It's time for our casual weekly hangout! Let's talk about what we've been reading – books, essays, poems, blogposts, whatever you've been enjoying! *** 🗓 ii Calendar 📋 Code of Conduct – (Free stock image via Unsplash)

Free

Understanding My ADHD: A Series on Dr Gabor Maté’s book, Scattered Minds

Online

Join host Rachel Tan as we do a read-through of Dr. Gabor Maté's groundbreaking book, "Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder". Sometimes those with ADHD feel exhilarated that life is full of wonderful ideas & projects, but then often find it hard to struggle to juggle them all. If you relate…

$25.00

Ask Me Anything (Religion, Philosophy, and Poetry)

Online

Join Zohar Atkins, rabbi, poet, Rhodes Scholar, and philosopher in-residence at Twitter, for a special salon. Ask Me Anything. For two hours you can ask me anything, really anything generally in the area of the specified theme of the night. This will be a 3-part, interactive series, in which we explore how matters of ultimate concern…

$20.00

Quiz Night with Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales! (Members Only) – Session 3

Online

Join Jimmy Wales for a fun quiz on his platform inspired by his family quiz nights during lockdown. Quiz Night Beyond is a way to do fun pub quizzes over video online with friends and family. Jimmy designed QuizNightBeyond.com during lockdown as a part of his exploration in how to build healthier social spaces online - an extension of…

Free