In this salon, Rachel Tan leads a discussion on the book titled On the Fringe: Where Science Meets Pseudoscience by Michael D. Gordin. In this book, the author attempts to explore the philosophical and historical attempts of how something is relegated to the realm of pseudoscience. An assortment of topics studied and analysed include age-old…
In this salon, debut host Amit investigates modern romantic relationships. Irrational cultural ideas are not uncommon - in fact they have been the norm throughout history. They are obvious in hindsight (e.g., slavery, treatment of women and children etc.) but can be very difficult to spot when they are active in society. This salon will…
In his latest Interintellect Salon, Visakan Veerasamy leads a talk about being and becoming an independent, self-directed, "feral" free agent. Has the pandemic got you rethinking your relationship with employment? Are you thinking of striking it out on your own, perhaps to start your own business? Or maybe you want to be an independent creative, or…
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. Behind the world of our daily lives, there is a hidden world, one that keeps our world…
At this informal in-person Salon in Austin, Texas, Étienne Fortier-Dubois (currently in the area thanks to Creator Cabins) and Alaka Halder invite you to hang out — and, to the extent that a having a topic might lead to fun conversations, discuss the idea of golden ages. A golden age is an especially prosperous or transformative period. It's often defined…
In his debut Interintellect Salon, linguist Colin Gorrie will lead you in an interactive simulation of language change and etymological discovery. Imagine you were transported to a distant time and place, a world full of diverse peoples and languages much like our own. Having given up all hope of returning to our world, you turn…
Interintellect Indy Neogy invites you to explore how you and everyone walks the tightrope of pattern recognition. It is our innate skills in pattern recognition that allow us to sit back on a summer day and perceive some fantastical shapes (horses! dragons! etc) in the clouds we see. Yet in that very moment we're experiencing Apophenia…
In this salon, Peter Hartree hosts a discussion of Holden Karnofsky’s ‘Most Important Century’ blog post series. Boris Johnson, UK Prime Minister, addressing the United Nations, September 22, 2021: We have come to that fateful age when we know roughly how to drive and we know how to unlock the drinks cabinet and to engage…
In her debut salon, Maria Górska-Piszek invites you to explore how we ended in a culture of permanent adolescence, and what would be the best way out of it. Nobody feels like an adult these days, and many young people don't even aspire to be one. The usual badges of adulthood are either out of…
Interintellect Maybe Gray invites you to a very special Halloween salon! In the wake of the October Full Moon I extend to you a haunting invitation - accept it if you dare. The bravest of us will gather together with tales of terror from childhood nightmares, recitations of poetry that will make your skin crawl,…
Join this Salon with Mike Haber to discuss how we think about, talk about and ideally sell the things we're good at. Share your experiences and get some ideas for talking about what you're good at, and working with what you're not. Can you put what you're good at into words? Tell us about a…
When was the last time you felt ‘in limbo’ with someone that is more than a friend, maybe a lover, but never forever? How do you know if someone is more than just a friend? How would you define the milestones that mark the progression from friend to a lover? Is it a fluid connection…
