The Anatomy of Subcultures and the Identities that Emerge

Online

Join Kelsey Oppenheimer in her debut salon to discuss the anatomy of subcultures, their relation to culture at large, and the identities that have formed around them. In this salon, we are going to dissect subcultures. How have they emerged? Why do they thrive? Are they destined to merge with the larger culture? What is…

$10.00

San Francisco IRL Meetup

San Francisco San Francisco, CA

Join Ashley Zhang for dinner in the SF Mission District to celebrate the beginning of fall with friends, new and old! Come for a delicious dinner; stay for the delicious conversation. We'll be meeting at an Interintellect-favorite restaurant in the Mission District — please RSVP to receive restaurant details via email. Friends and family welcome!…

Free

Public Philosophy with Nigel Warburton

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Podcaster, writer, and editor, Nigel Warburton discusses Public Philosophy A chance to discuss what public philosophy is, why it matters, and how best to do it. Nigel Warburton is the main interviewer for the very popular Philosophy Bites podcast which he makes with David Edmonds and which has had more than 42 million episode downloads. He is the…

$20.00

NYC IRL – Forays into Forecasting: Exploring the Ideas of Philip Tetlock

Central Park Central Park, New York City, NY

In this salon, Brendan O'Connor hosts an IRL meet up in New York City to discuss forecasting. Think about the number of times per week you make a claim about the future, or hear about one from someone else -- it's probably several times per day. Philip Tetlock is one of the most important figures…

Free

London Autumn IRL Meet-Up

London London

London Hosts Ben Fleming and Bryan Kam host an ii community meet up on Hampstead Heath.  As the leaves begin to turn and the days grow short, this is a chance for London Interintellect members to gather and mingle. Bring a jacket, a pair of shorts, an umbrella, a pair of sunglasses, a hat, wellington…

Free

In Praise of The Prophet Series – Part 5: Freedom, Reason and Passion, Pain

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In this salon series, Tanya Raj will lead deep-dive discussions on The Prophet by Khalil Gibran and his philosophy on living a life with purpose and meaning. In this salon, we will delve into what does freedom means to every individual, how does passion plays a part in human consciousness, is reason reasonable, and if…

$20.00

A Field Guide to Internet Emotion > 2.0 Amplify, *Intense Feelings Ahead*

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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…

$20.00

Money Is Emotional

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In this salon, debut host Nicola Brown discusses our relationship with money and the emotions it can generate in us. People don’t really talk about money. We have just started talking about emotions. Which is EXACTLY why we should talk about both! Why don’t we feel comfortable talking about our money + emotions? Inspired by her…

$15.00

“What’s the ii?” : A Host’s Introduction to Interintellect for Anyone Curious (Europe Timezone)

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What if you’re an Interintellect, but you just don’t know it yet…? Everybody thinks their life is weird. Most of us are right. Each of us holds our own brand of weird thing that makes us special, and with it, often comes its own brand of loneliness. Or so we thought. This past year, through…

Free

Poetry Reading Salon: “Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird” by Wallace Stevens

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Interintellect hosts Isabela Granic and Thomas Arnold invite you to their next poetry reading salon, this time with "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird" by Wallace Stevens. "Among twenty snowy mountains,    The only moving thing    Was the eye of the blackbird. " Whether you've never read it or have considerable history with the poem…

$15.00