How to Read a Poem: Part 2

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After the success of the first "How To Read Poetry" Salon, Hollis Robbins hosts another for those who want to finally understand poetry.  Are you secretly insecure about poetry? Wish you could tell what makes a good poem "good," a great poem "great," and a bad poem "bad" (it is not just a matter of opinion)?…

$10.00

Male Rivalry: Sex, Testosterone and Antlers

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Interintellect host Raven Connolly leads a discussion on rivalry focusing on male-male competition and its evolutionary, sociological and personal implications. Men grow tired of sleep, love, singing and dancing sooner than of war. - Homer In many species besides homo sapiens, males compete for reproductive access to females - a main driver of male intraspecific…

$10.00

In Praise of The Prophet Series – Part 4: Buying and Selling, Crime and Punishment, Laws

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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 the man-made concepts of trading and what purpose do they serve, is crime evil, and does punishment equates to atonement, along…

$20.00

The Story of Philosophy Series – Are we best served by pessimism?

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Join London ii hosts Flick Hardingham and Irene JK as we examine how Schopenhauer’s ideas are relevant (or not) in today’s society and our own lives. Some questions to prompt your curiosity. Picture early Nineteenth century Europe. Waterloo had been fought. The Revolution was dead. Millions had perished. Millions of acres neglected. As Durant so eloquently puts it,…

$20.00

Creating Spaces for Vulnerability and the Boundaries Between Our Offline and Online Selves

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In this salon, Charlie Smart will explore vulnerability and its power to connect and ground us.   Vulnerability may have the tired gloss of an of-the-moment cultural currency. Yet, it is also a foundational element of being human. We walk lives of uncertainty and ambiguity. It is by inhabiting our vulnerability generously that, in the…

$10.00

The Age of Community: Community Careers

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Welcome to the second salon of a mini-series on all things community hosted by Lucia Asanache - she will explore, with support from wonderful guests, the power and potential of communities for improving our society. Inspired by her work building global communities around tech policy at the Tony Blair Institute, Lucia is keen to share…

$15.00

The Solace and Torment in Solitude

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Interintellect Anwar AlKandari will lead an intimate discussion on solitude - how it affects our thinking process, mental state, and relationship with others.  “I live in that solitude which is painful in youth, but delicious in the years of maturity.” “Although I am a typical loner in my daily life, my awareness of belonging to…

$15.00

How to Have Better Meetings with Sketchnotes – The Practice of Visual Notetaking

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Sketchnotes can turn any meeting into a fun exercise in creativity. In this workshop-style salon, you will learn how to draw them yourself. Your guide will be professional illustrator and sketchnoter Zsofi Lang, and together we will combine theory and practice to come away with a different perspective on notetaking. Learn about how sketchnotes can…

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The Art of Collaboration

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In this salon, debut host Tasshin Fogleman explores the highs and lows of collaboration.  Scientific research, political movements, films, Broadway musicals, and even the humble neighborhood block party all require collaboration. Good collaboration results something greater, more beautiful and more beneficial than any one person could create on their own. Bad collaboration results in headaches,…

$20.00