In this salon, Tanya Raj will lead a deep dive discussion and analysis on The Philosophy of The Little Prince and what this classic children’s book can teach adults. The novella by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry is a book that transcends generations and has been loved by children and adults alike. A philosophical tale of humanist…
In this salon, Zac Yap and Yudhistira lead a discussion on the potential harms of formal education through schools and college, and possible paths of reimagining education from scratch. Drawing on Ivan Illich's 1971 book titled Deschooling Society, we critically evaluate, update and extend the book's arguments across cultures and borders. Has the vision of…
Jaycel Adkins, “Interintellect’s favourite bookworm” introduces his series on the complete fiction of the Italian writer, Elena Ferrante. Why read the complete fiction? In an age of online resources, selected readings, and excerpts, the idea of reading the complete works of any writer is becoming more and more rare. We read more ABOUT a writer…
Join London ii hosts Flick Hardingham and Irene JK to discuss the key themes raised in Voltaire's Candide and their relevance in today’s society, while questioning the role of satire in driving change. Even the British acknowledged Voltaire as Europe's most famous public intellectual, and his Candide as a prime example of literature as news. The renowned French philosopher…
In this Salon, Indy Neogy will lead a conversation about the pleasures and perils of "being an autodidact." Most of us in the current historical moment are only part autodidact - we've learned many things on our own, but also learned quite a bit from others. At the same time, the growth in communication technologies…
In a new Interintellect Salon, Visakan Veerasamy will cohost with Malcolm Ocean a collective exploration of emotional flashbacks in the context of Malcolm’s dream mashups metaphor: Everyone is basically living in a dream mashup of their current external situation and their old emotional meanings. Like dreaming you're at school but it's also on a boat somehow.…
In this deeply interactive and immersive salon, Dhrupad Karwa (Dhru) will humbly attempt to unravel the mysteries of "inspiration", through the unique lens of culture and technology. Dhru is the founder and CEO of Inspo - a search engine for inspiration, designed to enrich creative thinking on any topic. Inspo is an AI-human hybrid tool…
Debut host Rosano invites you to this listening salon, exploring the music we listen to and sharing how it affects us. — Post-salon update: listen to our collective playlist. — In this salon, participants are encouraged to bring music to share during the event. We will listen collectively to your music, and then discuss what…
In part three of this mini-series with host Alex Criddle, we will examine what, if anything, psychedelics tell us about the nature of reality, the mind, and what it means to be human. A frequent claim by psychonauts is that everything is connected and we are all one. Another is that love is everything. These…
Second in philosopher and life coach Pamela J. Hobart's Salon series on work, You've Quit Your Job - Now What? provides attendees the opportunity to plot their next professional steps. Do you have a growing, uncomfortable history of job-hobbing? Do you start every job excited, only to leave in frustration and shame? Not sure whether…
In his latest salon, host Scott Davies discusses our fixation with optimizing and quantifying every aspect of our lives, how things got this way and how we can push back against this trend. From the workplace and in our professional lives as well as increasingly in our personal lives too, our lives are increasingly becoming…
Join Taylor Pullinger for an IRL meet-up in Central Park, New York City. As these sticky summer days ooze by, it's time one more for the ii's New York contingent to gather for conversation and friendship. Bring some sun protection, a blanket to sit on, and a snack and something to drink if you'd like.…
