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…
As summer edges into fall, join host Alaka Halder for a fun (and shaded!) September picnic at Barton Springs (Zilker Park). We'll catch up with friends old and new, share stories from the summer, and make plans for the fall. Bring snacks, sun protection, and something to sit on. This event is family and dog-friendly.…
In this salon, Dave Crouch hosts an exploration of the philosophical ideas and concepts that we can arm ourselves with to help us face the world. A "loadout" is a chosen set of weapons, tools, and other items carried into battle. But what about the philosophical loadouts we all equip ourselves with in order to succeed,…
Dear fellow Interintellects, As September has arrived and most of us have returned to our permanent or temporary homes after the summer, it's time to gather again as a community and as hosts to discuss our intellectual and communal goals for the coming months. Based on the comments in the Host Greenroom, at this training…
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)?…
In this salon, Norman Chella will lead a discussion on the role of villains in narrative formats (eg. comic books, movies, novels) and the impact they have on our lives. Are villains inherently evil? How do you become a villain? What roles do they really play in a story? “Imagine, I now possess the power…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
