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Luxury Values – Veblen Goods (and Bads) and the Leisure Class – A Dead Economists Salon Series

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The Dead Economists Society Salon series continues as Bronwyn Williams and Peter Isztin investigate Veblen goods: products that become more desirable as they become more expensive. "With the exception of the instinct of self-preservation, the propensity for emulation is probably the strongest and most alert and persistent of the economic motives proper." ~ Thorstein Veble In this Dead Economists Society Salon, we will…

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Networked Minds: The History and Future of Collaboration (Part 2)

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Interintellect hosts Bryan Kam and Isabela Granic continue with the second part of their salon series that aims to understand both the history and potential futures of networked thought. "And he refused to specialize in anything, preferring to keep an eye on the overall estate rather than any of its parts ... And Nikolay’s management…

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$15.00

Healing from the Punches: Comedy as Medicine with Hannah Gadsby

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In this salon, Interintellect co-hosts Amir H. Hajizamani + Catherine Woodiwiss invite you to explore the relationships between comedy, trauma, and healing, with the help of groundbreaking show “Nanette,” by Hannah Gadsby. “Laughter is not our medicine. Stories hold our cure. Laughter is just the honey that sweetens the bitter medicine.” —Hannah Gadsby In 2017,…

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$10.00

Introduction to Classical Music

In this introductory salon to this series all about classical music, host Linus Lu asks: what is classical music? What does it consist of, and what is it really about? How can one begin to approach this art form, which can be both so ubiquitous and obscure? Classical music is most definitely Bach, Mozart, and…

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Writer’s Corner: Writing in Theory and Practice, Chapter 4

In these Interintellect workshop salons, Sylvia R helps us to master the art of short fiction – by reading some of the greatest short story writers and applying their techniques. In this session, we’ll start reading “A Swim in a Pond in the Rain”, George Saunders’s literary masterclass on what makes great stories work (based on the nineteenth-century…

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The Story of Philosophy Series – Sir Francis Bacon

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Join London ii Hosts Flick Hardingham and Irene JK to discuss and examine Sir Francis Bacon’s scientific philosophy and other views, exploring how his ideas might be relevant (or not) in today’s society and how they might serve us into the future.   Sir Francis Bacon, the father of modern sciences, lived from the mid-1500s…

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A History of War Part IV – Defence: Is There a “Good Reaction” to War?

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Interintellect founder Anna Gát continues her series A History of War with a look at the famous sieges of history, from Masada to Leningrad, from Málaga to Sarajevo, to explore the stages of how civilian life breaks down, but also human resilience, resourcefulness, and perseverance when under attack. We will touch upon deterrence and preemptive…

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$25.00

A Members-Only Interintellect Quiz Night with Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales!

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Join Jimmy Wales for a fun quiz on his brand new platform inspired by his family quiz nights during lockdown. Quiz Night Beyond is a way to do fun pub quizzes over video online with friends and family. Jimmy designed QuizNightBeyond.com during lockdown as a part of his exploration in how to build healthier social spaces online - an…

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The Philosophy of Rick and Morty, Jed McKenna, and Jim O’Shaughnessy

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In this salon, Interintellects Bronwyn Williams and Jim O’Shaughnessy explore the philosophy of subjectivity by looking at the popular cartoon show, Rick and Morty.   “Nobody exists on purpose, nobody belongs anywhere, everybody’s gonna die.” ~ Rick and Morty “Perception doesn’t create reality, it is reality.” ~ Jed McKenna In this salon we dive deep into just how weird reality really is…

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