In his latest Interintellect Salon, Visakan Veerasamy will lead a discussion about how we might be able to catalyze productive intellectual scenes in our modern age. "Why are some periods and places so astonishingly more productive than the rest?" – in his 1997 essay "The problem of excess genius," David Banks argued that this…
In the third Salon of this special series, hosts Scott Davies and Olena Bulygina continue their collective exploration of the topic of neurodiversity and the neurodivergent. In previous sessions, discussions have focused on several aspects of this topic, including defining these terms, challenges faced by the neurodiverse including employment, relationships and various aspects of identity.…
Fellow Interintellect Linus Lu invites you to discuss the different ways we choose to present our weaknesses to ourselves and to the world. One of the most dreaded interview questions is "What is your greatest weakness?" You feel put into a double-bind: you don't want to totally evade the question and seem like you're…
Interintellect Anwar AlKandari will lead a discussion on inspiration – where do we find it? How can we get more inspired? What do our muses reveal about ourselves? In a scene of “Anne with an E” TV show where Anne feels uninspired, together with her friend Cole they stand at the top of a mountain…
In this Interintellect Salon, Indy Neogy asks if the brave new world of the internet is still reproducing old hierarchies of interaction. The hot new app of the moment - Clubhouse…
Matt Clifford returns to conclude his Lessons from the Middle Ages series with a realistic exploration of medieval violence, penalty and war. After exploring religion and power, In our third salon in “Lessons from the Middle Ages” series, we turn our focus to violence and war - topics that are deeply intertwined with the themes of our first…
Fellow Interintellect Alex Yao explores the importance of systems thinking and networked thought for tackling complex problems. “Study the science of art. Study the art of science. Develop your senses — especially learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else.” — Leonardo Da Vinci When we follow our curiosity of a subject…
In a frank conversation, Interintellect founder Anna Gát explores why, despite all the self-help books, society does reward some unhealthy behaviours, and how one can emotionally and morally relate to this. In the 21st century, it is not an unfamiliar feeling to be pushed to unhealthy behaviour patterns: the gastro market is out there…
Join experienced indie creator Paul Millerd and newly resigned, ex-big tech worker Orpheas Katsikis as they explore our relationship to and beliefs about work and how these lead to burnout, Corporate Stockholm Syndrome, and a seemingly good, but unfulfilled life… “I have a great office job, I’m getting paid well, I should be happy”. Not…
Interintellects Catherine Woodiwiss and Amir Hajizamani invite you to an intimate exploration of healing after trauma. How do we make sense of trauma? How does a major life disruption change the trajectories of our lives? How do the stories we tell ourselves — and others — change and re-solidify as we heal? Following on a…
Fellow InterIntellect Helena Ng invites you to take a Play Day and join forces with some friendly curiosity buddies for a communal nerding session. Last month at Camp Curiosity, we discussed the technique of deconstruction and applied it to ideal emotional states across cultures, which led to the emotional dissonance of tech, then a citizen…
After our popular book club reading Donald Braben's Scientific Freedom: The Elixir of Civilization, the author joins Anton Troynikov and Interintellects from around the world to discuss the future of research. The subject of the first Interintellect Book Club, Scientific Freedom: The Elixir of Civilization, is an exhortation and roadmap for how to reform…
