Join crime writer and New York Times reviewer Sarah Weinman (Scoundrel, The Real Lolita) and novelist and theologian Tara Isabella Burton (Here in Avalon) for a conversation on crime writing, good and evil, and our fascination with life's darker side. Weinman writes the monthly Crime & Mystery column for the New York Times Book Review. A 2020…
Join Bryan Kam and Olga Yakimenko for the first Interintellect London IRL meetup this summer. Whether your spring has crawled or flown right by, come see old friends and make new ones! Here are some things you can bring: conversation subjects (what's the last thing to blow your mind?), book/film/music recommendations, +1s, and opinions. If…
Writer Henry Oliver joins the Western Canon Book Club series for a salon about three unusual Shakespearean kings. What do Hamlet, Prospero, and Richard III have in common? They are…
How does one disrupt the computer-aided design (CAD) industry? Keshav Sharma plans to do it with Augrade by creating a new platform that generates code-compliant, error-free 3D designs with material…
Hi, I’m Gina! I’m a therapist, avid learner and educator. I’ve spent time in many settings, ranging from mental hospitals to jails and schools and most recently I’ve been coaching…
Welcome to the first episode of "The Quantum Quill: A Summer Series of New Writing Workshops to spice up your Mondays and maybe even your life." In this session, "Write…
As science discovers more and more about the universe and human beings, many conclude that free will is an illusion. In 'Free Agents', leading neuroscientist Kevin Mitchell argues that there is a wealth of evidence to the contrary and presents an evolutionary case for the existence of free will. Join us and discuss the free…
Offline Salon in NYC. In the latest installment of the Braver Angles x Interintellect Series on the Philosophy of Depolarization, join special guest Luke Nathan Phillips of Braver Angels to explore two models of depolarization via what we're calling soulcraft -- and to see what these longstanding programs might teach us about how to live…
Kaushik Basu, Professor of Economics at Cornell University and former Chief Economist of the World Bank, joins host Alaka Halder for a special discussion on his new book, Reason to…
What makes societies collapse, and how can we recognize the signs? Eli Dourado, chief economist at the Abundance Institute, joins Anna Gát to explore the factors leading to sociopolitical decline. Drawing from historical examples and his latest research, Dourado will discuss why societies grow complex and the conditions under which they collapse. This salon will also…
Join Charmaine D'Souza and others from our Interintellect community in Washington DC. Feel free to bring along a friend or two! The location for this event will be shared via email with those who RSVP’d. (This is part of a summer series of weekend socials that bring the ii community together more often. If you…
