Join Interintellect founder Anna Gát for a panel on grant making and grant winning with experts Atman Pandya (O'Shaughnessy Fellowships), Shruti Rajagopalan (Emergent Ventures India), Arnaud Schenk (Polaris), and Benjamin…
What if we could join Socrates and his friends in their famous discussion about Eros? In this salon we will "re-live" theatrically the discussion of Eros, as well as discuss how these ideas might help us illuminate the discussion of love and eroticism nowadays. Hosted and played by Juan José Díaz, Christophe Porot, and Epagogist. …
Ben Fleming invites you to come and move in this London IRL salon all about action and the human body. Join us for a truly dynamic and unique salon focused on movement! This is a rare chance to combine intellectual discussion with physical exploration, and experience both theory and action at once. We'll be delving…
Hey Miami! Get ready for a casual meetup this January, hosted by Aashay Mody. It's the perfect chance to make new friends, catch up with familiar faces, and engage in stimulating discussions. Nothing beats the joy of laid-back yet thought-provoking get-togethers. Whether you're a seasoned Interintellect member or just getting to know this group, here's…
Hey, Toronto and GTA! We’re going to have a casual meetup this January, hosted by Ben Parry. It’s a great opportunity to meet others based in Toronto, learn about some of the amazing projects going on in the city, make new friends, and engage in stimulating discussions. There’s no set topics but our experience is…
Join Dr. Jason Rheins, a scholar of ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, for a salon on who Socrates (469-399 BCE) was, and what he can mean for us today. Socrates. The Oracle at Delphi proclaimed him the wisest of the Greeks, yet he supposedly claimed to know nothing but his own ignorance. He was poor…
What is good? What is evil? Before diving into those questions, we should ask ourselves why should we even care about them. Join Cambridge scholar in residence, philosopher Christophe Porot, and Newcastle University's philosophy student Arkadiusz Synowczyk, for a salon on why we need ethics, Existentialist perspective on the issue, and more! “Man is condemned…
What is your “tools for thought” stack? Pinterest or Are.na? Did you make a Notion template you’re excited about? What Obsidian plugins do you use? Ker Lee Yap wants to know! And I’m sure other cool people do too! Join this salon where we’ll go around share our personal digital systems and how we use…
Join Dr. Jonathan Whitmore, an Astrophysics PhD who starred in the the 3D IMAX film Hidden Universe while completing an astrophysics postdoc research position, for an AMA! Jonathan is interested in current and historical astrophysical research -- especially as it relates to core questions about using science to learn about the universe. This salon will…
Film-maker Olga Yakimenko invites friends to discuss Robocop, Total Recall, Starship Troopers, Showgirls, Benedetta, and other films directed by Hollywood legend Paul Verhoeven. After the box office success of films such as Robocop and Total Recall, the decades-long derision towards Showgirls, and the misunderstandings surrounding all of these films (including Starship Troopers), dedicated film fans…
Interested in cultivating your inner poet? Join us for Poems for Our Time where we'll slow down, explore contemporary poetry, and connect with our creativity. Hosted by writer, workshop facilitator, and meditation teacher, Grace Bialecki. Poetry is a place of solace, a place of mystery, a place where we can delve deeper into live’s questions and…
Join economist Amy Finkelstein, co-author of 'We've Got You Covered,' and Rohit Krishnan for a SuperSalon discussion on tearing down and rebuilding American health care system! The US had the world's first national compulsory health insurance law in 1798, signed by President John Adams. But now, the American healthcare system is broken, leaving millions uninsured…
