Emily Dickinson: Seeing Life beyond the Ordinary
Join Topi Heikkerö to read and discuss Emily Dickinson’s classic poems. In this salon, we’ll dive into three powerful poems by Emily Dickinson. The emphasis is more on her vision…
$20.00
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From Aliens to the New Age: Alternative Spirituality and the American Counterculture
Join theology professor and author Matthew Bowman (The Abduction of Betty and Barney Hill) in conversation with novelist and theologian Tara Isabella Burton (Self-Made: Creating Our Identities from Da Vinci…
$15.00
Austin IRL Gathering
Austin, Texas TXJoin scientist and longtime Interintellect host Taylor Pullinger for an IRL hangout while she’s visiting Austin from New York City. Come enjoy the company of your fellow ii members in Austin at a spacious outdoor beer garden! We’ll catch up with old friends, meet new ones, and join together in lively discussion about the topics…
Community Casual Hangout
New to the Interintellect community or want to hang out with new and other members? Join Interintellect editor and host, Timothy Wilcox, for a casual hangout. Feel free to bring some drinks and snacks! Come make new connections with the Interintellect community. We’ll introduce ourselves, chat on anything that is on our minds, and have a…
Breakthroughs in Human Value and Morality
OnlineJoin Alex Criddle for the sixth salon in the Breakthroughs series and explore the evolution and development of human valuation and moral systems. After exploring the role political structures play…
$20.00
Death Over Coffee: Sunday Morning Contemplations
OnlineEntrepreneur, death doula, and adventure-seeker. Driven by her curiosities and inquisitive nature, Maura McInerney-Rowley founded Death Archetypes, Hello, Mortal, and Mauri (an end-of-life consultancy) to transform the denial of death into a celebration of life. Are you ready to embrace the reality of your mortality? Honoring our shared mortality can bring us together and awaken…
Life as Remix: Washington DC social with Anna and Olga
Washington DCJoin us for coffee, beer, encounter, and conversation in Washington DC! We will be discussing the myriads of projects and preferences that make up an individual life, the many creative directions we need to comb together to feel whole, and how to find the structure for it all. Hosted by Anna Gát and Olga Yakimenko.…
Philosophy as Play
OnlineA light exploration of existential and abstract philosophical issues, in dialogue with Christophe Porot, a Scholar in Residence at Cambridge University and a lover of both advanced and amateur explorations of philosophy. This series of open-ended discussions will run each Tuesday in the #ii Café voice and video channel on the Interintellect community forum on…
Addiction and Agency
OnlineJoin John T. Maier, a philosopher and psychotherapist (PhD/LICSW) based in Boston, and the author of a forthcoming book on the theory of addiction. This is the first episode in a series on The Philosophy of Addiction, introducing philosophical perspectives on addiction and the questions that it raises. We think of ourselves as free agents,…
$20.00
Poems for Our Time: Inevitable Loss
OnlineInterested 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…
$20.00
In This Economy? 7. Recessions and the Confusing Part of Vibes
Manhattan, New York NYJoin the next episode of an offline salon series in Manhattan, featuring the brilliant writer and multifaceted creator Kyla Scanlon! Come and discuss her upcoming book, finance, crypto, and more! Kyla has written for the New York Times, New York Magazine and Bloomberg Opinion. In her Substack, she provides a fun, accessible and educative place where we can all learn…
Beauty: Objective or Subjective?
OnlineIs beauty an objective property or a subjective feeling? Drawing from philosophy and science, we'll discuss different ideas and, perhaps, realize that the question itself is problematic. Michael Spicher is a philosopher, who has been trapped in these discussions since 2002, when a professor challenged him to think a bit more about beauty. (He hasn't…
$15.00