But you’re the creator. Don’t you control me? At the end of the movie, Barbie decides to take Nietsche’s advice and live toward death, rather than embracing the characteristics her… Continue reading Existentialism: Barbie’s Philosophical World
Drawing on evolutionary psychology, history, brain science, game theory, and more, cooperation theorist (and, coincidentally, zombie expert) Athena Aktipis reassuringly explains how we, as a species, are hardwired to survive big existential crises. And how we can do so again by leveraging our innate abilities to communicate and cooperate. Join us for this fascinating conversation…
Join Miami-based book publicist Mitchell Jackson to learn about how the world can get to know your writing. I Want to Put a Dozen Blurbs on My Book: Am I… Continue reading Publicity for Writers – With PR Specialist Mitchell Jackson
The longest relationship we’ll ever be in is with our self. So how can we practice being with ourselves in a way that’s patient, compassionate, and supportive? How can we… Continue reading Being with Ourselves: With/Without Our Families
Join us for an InterIntellect Thanksgiving weekend SuperSalon special with author Sumana Roy about people on the edges, their incredible contributions to knowledge about ourselves and the question of whether… Continue reading Unseen Genius: People and Plants on the Periphery – A Conversation with Sumana Roy
Nature is truly breathtaking. No matter how you look at it, you will always find mesmerising complexity at any scale—whether its microbes on the tip of your middle finger, a… Continue reading Learning The Language Of Nature
Famed author of Be Here Now, Ram Dass was originally known as Richard Alpert, a nice Jewish boy and psychedelic researcher at Harvard, who, having been expelled from the institution,… Continue reading Judaism is Psychedelic: Ram Dass’ Be Here Now as a Framework to Understand the Psychedelic State
Jerome Copulsky is a research fellow at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, specializing in modern Western religious thought, political theory, and church/state issues. Buy the book here. Listen to an interview with Jerome Copulsky here. This is a community-only event. Not an Interintellect member yet? GET YOUR MEMBERSHIP PLAN
Humanist Chaplain Greg Epstein believes today's technology has overtaken religion as the chief influence on twenty-first-century life and community. In his new book, Tech Agnostic, Epstein explores what it means… Continue reading Reforming the Religion of Tech: A Conversation with Greg Epstein
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Has Silicon Valley fashioned an algorithmic golden calf, or does it have something transcendent to live for? In this salon hosted by Thomas Arnold, we will talk with Greg Epstein… Continue reading How to Be a Tech Agnostic Amid Technology’s Idols: A Discussion with Greg Epstein
Thanks to the exponential growth of mass media over the last few decades, we find ourselves bombarded with information that is presented to us through a variety of framings. Whose… Continue reading Post Election Post Mortem: How Mass Media Shapes Your Mind – A Conversation with Geoff Shullenberger
