Language, Ecology, and Evolution: Do Languages Adapt to Their Environment?

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Join linguists Colin Gorrie and Damian Romero to explore a controversial question: Do languages evolve to match the environment where they’re spoken?  Do languages spoken in one environment work the same way as languages spoken in another environment? Does the climate a language is spoken in determine how many terms it uses for things like…

$25.00

Life and Work in the Rhythm of the Seasons: October

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Louis Bijl de Vroe and Simon Ohler (that’s us) are philosophers and brothers in spirit. We are the founders of Spiritual Mischief, a podcast that combines culture, comedy, and ancient wisdom. In this salon series, we offer you a peek into our studies. Based on the eastern philosophy of The Dao, and the book that Dr. Jaap Voigt wrote on…

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The Case for Having Children: Can We Make It at Societal Level?

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On a personal level, one can easily make the case for having children (although the not too online will not even bother): "Yep, it's what makes us human – the natural order of things – and I want someone to continue my legacy, inherit my money, spend time with". But in her recent essay, independent…

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What Information Wants, Chapter 7: Our Shifting Minds And Values

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Rhys Lindmark is writing a book about how information flows and how it’s changing on the internet. In a series of salons, we will explore this content together, chapter by chapter, and get an inside look at the author’s creative process. This is the 8th salon for Rhys Lindmark’s series on What Information Wants. Join us…

$20.00

Building to Last: Past, Present and Future – Saving Central Park with Elizabeth Barlow Rogers

World-renowned author, landscape preservationist, and civic activist Elizabeth Barlow Rogers joins energy and infrastructure attorney, birth doula, and InterIntellect host Hailey Phillips to explore what it takes to build timeless institutions…

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The Great Escape: A True Story of Forced Labor and Immigrant Dreams in America – Author Talk with Saket Soni | New Labor Book Series

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Join us for our next in the author talk series, a discussion with Saket Soni about his memoir, The Great Escape: A True Story of Forced Labor and Immigrant Dreams in America. Weaving a deeply personal journey with a riveting tale of 21st-century forced labor, the book takes us into the hidden lives of the…

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Spring and New Beginnings

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Spring and New Beginnings Louis Bijl de Vroe and Simon Ohler are philosophers and brothers in spirit. When we get together, we combine culture, comedy, and ancient wisdom, and something happens. We like to call it Spiritual Mischief. In the vein of Spiritual Mischief, we create podcasts and education programs — and Interintellect salons :…

$15.00

The Qualities of April: Freedom and Frustration

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Louis Bijl de Vroe and Simon Ohler are philosophers and brothers in spirit. When we get together, we combine culture, comedy, and ancient wisdom, and something happens. We like to call it Spiritual Mischief. In the vein of Spiritual Mischief, we create podcasts and education programs — and Interintellect Salons : ) What would you do if you were…

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Is “Clean Meat” the Future of Food? A Conversation With Paul Shapiro

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Interintellect host and sustainability enthusiast Lukas Rosenstock will interview Paul Shapiro, author of the book "Clean Meat" and CEO of "The Better Meat Co.", about the future of food and the technologies that can replace factory farming with more ethical and environmentally-friendly alternatives. Most people consume meat and dairy daily, the majority of which comes…

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Art-Making Workshop: Something Out of Nothing

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Join an art-making workshop with an experimental artist, Anne Ross, and make art from anything! All levels of artistic ability, from never-tried it to professional, are welcome. If you have ever wanted to create art, unleash your inner artist and join this workshop, where we will make art from anything! Creating art is a bliss for the…

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