Ahead of Jamie Lombardi's July 7 salon for the discussion and analysis of Albert Camus's The State of Siege, the Interintellect community holds a members-only reading of the play. Hosted by Anna Gát. It will be in our usual format: Zoom with names changed to what your role is, self-casting, we'll record it If you…
Interintellect founder Anna Gát hosts an intimate literary salon discussing the works, reputation and legacy of the Russian-American novelist. All book-lovers welcome! Brave. Preposterous. Genius. Unputdownable. Uncancellable. Hard to talk…
In this Interintellect salon, Anwar AlKandari will gather the curious readers around the world to embark on a journey through novels. “The unread story is not a story; it is little black marks on wood pulp. The reader, reading it, makes it live: a live thing, a story.” —Ursula K. Le Guin Remember the times…
In this salon, Tanya Raj will lead a deep dive discussion and analysis on The Philosophy of The Little Prince and what this classic children’s book can teach adults. The novella by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry is a book that transcends generations and has been loved by children and adults alike. A philosophical tale of humanist…
Join London ii hosts Flick Hardingham and Irene JK to discuss the key themes raised in Voltaire's Candide and their relevance in today’s society, while questioning the role of satire in driving change. Even the British acknowledged Voltaire as Europe's most famous public intellectual, and his Candide as a prime example of literature as news. The renowned French philosopher…
In this deeply interactive and immersive salon, Dhrupad Karwa (Dhru) will humbly attempt to unravel the mysteries of "inspiration", through the unique lens of culture and technology. Dhru is the founder and CEO of Inspo - a search engine for inspiration, designed to enrich creative thinking on any topic. Inspo is an AI-human hybrid tool…
George Packer, author of the National Book Award-winning The Unwinding, Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century and, most recently, Last Best Hope, joins Morten Høi Jensen to discuss a life of writing, reporting, and thinking about America and its place in the world. “What…
Debut host Rachel Haywire leads a discussion on the future of art in collaboration with artificial intelligence. From Google's Deep Dream AI to Endel to GPT-3 to the @ai_curio account on Twitter; new forms of art, music, and literature are being developed through Artificial Intelligence. While some claim that this will put the creative class out of…
In an i.i. first, the discussion will take place in virtual reality, via the Virgils VR platform. No headset? No problem. The platform is accessible from any web browser. (Though, we do recommend joining from an Oculus Quest 2.) The salon will be hosted by MIT lecturer & best-selling author Micah Nathan and Virgils co-founder Christian Ulstrup. Who's…
In this salon series, Tanya Raj will lead deep-dive discussions on The Prophet by Khalil Gibran and his philosophy on living a life with purpose and meaning. In this salon, we will delve into what does giving mean and how does one receive with grace, how can eating and drinking become a more mindful activity…
This is the seventh and last session in Étienne Fortier-Dubois's series of thematic discussions on the work of science fiction author Ted Chiang. We'll discuss artificial intelligence, our relationship to machines, and the possibility of humanoid beings that aren't quite human. Feel free to join even if you haven’t attended the previous parts! Ted Chiang…
Interintellect host Linus Lu continues his series all about classical music by exploring the relationship between classical music and history. Classical music has long been influenced by—and been an influence on—other art forms. From operas based on myths and works of literature, to films using classical music in their soundtracks, we’ll discuss how classical music interacts with different types of…
