Rachel Nuwer, science journalist and author joins Alex Criddle and Michael 't Sas-Rolfes for a discussion of her most recent book: I Feel Love, MDMA and the Quest for Connection…
Hi, I’m Gina! I’m a therapist, avid learner and educator. I’ve spent time in many settings, ranging from mental hospitals to jails and schools and most recently I’ve been coaching…
Offline Salon in NYC. In the latest installment of the Braver Angles x Interintellect Series on the Philosophy of Depolarization, join special guest Luke Nathan Phillips of Braver Angels to…
Kaushik Basu, Professor of Economics at Cornell University and former Chief Economist of the World Bank, joins host Alaka Halder for a special discussion on his new book, Reason to Be Happy: Why Logical Thinking is the Key to a Better Life. In this engaging and elegant book, Professor Basu shows us why logical thinking…
Join Interintellect founder and CEO Anna Gát for a discussion about what gives us hope: how society and technology will change in the future and how we can, through our…
Come and join your fellow community members for a downtown discussion about the values and behaviours that enable the good life. The event will be hosted at a location offering snacks and drinks. Exact address will be shared via email with those who booked. See you there! Recommended reading: Good Life by Anna Gát RVSP…
Psychologist Daryl Van Tongeren joins Interintellect founder Anna Gát to discuss finding meaning and purpose after leaving religion. Join Daryl Van Tongeren, author of How to Flourish After Leaving Religion, to explore the emotional and social processes involved in religious change and get science-based guidance for building a new life without traditional religious frameworks. Drawing…
Legitimacy, cooption, retaliation: the three pillars of power are never more up for debate than in a year when a country elects its new leaders, when it exerts its democratic…
About Robin Hanson's book Elephant In the Brain (co-written by Kevin Simler): "Human beings are primates, and primates are political animals. Our brains are therefore designed not just to hunt and gather, but also to get ahead socially, often by devious means. But while we may be self-interested schemers, we benefit by pretending otherwise. The…
Join Gina for a return of the Self-Compassion series this October! We will continue discussing Self-Compassion tips, insights, theories and more, diving more deeply into the relationships between Self-Compassion and Performance (physical, career and social!) For our first session, I encourage you to bring a piece of poetry or writing you adore or have written…
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…
