Come join David White for the next installment of a salon series dedicated to exploring the themes, ideas, and world-building of science fiction. We will be venturing into the world of Station Eleven and exploring what it means to be human in a world where civilization has collapsed. We will discuss the relevance to arts when other parts of…
Much has been said about what ails media and journalism: misinformation, weak revenue models, lack of diversity and representation, censorship, and declining trust from the public. Could Web3-based initiatives like Mirror and Dirt change the status quo? What challenges - old and new - do they face? We’re beginning to see a trend towards decentralizing…
Alex Grimwade is the former CIO of Disney Television (retired 2022) with a long career on the intersection of technology and media, including being CTO of Fox Studios before Disney. Christophe Porot is a philosopher (PhD Researched @Sorbonne) specialising on the relationship between ethics and a variety of fields including tech and media, partially expressed…
The English Major is disappearing, should we let it die? What are the root causes behind this and how might it find a place in the future, if its even worth saving? Join Brent Lucia on this discussion. As a once English studies graduate student, I have a stake in this conversation, but I'm curious…
Come join David White for the next installment of a salon series dedicated to exploring the themes, ideas, and world-building of science fiction. We will be venturing into the world of The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect. The novel depicts a world after the invention of a super intelligent computer who generates a technological singularity. We will explore the implications…
In this SuperSalon, John Sills joins Interintellect host Olena to discuss his new book The Human Experience, including how to create human-centred experiences and companies, how organisations are taking customers for granted, and why Swiss trains are so much better than UK ones. Across all sectors, organizations' fixation with functionality has meant that the 'human'…
To distill structure from randomness may seem paradoxical, but protocols based in randomness are the bedrock for many schemes in cryptography. In this salon, we'll present several cryptographic schemes based in randomness, including: Miller Rabin's Scheme for Primality testing Perfect, Statistical, and Computational security The power of interactive proofs to prove statements in the complexity…
The new social media platform Bluesky is all the rage. A kind of decentralized Twitter, just better, fairer, it's run by Jay Graber and a group of exceptional engineers, and supported by Jack Dorsey. Join us for this intimate community fireside to ask all your burning questions about how Bluesky came to be and why.…
Startupy founder Sari Azout and Backdrop founder Joey DeBruin join hosts Alaka Halder and Wes Chow for a conversation on building consumer products using web3 technology. Sari is an early-stage VC, design-thinker, and strategist who founded Startupy, a digital playground for thinkers and creators to curate, organize, and interconnect the most valuable tech, business, and…
There's been quite a buzz recently around generative AI programs such as GPT and Stable Diffusion. In this workshop salon we will work as a group on a short piece of illustrated fiction using tools such as ChatGPT to produce the writing and Midjourney to generate illustrations to accompany it (Since this is a fast…
Join Sam Patt to discuss the centralization of AI and explore how AI can help friends play together. We will try out HaveWords.AI, an AI sharing platform Sam has built. A members-only fireside chat, moderated by Nicky Buttigieg. Artificial Intelligence holds a lot of promise, but the centralization of AI in the hands of a…
Join VR reading app Sol Reader co-founder Trae Stephens for an exclusive exploration of this new product and the future of books. Members only, moderated by Interintellect founder Anna Gát. "Stone. Papyrus. Paper. Pixels. Sol. In this era of constant beeps, alerts and updates, what will the next evolution of reading look like? Simply lean…
