In this first salon of a mini-series, Judit Petho explores what makes living in a buzzing metropolis exciting and difficult to quit “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life, for there is in London all that life can afford” said Dr Samuel Johnson in 1777. Most Londoners would echo…
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…
This salon with Alex Danco will be all about Information. We'll start by covering Claude Shannon's Information Theory - really wrap our heads around what it means when we say, "Information isn't what you say, it's what's understood." It's not a noun, it's a verb; it's not the baseball, it's the pitch. We'll cover Information…
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…
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,…
"Isn’t it remarkable, and seriously wonderful, that there’s still not a single shadow between us? And you know what, the best thing of all is that I’m not afraid of the shadows. When they come (as I suppose they must, for all those who care for one another), I think we can manoeuvre our way through them."…
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 Patricia Hurducas leads a discussion on places for thinking and how the places we live in and work in impact our thought processes, mood, creativity, choices, and how we feel. We will start the discussion by looking at the places for thinking (study rooms/cafés/libraries/ateliers) of artists and scientists from Matisse's art studio to…
In this salon (the third in a three-part series), Jake Orthwein will lead a discussion on the role of political fantasy in the Great Stagnation. "We've substituted the realities of politics for these increasingly fictionalized worlds, and I think that's probably a very unhealthy thing." - Peter Thiel If, as we've discussed in the last…
Interintellect Anwar AlKandari explores narratives in relation to nature, or different natures, of time - inspired by Einstein’s Dreams book Physicist and writer Carlo Rovelli says that we understand reality by looking at how things interact with one another, not how things are: “Reality is the network of the way things affect one another”. And…
Join ii hosts Irene JK and Matt Neapolitan to discuss Kant's philosophy around ethics and morality and its relevance in the modern technologically advanced society. Our philosopher of the month, Immanuel Kant, stands in the center of modern philosophy. Kant was one of the most influential philosophers of the Enlightenment era. His body of work…
In this salon, Nat Sharpe & Martha Sharpe will share their unschooling story and lead a discussion on education alternatives. “It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education” –Albert Einstein Most people will admit they hated school and were even traumatized by it. But when they have children of their own, they repeat the…
