The Art of Resting: Cognitive Decongestion in 2022
OnlineWe know that focus is important in improving how we think, but for optimal brain training, we need both focus and unfocus. So, in this salon hosted by Krupali, will…
$20.00
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What Goes Up… A Dead Economists Salon on 60 Years of Capitalism, Freedom… and Inflation
OnlineIn this Dead Economists Society Salon Bronwyn Williams and Peter Isztin discuss Capitalism, Freedom, and Inflation. "One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions…
$20.00
From the Great Enrichment to Bettering Humanomics: An Evening with Deirdre McCloskey
OnlineDeirdre McCloskey - distinguished economist, historian and public intellectual - joins Alaka Halder, our community and friends for a very special SuperSalon on the history of human progress and the…
$30.00
The Art and Science of Learning Languages
OnlineJoin linguist and serial language learner Colin Gorrie in the third salon in a series investigating language for an exploration of how language learning works and how to do it…
$20.00
Cardano | An Introduction to a History of Mathematics
OnlineJoin debut host Jared Davis and Sagar Devkate as we introduce a new series discussing the history of mathematics. Girolamo Cardano died in 1576, two centuries before the publication of Adam Smith's Inquiry into the Wealth of Nations and the signing of Declaration of Independence of the American Colonies. Working in Padua, Italy as a…
$10.00
Peopling – Community Fireside Chat with Visa
OnlineInterintellect host and mentor Visakan Veerasamy hosts a fireside chat about relationships. It's halfway through January already?! Wew! Let's hang out as usual, and maybe this week let's talk about family and friends and what we've learned about ourselves from them. *** đź—“Â ii Calendar đź“‹Â Code of Conduct –  (Image: The Family Stone, 2005 film) …
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Why Do We Scroll?
OnlineJoin Yatharth and Dalton for a mindful exploration of what it’s like to doom scroll, procrastinate, or otherwise feel beheld to our devices. It’s that time of year we make resolutions. We spend so much time thinking about changing our digital habits. How much time have you spent asking what it’s like? What’s it like, to be caught…
$20.00
The Story of Industrial Civilization: Medicine
OnlineProgress writer Jason Crawford is writing a book about the modern world and how it was invented. 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. Behind the world of our daily lives, there is a hidden world, one that keeps our world…
$25.00
Puzzled: How To Do Well in Education and in Life
OnlineJoin Eyal Shay, dialectician and philosopher, and Plato to learn about learning how to do well in life. In this salon we will discuss learning, rationality, critical thinking, puzzles, and Plato's work (no prior knowledge necessary), and try our hands at a hands-on exercise in learning. There are few things more exciting than a treasure…
$15.00
Quiz Night with Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales! (Members Only) – Session 1
OnlineJoin Jimmy Wales for a fun quiz on his platform inspired by his family quiz nights during lockdown. Quiz Night Beyond is a way to do fun pub quizzes over video online with…
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Economics for the People – Hosting Econs Salons, 101
OnlineYou do good work. You have great ideas. You understand trade offs, constraints, and incentives and policy. Why not share your ideas directly with the general public who they are about and for? If you're an economist - practicing, lecturing, researching - of any level, a graduate student, post-doc, or professor - come find out…
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Welcome New Hosts! Let’s Test Your Salon Ideas
OnlineInterintellect host and mentor Visakan Veerasamy leads an experimental mini-salon made up of your micro-salon ideas. Friends, new and old, welcome to Interintellect! We've now hosted a couple of events where we discuss, broadly speaking, what makes a good ii salon. Let's try something slightly different: bring us your salon ideas, and let's try them out in…
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