Physical health, strength and wellbeing for intellectuals: in his monthly Interintellect Salon, Ben Fleming addresses what’s beyond sitting and thinking? Why do people become bodybuilders, do ultramarathons, and feel the need to optimise everything to become peak physical performers? Is this even healthy? what's wrong with just reading a book and being a good friend? Why do…
Welcome to Writer’s Corner where we talk about and practice the craft of writing. Join Sylvia R for this session on Gabriel García Márquez. The salon will include three sections: Section 1: Discuss We’ll dive into the formal qualities of “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” (see pre-salon reading materials). We’ll discuss structure…
In Part 2 of this two-part salon, Harry Ramsay will lead the conversation beyond mere definitions of talent into an expositional, participatory dialogue about how we can best cultivate what talents we have - in our friends, our children, and (of course) ourselves. --- Having already deliberated the nature of talent in Part 1 of…
Interintellect Patricia Hurducas will lead a discussion on synchronicity from the Book of Changes to Carl Jung and to our own encounters with these “meaningful coincidences”. Synchronicity is an ever-present reality for those who have eyes to see.” – Carl Jung Jung defined synchronicity as an “acausal connecting (togetherness) principle,” “meaningful coincidence”, “acausal…
On April 29, Interintellect founder Anna Gát hosts an intimate discussion about our fears and how to use them to work for, instead of against, us in our lives How many things do you do during one day because of fear? We close windows, blow out candles, look around before changing lanes, cross the street when we…
Interintellect hosts Bryan Kam and Isabela Granic join forces with a new salon that aims to take a deep dive into the history and potential of networked thought. “The great driver of scientific and technological innovation the increase in our ability to reach out and exchange ideas with other people, and to borrow other people’s…
In this salon, Anwar AlKandari will dive into: storytelling and our constant urge to seek meaning, forms of narratives we use, and digital storytelling. “In the Ottoman times, there were itinerant storytellers called "meddah." They would go to coffee houses, where they would tell a story in front of an audience, often improvising. With each…
Étienne Fortier-Dubois leads a series of thematic discussions on the work of science fiction author Ted Chiang. In Part 4, we discuss free will — is it a thing? How would the world change if free will were proven to exist, or not? Ted Chiang ranks among the best living authors of science fiction. Though he…
Join London ii Hosts Flick Hardingham and Irene JK to discuss and examine Aristotle’s Virtue Ethics, his life, and other views, exploring how his ideas might be relevant (or not) in today’s society and how they might serve us into the future. The Greek philosopher Aristotle (384-322 B.C.) made significant and lasting contributions to nearly…
Interintellect Maybe Gray leads a workshop demonstrating the flexibility of the perceptions of social status through improvisational games. Social status is often framed as a negative thing - it's fixed, it creates barriers, it fosters exclusions, it hurts feelings, and it frustrates attempts to communicate ideas. It can be seen through such a stark, black…
“Making money is not a thing you do - it’s a skill you learn.” - Naval Ravikant In this Interintellect Salon Fellow Interintellect Sagar Devkate will take you on a self-exploratory journey where you'll learn to productize yourself. Productizing yourself is the process of transferring your time and effort into an asset that can be…
In this Interintellect Workshop Salon on April 23rd, Peter will lead a discussion on the lighter side of art appreciation through some of our favorite pieces, and about how we can honor them with our imaginative remixes. “Art is one resource that can lead us back to a more accurate assessment of what is valuable…
