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An investigation of romantic decision-making, with cold feet queen Diana Brown
Online series start: December 16
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A Conversation with Ian Leslie
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Austin IRL: February Meetup in East Austin
Austin, Texas TXJoin hosts Alaka Halder and Benjamin Woosley for a casual meetup in East Austin! This Interintellect offline gathering is a casual meetups devoted to open group discussions of the topics that interest participants the…
Modern Love Woes and Wishes – A Valentine’s Season Special!
OnlineRelationships and intimacy are rarely out of the media. Articles discuss the merits of different relationship styles, tousle over the value of monogamy, lament the ‘loneliness crisis’, and take aim…
Wisdom. With Derek Sivers – Hosted by Anna Gát
OnlineFew names ring as synonymously with wisdom on the internet as Derek Sivers'. A generation of readers have learned based on his notes and advice how to think more simply…
The Other “Why”: When Our Need for Love and Significance Hijacks Our Goals
OnlineInspired in part by Simon Sinek's "Start with Why" - Mariya Hoffman is interested in techniques for learning the deeper layers of why we do anything and how to access…
Imaginary Creative Pairs: 🧼 Creative Destruction in “FIGHT CLUB”
OnlineIn our 'Creative Pairs' salon series, psychologist and Interintellect producer Gina Hafez explores how the right combination of two talented people can produce an extraordinary result in terms of productivity…
Unraveling the Creative Process – A Conversation with Ian Leslie
OnlineIn this salon, we will do a deep dive of questions about creativity and conflict - what makes two people capable of enduring the necessary hardship that comes with creating…
Our Oriental Heritage: Exploring the Foundations of Civilization
OnlineIn this salon, we will aim to discuss: The nature and elements of civilizations: Economic, political, morality, religion, science, arts Big picture history of ancient civilizations in Egypt, India, China,…
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Web3 and Cryptoeconomics
New Economic Fundamentals
with Alex Tabarrok and host Wes Chow
Alex Tabarrok, Professor of Economics at George Mason University, joins hosts Alaka Halder and Wes Chow to discuss cryptoeconomics – the combination of cryptography and economics – which provides a lens into how web3 is opening up fundamentally new ways of trading, cooperating, and communicating.
Status as a Service: Revisited
with guest Eugene Wei and host Nathan Baschez
Much like Clay Christensen’s theory of disruption, as a management theory becomes more well known, it can change the behavior of managers. Three years in, it feels like many of the most interesting trends in social networking are directly responding to the status as a service thesis.
On one end of the spectrum, we have Twitter actively monetizing status by charging for blue checks. On the other end, we have apps like BeReal seemingly in revolt against the idea that users crave status. What’s really going on?
Eugene and Nathan host a discussion where we attempt to gain clarity.
Building to Last: Past, Present and Future
with Elizabeth Barlow Rogers and Hailey Phillips
World-renowned author, landscape preservationist, and civic activist Elizabeth Barlow Rogers joins energy and infrastructure attorney, birth doula, and Interintellect host Hailey Phillips to explore what it takes to build timeless institutions of value, transcending contemporary political drama and lasting for generations.
Drawn to the Struggle
On WRITING and WRITERS
w/ Erik Hoel, Visa Veerasamy, Christin Balan and Anna Gát
Scientist, essayist, and novelist Erik Hoel joins Twitter creator Visakan Veerasamy, Interintellect editorial lead Christin Balan, and Interintellect founder Anna Gát to discuss talent, Substack, audience capture, community, controversy, gatekeepers, academic bureaucracy — why we need more and better fiction, why science is really not that different from art, and how there is a place for all of us. And publishers, practicalities, platforms, and more! An Interintellect special.