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We have more access to knowledge than any generation in human history—every book, lecture, and idea, instantly in our pockets. And yet, most people feel less informed, less certain, and less capable of forming a clear thought than ever before. We don't need more data. We need better filters. We need the space to stress-test ideas against other minds and the time to let thoughts breathe. What is a topic you’ve been consuming lately that you’d actually like to talk through with someone else?

Becoming a father alters a man forever — how he is perceived, the roles he plays, and even his brain and hormones. @darbysaxbe, clinical psychologist and professor at USC, has been researching these changes for years. She joins host Taylor Zapolsky on Interintellect to discuss her forthcoming book "Dad Brain".📖 Coming soon on Interintellect, join us: interintellect.com/salons/dad-bra…

The full conversation is now on YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=9i6R5L…

Last Sunday, on our salon "Baghdad: Center of the World," we spent the evening traveling through a thousand years of history with our host Zachar Hopkins. We moved past the textbooks to find the living soul of the city—from the divine symmetry of its founding to the poets and merchants who made it the heart of the world.🌎️

Last December, political scientist @FukuyamaFrancis joined @TheAnnaGat for one of our most memorable SuperSalons "Does Discontent Kill Democracy?". They examined a persistent challenge in liberal politics: democracies don't only weaken through war or recession, but through ordinary discontent. As expectations rose and new generations came of age, citizens grew bored, status-anxious, hungry for struggle — eroding trust, empowering demagogues, and weakening institutions. Drawing on his work on liberalism and identity, they explored what resilience actually looks like when the enemy is not catastrophe but slow, creeping frustration.

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TOMORROW. 💫 Tomorrow @CathyReisenwitz and @noUpside are getting into something most people talk around but rarely talk through. Dating, desire, autonomy — and what the data actually tells us about how relationships are changing. This is going to be a rich conversation, join the table. interintellect.com/salons/sex-and…

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We celebrate sincerity and look down on "empty" rituals. But as economist @robinhanson argues, even saying "please" is a powerful "as-if" performance that creates an egalitarian relationship. From our salon, "Between Performance and Sincerity," with host @stephengadubato.

JUST LISTED.🗓️ Claude Code for the Humanities is back! Last session a room full of writers, artists, and thinkers walked out with a working deployed app they built together in under an hour. DJ Scruggs is back to make it happen again. Don't miss the May edition of this community favorite salon. interintellect.com/salons/claude-…

Award-winning Atlantic journalist @olgakhazan joined @TheAnnaGat to discuss her new book Me, But Better: The Science and Promise of Personality Change. In "Can You Really Change Your Personality?" they explore what's really possible when it comes to improving our personalities, debunking myths, and taking a more realistic approach to self-improvement. Olga reflects on her own personal journey, from feeling stuck in an existential crisis to contemplating how much change is truly achievable in our personalities.

IN 3 DAYS.💫 @interintellect_ and @feeonline bring together some of the sharpest minds thinking about AI, human agency, and what remains distinctly human when intelligence becomes abundant. Sold out — but you can still join the waiting list. interintellect.com/salons/ai-huma…

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@natashajouk The full conversation is now live on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/watch?v=_9Bqb5…

Last September, historian and author Sophia Rosenfeld joined novelist and host @natashajouk for a conversation about choice — how we make it, how we got here, and why having more of it does not always make us freer. Drawing from her book The Age of Choice: A History of Freedom in Modern Life, they explored how choice became central to modern life and what that has cost us personally and collectively.

IN 3 DAYS✨️ Odysseus is finally home — but nobody knows it yet. Still disguised, still watching, enduring the suitors while quietly judging who has stayed loyal. Penelope unknowingly speaks to her own husband. Session 6 of our Odyssey reading group with @gtmulligan, join us. interintellect.com/salons/session…

"There is someone out there who would be conquering the real world. Instead, they are conquering a virtual one." @ByrneHobart tells @MatjazLeonardis why gaming might be a safety valve for ambition. The choice: Do you prioritize Reality or the Experience of it? Follow @Interintellect_ for more insightful updates.

@turi spent years studying why people disagree — and what he found will make you question how you formed every opinion you hold. He joins host Taylor Zapolsky for "On the Origin of Opinions: Why We Think What We Think" — a SuperSalon exploring the surprising patterns that shape our worldview and how to build a society that thrives in disagreement. Coming soon on Interintellect, join us: interintellect.com/salons/on-the-…