In this episode, podcast host Linus Lu talks with Colin Gorrie about what a linguist does, how language reconstruction works, what dead languages can teach us about history and society, as well as about Colin’s upcoming salon series titled Baby Steps to Beowulf: Old English for Beginners.

Colin's salon series tickets: https://interintellect.com/salon/baby-steps-to-beowulf-old-english-for-beginners/2022-07-09/

Learn more about Colin:

Website: https://www.colingorrie.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/colingorrie

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/colingorrie

In this episode, host Linus Lu talks to writer and researcher Robert Nemeth and Interintellect Founder Anna Gát about how to understand social movements, how to navigate the media landscape, and about imagining the future of social movements.

Robert's upcoming salon series, "Ideas Shape the World": https://interintellect.com/series/ideas-shape-the-world/

Robert Nemeth: https://twitter.com/nrobert

Anna Gát: https://twitter.com/TheAnnaGat

Amanda Ripley, "Complicating the Narrative": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q80LgRgZKiA

In this episode, host Linus Lu talks with Tanya Raj about death, contemplating mortality, and how death can inform how to live one's life.

Tanya's upcoming series on poetic exploration: https://interintellect.com/series/poetic-explorations/

Tanya's links:

https://twitter.com/wanderuminating

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In this episode, host Linus Lu talks with Katrina Dela Cruz about education and ways to foster and build curiosity.

Special thanks to Miriam Gerber for editing and production.

Links:

The Academy of Thought and Industry: https://thoughtandindustry.com/

Erin Gruwell: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erin_Gruwell

The Freedom Writers: http://www.freedomwritersfoundation.org/

PBS documentary on Erin Gruwell and the Freedom Writers: https://www.pbs.org/show/freedom-writers-stories-heart/#:~:text=%22Freedom%20Writers%3A%20Stories%20from%20the,drugs%2C%20gang%20warfare%20and%20homicides

Katrina's website: https://katrinadelacruz.com/

Katrina's twitter: @katrinadlc

In this episode, host Linus Lu chats with Brian Gallagher about his own personal religious journey, what differentiates religion from cults, how to make society more rational, and more.

Special thanks to Miriam Gerber for editing and production.

Find out more about Brian Gallagher at https://twitter.com/bsgallagher. 

Podcast host Linus Lu chats with Maria Górska-Piszek and Malcolm Ocean about human agency, how to raise independent children, goal setting, and more.

Maria: https://twitter.com/made_in_cosmos, https://madeincosmos.net/

Malcolm: https://twitter.com/Malcolm_Ocean, https://malcolmocean.com/

nterintellect host Linus Lu interviews Visakan Veerasamy on his new book, Introspect, covering the book’s origins, introspection as a hero's journey, the importance of a dynamic self-image, and overcoming cringe.

Buy the book: https://visakanv.gumroad.com/l/introspect

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Interintellect hosts Alaka Halder and Linus Lu talk about the difference and similarities between online and offline bonding, how cities complicate connection, and how one can embark on building one's personal tribe.

Find more about Alaka Halder:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/HalderAlaka

Website: https://www.alakahalder.xyz/

Fellow Interintellect and salon host Linus Lu sits down with Taylor Pullinger - biomedical scientist and researcher - to talk about how resilience manifests in biology and ecology, how to introduce resilience-building stressors into one's life, the differences between individual and systemic resilience, and more.  

Find us on Twitter: 

https://twitter.com/interintellect_ 

https://twitter.com/TKPullinger 

https://twitter.com/Linus_Lu

Fellow Interintellect and salon host Linus Lu sits down with Dr. Isabela Granic - developmental psychologist, psychology professor and researcher - to talk about the role that stories we tell each other and ourselves play in creating more resilient selves.

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