Newsletters from the Beyond the Ivory Tower Community
Independent newsletters from writers in the Beyond the Ivory Tower community—on science, philosophy, culture, relationships, public life, and the craft of making ideas clear.
Curated by Joseph Fridman, editor and project lead at Beyond the Ivory Tower.
Each publication is independently written and operated. Inclusion does not imply endorsement of every view expressed.
After Nature
Ralph Stefan Weir
Occasional essays on metaphysics, mind, artificial intelligence, art, and religion.
Beauty at Work
Brandon Vaidyanathan
Essays and conversations about beauty, spirituality, mental health, science, innovation, and institutional flourishing.
Bill Vanderburgh
Bill Vanderburgh
Public philosophy on democracy, freedom, education, and the practical value of ideas.
Culture, Uncurled
Connor Patrick Wood
Writing and conversations across science, culture, the arts, and religion.
Culture Catalyst with Mary C. Murphy
Mary C. Murphy
Research-backed ideas for creating cultures that support learning, inclusion, and growth.
Experimental History
Adam Mastroianni
Curious, evidence-minded essays about science, society, and how we decide what is true.
Flourishing Friday
Clay Routledge
A weekly exploration of the psychology of human potential, progress, and flourishing.
How to Flourish
Jon Beale
One research-backed strategy each week for building a more flourishing life.
Jerm Theory
Jeremy Davis
Essays that draw distinctions and connections without rushing to firm conclusions.
Joyful Struggle
Christian Waugh
The science of positive emotions, stress, resilience, and meeting difficulty well.
Mad Philosophy
Michael Dickson
Personal and philosophical essays on madness, meaning, and modern life.
Marginalia
Margaret Echelbarger
Notes on the hidden curriculum of academic life in the behavioral sciences.
Marcus Arvan's Substack
Marcus Arvan
Philosophical essays on politics, ethics, public life, and the profession.
Mental Healthy
Jasmine Mote
Mental-health science about pregnancy, parenting, and the experiences around them.
Moral Understanding
Kurt Gray
Science-backed writing about moral conflict, social division, and how people can understand one another.
Motivated Reasonings
Josh May
Essays on ethics and science, candid about the values and preferences that shape our thinking.
Natal Gazing
Darby Saxbe
Writing about parenting, neuroscience, biology, relationships, and politics.
Neighborhood Science
AV Papachristos
Field notes from the intersection of data and neighborhood life.
Ness Labs
Founded by Anne-Laure Le Cunff
Science-backed strategies for productivity, creativity, mindfulness, and running small experiments in work and life.
New Work in Philosophy
Co-organized by Marcus Arvan, Barry Maguire, and Willa Saadat
Accessible posts and multimedia that introduce, discuss, and share new work in philosophy.
Open Questions
Victor Kumar
Wide-ranging essays on ethics, politics, technology, culture, and the questions they leave open.
Pawline Epistles
Faith and Tim Pawl
Weekly reflections on Catholicism, philosophy, virtue, family, and 1990s nostalgia.
Presenting Problems
John T. Maier
Thoughts and puzzles about mental-health interventions and policy.
Relational Riffs
Yael Schonbrun
Research and practical insight about relationships between people and between the roles they inhabit.
Rendering Reality
Ellie Anderson (Ellie in the 4D)
Essays on identity, consciousness, intentional creation, and the stories through which we experience reality.
Stump Speeches
Jim Stump
Essays and travel notes at the intersection of science, religion, and philosophy.
The Cosmobiologist
Graham Lau
Astrobiology, science, and the wonder of being a thinking species in a living universe.
The Philosopher-at-Large
Sasha Mudd
Timeless ideas brought to urgent questions about reason, hope, justice, love, and staying human.
Thinking Slowly
Garrett Pendergraft
Philosophical musings, reflections, and deliberately half-baked ideas.
Views Expressed
Joseph Chapa
Weekly posts, usually about technology and philosophy, with occasional sketches.
Wild Life
Brian Treanor
Philosophical reflections on nature, life, attention, and the more-than-human world.