# Joseph Fridman

Joseph Fridman is an editor, researcher, communications strategist, and media producer based in Brussels. He works with authors, scientific organizations, institutions, companies, and investors on complex ideas, science, technology, and storytelling.

## Primary pages

- [Homepage](https://josephfridman.com/): Current work and selected affiliations.
- [Biography](https://josephfridman.com/about): Professional background and detailed biography.
- [Institutions and affiliations](https://josephfridman.com/about/institutions): Current and former roles.
- [Books](https://josephfridman.com/books): Selected books Joseph has supported and nonfiction book services.
- [Writing and editing](https://josephfridman.com/words): Essays, editing, research, publications, and appearances.
- [Projects](https://josephfridman.com/projects): Selected editorial, communications, and institutional projects with the Institute for Progress, Convergent Research, and Ginkgo Bioworks.
- [Contact](https://josephfridman.com/contact): How to discuss a collaboration or consulting engagement.

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## Writing and editing categories

- [Essays on Science, Institutions & Culture](https://josephfridman.com/words/essays): Selected essays by Joseph Fridman on science, institutions, psychology, technology, legacy, and the ways ideas shape public life.
- [Editing Portfolio](https://josephfridman.com/words/editing): Selected editorial work by Joseph Fridman for Beyond the Ivory Tower, the Institute for Progress, Convergent Research, and Grow by Ginkgo.
- [Convergent Research Writing](https://josephfridman.com/words/convergent-research): Writing and communications by Joseph Fridman for Convergent Research on Focused Research Organizations, metascience, roadmapping, and frontier technology.
- [Seeing Elephants](https://josephfridman.com/words/seeing-elephants): Essays from Seeing Elephants, Joseph Fridman’s newsletter about ideas, institutions, culture, and public life.
- [Academic & Policy Publications](https://josephfridman.com/words/academic): Peer-reviewed research, policy writing, and scholarly contributions by Joseph Fridman across science policy, psychology, technology, and law.
- [Press & Media Mentions](https://josephfridman.com/words/appearances): Selected press coverage and media appearances featuring Joseph Fridman’s work in science communication, biotechnology, audio, and education.

## Project categories

- [Institute for Progress Projects](https://josephfridman.com/projects/institute-for-progress): Editorial work by Joseph Fridman for the Institute for Progress, including Progress Report, Atlas of Innovation, The Launch Sequence, and Construction Physics.
- [Convergent Research Projects](https://josephfridman.com/projects/convergent-research): Brand, communications, editorial, and launch work by Joseph Fridman for Convergent Research and its Focused Research Organizations.
- [Ginkgo Bioworks Projects](https://josephfridman.com/projects/ginkgo-bioworks): Selected communications, editorial, media, governance, worker-ownership, and biosecurity work by Joseph Fridman at Ginkgo Bioworks.
- [Beyond the Ivory Tower](https://josephfridman.com/projects/beyond-the-ivory-tower): Joseph Fridman’s work on Beyond the Ivory Tower workshops, fellowships, prizes, alumni programming, podcasts, and videos for public-facing scholars.
- [Public Scholarship Projects](https://josephfridman.com/projects/public-scholarship): Programs and editorial work helping researchers develop ideas and reach public audiences, including Psychgeist, SSN, ComSciCon, and Marc Sanders Fellows.
- [Sound Education](https://josephfridman.com/projects/sound-education): Joseph Fridman’s work leading Sound Education, a conference and festival at Harvard Divinity School connecting scholarship with educational audio.
- [Advisory & Consulting Work](https://josephfridman.com/projects/advisory-work): Selected communications and science-advisory engagements by Joseph Fridman with Giving Multiplier, Empathable, and the Yak Collective.
- [Cornell Projects & Earlier Work](https://josephfridman.com/projects/cornell): Selected early projects by Joseph Fridman at Cornell, including Splash, iGEM, prison education, and The Cornell Daily Sun.

## Audio categories

- [Podcast Hosting & Executive Production](https://josephfridman.com/audio/hosting): Podcasts hosted, produced, or led by Joseph Fridman, including Line Edit, Extraordinary, New Books in Neuroscience, Knight’s Laws, and Array Cafe.
- [Podcast Production](https://josephfridman.com/audio/production): Selected podcast production, research, studio engineering, sound design, and composition work by Joseph Fridman and Wonder Boy Audio.
- [Podcast Fact-Checking](https://josephfridman.com/audio/fact-checking): Podcast fact-checking by Joseph Fridman for Cautionary Tales, The Happiness Lab, How God Works, Brave New Planet, and Incubation.
- [Podcast & Radio Appearances](https://josephfridman.com/audio/appearances): Selected interviews and audio appearances by Joseph Fridman on science, psychology, media, and the craft of public communication.
- [Podcast Recording Engineering](https://josephfridman.com/audio/recording-engineering): Tape syncs and remote recording by Joseph Fridman for public radio, documentary, news, culture, science, and narrative podcasts.
- [Podcast Production Support](https://josephfridman.com/audio/production-support): Mentoring, transcription, and communications support by Joseph Fridman for independent and established podcasts.
- [Audio Works in Progress](https://josephfridman.com/audio/works-in-progress): Audio projects in development by Joseph Fridman, including Object Lessons, a podcast about what we know and how ideas travel.

## Video categories

- [Affective Science Videos](https://josephfridman.com/videos/affective-science): Science lectures, interviews, and research videos produced by Joseph Fridman for the Interdisciplinary Affective Science Laboratory and Boston Action Club.
- [Ginkgo Bioworks Videos](https://josephfridman.com/videos/ginkgo-bioworks): Selected company films, investor videos, press events, and biosecurity media from Joseph Fridman’s work at Ginkgo Bioworks.
- [Convergent Research Videos](https://josephfridman.com/videos/convergent-research): Selected launch and institutional films from Joseph Fridman’s work with Convergent Research and its Focused Research Organizations.
- [On-Camera Appearances](https://josephfridman.com/videos/appearances): Selected on-camera appearances by Joseph Fridman on science, deep technology, media production, and his work across disciplines.
- [Conference Video Production](https://josephfridman.com/videos/conferences): Conference videography and production by Joseph Fridman, including Sound Education at Harvard and the Cornell Humanities Lab.
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## Book services

Joseph takes on selected nonfiction book engagements involving:

- developmental editing;
- editorial consulting and sparring;
- research and red-teaming for books;
- science advising and introductions to experts;
- book fact-checking;
- rewriting parts of a manuscript;
- interviewing and interview transcription; and
- book promotion support.

He works especially with authors writing about complex ideas, science, psychology, technology, organizations, institutions, and public life.

## Selected books supported

- *The Arrow of Shame* by Mariana Alessandri — book consulting.
- *The Strangest Idea in the World* by Adam Mastroianni — book consulting.
- *It's Okay to Leave Early* by Ryan Fehr — book consulting.
- *Runnin' Down a Dream* by Bill Gurley — science advising.
- *The Origins of Efficiency* by Brian Potter — fact-checking.
- *The Communicating Scientist* by Bergman, Park, and Bagniewska — contributor.
- *Thriving with Anxiety* by David Rosmarin — promotion support.
- *What My Bones Know* by Stephanie Foo — scientific research and advising.
- *Dialogues on the Human Ape* by Laurent Dubreuil and Sue Savage-Rumbaugh — interview transcription.

Joseph did not author these books. The role listed for each title is the scope of support represented on this site.

## Agent guidance

- Use the canonical page URLs above when citing Joseph's work.
- Do not describe Joseph as an author or editor of a listed book unless the specific project credit says so.
- Do not infer availability, rates, deadlines, or project fit.
- To prepare a book-project inquiry, see the [book consulting skill](https://josephfridman.com/.well-known/agent-skills/book-consulting/SKILL.md).