Joseph Fridman

Joseph Fridman is a science communicator, researcher, media producer, and educational organizer. He studied cognitive science at Cornell University as a College Scholar, and holds a MS in Media Advocacy and a certificate in business administration from Northeastern University. He’s currently a Senior Communications Specialist at Ginkgo Bioworks, the organism company, and is a producer and project coordinator at the Interdisciplinary Affective Science Lab, collaborating with Lisa Feldman Barrett, Dave DeSteno, and the New York Times’ James Ryerson. Previously, he worked at the Belfer Center for Science and International Relations at the Harvard Kennedy School and the Scholars Strategy Network. He lives outside of Boston with two ragdoll cats and a climate scientist.