Greetings TSV subscribers,

I wanted to offer everyone a quick update on TSV, including about some successes from our first six months of operation, our plans for the summer, and ways you can contribute to our mission. We’re also looking for a few more contributors to issue 2 of our journal. Read on for more info!

In late October of 2018, the TSV website went live, offering podcasts and essays that integrate theory and practice, while running parallel to academic and public conversations. Key participants in the first round of publications included scholars and practitioners from a variety of institutions, including Rice University, the University of San Francisco, the New England Complex Systems Institute, the University of Helsinki, University College Dublin, and more.

The contributors were gathered together to explore questions of science, philosophy, religion, and practice. These essays were first published online, and then assembled for publication as part of the first edition of The Side View Journal, which became available in its inaugural form in the spring of 2019. Issue one of the journal featured 108 pages of material from 11 authors and included an introduction to the philosophy behind TSV written by its founder, Adam Robbert.

These essays were complemented by a series of 13 podcasts, featuring an equally compelling group of mathematicians, psychologists, philosophers, contemplatives, and athletes, all of whom have a vested interest in better understanding the human condition, especially as it relates to questions of practice, perception, and action. The podcasts were designed to complement the essays. Together they offered a multimedia approach to the TSV vision.

Between November 2018 and April 2019 (the six-month period in which the site has been active), the TSV website has recorded more than 25,000 page views across its essays and podcasts, driven by more than 11,000 unique visitors. Further, it has been estimated that in total the podcasts have themselves been listened to over 7,500 times on the iTunes and SoundCloud platforms.

Production on issue two has now begun, with 11 authors and counting confirmed as contributors. These essays will be complemented with more podcasts, both overlapping with and expanding beyond the contributors to the essay series. New essays and episodes will start appearing on the site within the next few days and on into the summer.

We’re still looking for a few more contributors, so if you’re looking for a home for your work, we want to hear from you. Please drop us a line through our submissions page. And feel free to visit our About page for more info about our mission. We’d love to hear your ideas.

As always, you can also support our work through PayPal or Patreon. We thank you for your support. It makes our work possible!

Sincerely,

Adam Robbert
Founding Editor, The Side View
@AE_Robbert