About Ezra

Ezra received a BA in Computer Science, and studied for a MA in History of Comparative Religion. Through the course of his undergraduate and graduate studies, he studied French, Latin, Greek, Judeo-Aramaic and Hebrew. As a graduate student, he worked as a researcher for the Institute of Narratology.

Throughout his career, he has worked as a technology journalist and editor, an interdisciplinary consultant, a technologist, a fellow in a think tank, and as director of creative innovation and creative director.

Curiosity

During the summer of 2025, Ezra travelled through Europe by train in his Summer of Curiosity tour, followed by a month in Vilnius, and 3.5 months doing research on a variety of subjects in London. In January 2026, he will return to Italy to work on founding the Insitute for Human Curiosity.

Research

Since late 2023, Ezra has been researching and writing the Colorphilia Newsletter, a journal about the history and language of color, covering more than 80 topics ranging from history to science to art to fashion to religion, and more.

In February / March 2025, Colorphilia celebrated Tulip month, commemorating the 10,000 year history of tulips, correcting a 2000 year mistranslation, and setting the record straight about Tulipmania.

In addition to the (semi-)weekly newsletter, Ezra is also writing a book about the possible crypto-Jewish roots of Robin Hood.

Art

During COVID, Ezra painted his series of Isolation Folders for 150 days (acrylic on manila folders), and released several collections of art from the period.