I am a PhD student in the Department of Statistics and Econometrics at UNWE, Sofia, Bulgaria - currently researching and writing a dissertation on measuring the economic contribution of the music industry across several countries. Simply put - I spend a lot of time thinking about data, models, and what numbers can and cannot tell us about the world.
But I also spend time thinking about cooking, pop culture, movies, fashion shows, and books. The Outlier exists because I could not find a place that took all of those things seriously at the same time; so I built it.
The Outlier is an independent publication built singlehandedly by me - from the website itself, to everything written inside. I currently have no advertisers, no sponsored content, no brand deals. The goal here is not to write content because an advertiser paid for it, but because it's worth writing.
The name is deliberate. In statistics, an outlier is the data point that does not follow the pattern - the observation that breaks the model and forces you to expand your horizons, or even ask better questions. That is what this is trying to do, across several very different topics.
Some articles will be rigorous and analytical, some will be personal and other will be neither and both. The thread connecting them is my genuine point of view - which is, I think, the thing worth reading for.
The Outlier publishes guest work. By building this platform, I always knew that one of the main goals would be to uplift aspiring writers, just like myself. If you have something to say - an argument, an angle, a piece of expertise you want to put into writing - pitch it. I read every pitch, respond to every pitch, and review every piece that gets commissioned - you keep your voice by simply using my publication.
The door is open, and we're quite welcoming. Read the full guidelines at the Submission Desk.
For pitches, use the Submission Desk form. For everything else - questions, feedback, corrections, or just to say hello - use the form below or write directly to info@theoutlier.ink.
