February 29, 2024: the FEST Log was made public, initially on Piet Hut's IAS website.

September 7, 2024: the FEST Log migrated to Substack

October 13, 2025: The FEST website was launched

October 16, 2025: A video was published by the Center for Contemplative Research (CCR)

of an interview of Piet Hut by Nicholas Matiasz. It was the inaugural interview for their new series Fathom the Mind.