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Tim Urban
A popular long-form, stick-figure-illustrated blog about almost everything.
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Visit waitbutwhy.com → RSS feedOn Hacker News Nov 2013 – Feb 2024
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The Fermi Paradox
The Fermi Paradox: There should be 100,000 intelligent alien civilizations in our galaxy — so why haven't we found any of them?
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A Sick Giant
Available today
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Everything You Should Know About Sound (2016)
We all know what sound is. Except actually, no we don't. Let's fix that.
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It's Going to Be Okay
Let's pause and discuss this for a minute.
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All my thoughts after 40 hours in the Vision Pro
Welcome to the 2030s.
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Neuralink and the Brain's Magical Future
I knew the future would be shocking but this is a whole other level.
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How to Name a Baby (2013)
Meet the Name Fad. In 30 years, the names Natalie, Chelsea, Samantha, and Lindsay will sound how Nancy, Cheryl, Susan, and Linda do today. And in 60 years, the names Ethan, Cody, Brandon, and Matthew will be Earl, Chester, Bernard, and Melvin.
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The Road to Superintelligence (2015)
Part 1 of 2: "The Road to Superintelligence". Artificial Intelligence — the topic everyone in the world should be talking about.
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The Tail End (2015)
No matter what your age, you may, without realizing it, be enjoying the very last chapter of the relationships that matter most to you. Make it count.
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Why Cryonics Makes Sense (2016)
The more I read about cryonics—i.e. freezing yourself after death—the more I realized it's something we should all be talking about.
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How Tesla Will Change the World (2015)
The story of how change really happens.
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The AI Revolution: Our Immortality or Extinction
Part 2: "Our Immortality or Our Extinction". When Artificial Intelligence gets superintelligent, it's either going to be a dream or a nightmare for us.
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Why Procrastinators Procrastinate
The full story about why procrastinators routinely ruin their own lives.
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From 1,000,000 to Graham's Number
Graham's number is so big, we need a whole new set of tools to even discuss it.
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What's Our Problem? A Self-Help Book For Societies
Available today
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How to Beat Procrastination
Part 2. Where does a procrastinator go wrong and how can you actually improve your procrastination habits?
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Why Generation Y Yuppies Are Unhappy
Say hi to Lucy.
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Elon Musk Series: Introduction
A post about how Elon Musk became the real world Iron Man.
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Your Life in Weeks
All the weeks in a human life shown on one chart.