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Tim Urban
2 years
My book What's Our Problem? is now available. The book introduces a new framework for thinking about our chaotic political environment. With 303 drawings, it's a toolbox for understanding our societies, our group dynamics, and our own minds. Get it here:
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RT @MIRIBerkeley: We're hosting two virtual events, open to everyone who pre-orders the book:. 1. A chat and Q&A with @So8res and special g….
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RT @Rainmaker1973: Fun fact. Modern humans first appeared about 250,000 years ago, but record keeping didn't began until about 6,000 years….
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It’s kind of funny that this serious man made something so silly.
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Massimo
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Pablo Picasso in his studio, Paris, 1944.
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This is going to be my downfall. Every other sentence on Wait But Why has an em dash.
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John Carmack
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I like em dashes, and I hate that some people now take them as evidence of text being AI generated.
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Gotta love X
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That’s fine I’ll just go up to the Arctic when I’m thirsty and eat snow off the ground directly with my face. Would that work?.
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Glass bottles found to have five to 50 times as many microplastics as plastic bottles in shocking new study
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Same.
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AI cannot make me break up with the em dash. Our love is just too strong.
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We need to discuss gamma-ray bursts. The most insane things in the universe. When the biggest stars die, their core collapses to form a black hole. At the moment the black hole is born, a jet of high-energy radiation can shoot out like a laser, called a gamma-ray burst. Just
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RT @ConvoswColeman: Tim Urban has a rare gift: He makes complicated ideas feel simple—and essential. @Coldxman talks with the @WaitButWhy f….
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I was just looking up at what age do kids stop needing a daily nap, and then I thought about how funny it is that the answer in Spain is "never.".
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Tim Urban
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Don't knock it till you've tried it. @AltworkStations
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gfodor.id
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what have we done
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I just went to open Chrome on my comp and accidentally clicked the Firefox button. Firefox opened and was like "Oh my god hi! It's been so long we have so much to talk about!" and then I closed it, and now I feel bad.
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Tim Urban
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The AI apocalypse is kind of worth it for these videos.
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Gina Acosta
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AI-generated ASMR is exploding online. Viewers say it sounds so realistic, they play it on repeat — and channels are gaining thousands of followers from just a few fully AI-made videos. 10 wild examples so far:. 1. Glass Breakfast Cutting
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Tim Urban
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Thanks @Apple for unilaterally deciding my texted “WOW” should expand and contract like a balloon, but I’m good.
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Tim Urban
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A friend of mine whose brother is in the league told me that there are two types of MLB owners: those actually trying to win, and those treating the team like any other business asset (in which case it makes more financial sense to have a lower payroll). The Red Sox are unusual
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Tim Urban
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I know like 2% of my readers are interested in baseball but I’m so livid this week about the Red Sox ownership that I can’t not vent. My latest text rant:
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Tyler Milliken
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Pedro Martinez with some strong comments about those calling Rafael Devers a bad teammate and bad influence. “You’re lying.”.
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RT @Rainmaker1973: A jumping spider resembling a wise old man.
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RT @Liv_Boeree: If we want to preserve the right to anonymity AND stop bot armies from wrecking the internet, then IMO anonymity should cos….
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Tim Urban
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I lusted over 2 but my parents held out until finally caving with 4.
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Massimo
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What was your first controller?
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Tim Urban
28 days
This needs to open in Austin ASAP.
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Trung Phan
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Din Tai Fung makes $27m per restaurant in America, the top average unit volume (AUV) in the industry:. ▫️Mastro's Steakhouse ($14.5m).▫️Cheesecake Factory ($12.4m).▫️Nobu ($10.1m).▫️Chick-fil-A ($9.3m).▫️Benihana ($6.5m).▫️McD ($3.9m). To make soup dumplings, new chefs train 6
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