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Tim Urban

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Tim Urban

@waitbutwhy

Writer, infant

Joined March 2013

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Tim Urban
@waitbutwhy
Feb 21, 2023
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:
What's Our Problem? A Self-Help Book For Societies
From waitbutwhy.com
Tim Urban
@waitbutwhy
Jul 31
Unbelievably arrogant
World's Amazing Things
@Hana_b30
Jul 30
The Harpy Eagle is the most powerful Eagle in the world. It’s wingspan can get up to 7.5 feet!!
Tim Urban
@waitbutwhy
Jul 29
Look at this fatass
Tim Urban
@waitbutwhy
Jul 26
I keep seeing this and keep being confused because I don’t really know what rain smells like
Vladimir S. | Officer's Notes
@officer_secret
Jul 25
Fun fact: Humans are supersensitive to the smell of rain (the substance geosmin) - the nose needs only 5 molecules per trillion. For comparison, we detect this smell 200,000 times better than a great white shark senses blood in water. Why does a human need such a powerful
Tim Urban
@waitbutwhy
Jul 25
Having two tiny daughters makes shit like this hit so hard. I’ve decided they can never date anyone and have to live with me till I die.
Massimo
@Rainmaker1973
Jul 25
In China, it's a tradition for the father of the bride to feed her one last time before her wedding
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