Tim Urban
waitbutwhy.com · 100+ essays
#AI#procrastination#philosophy#science
Tim Urban is the creator of Wait But Why, where his long-form essays on AI, procrastination, philosophy, and science have attracted over 74 million TED views and 600,000 email subscribers. His pieces like "The AI Revolution" and "Why Procrastinators Procrastinate" are famously deep and entertaining, often running 30-90 minutes as audio. Listening to Tim Urban's articles as text-to-speech turns his marathon essays into something you can enjoy hands-free.
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Essays (24)
Why Procrastinators Procrastinate10 minThe AI Revolution: Our Immortality or Extinction53 minThe Fermi Paradox32 minYour Life in Weeks8 minThe Elon Musk Blog Series50 minNeuralink and the Brain's Magical Future255 minThe Tail End8 minThe Story of Us2 minReligion for the Nonreligious58 minPutting Time in Perspective7 minThe Cook and the Chef: Musk's Secret Sauce149 minHow to Pick a Life Partner17 minHow to Pick a Life Partner (Part 2)13 minTaming the Mammoth: Why You Should Stop Caring What Other People Think2 minThe AI Revolution: The Road to Superintelligence (Part 2)114 minHow (and Why) SpaceX Will Colonize Mars62 minWhat Makes You You?35 minHow to Pick a Career (That Actually Fits You)107 minThe Procrastination Matrix42 minWhat's Our Rush?104 minFrom Muhammad to ISIS: Iraq's Full Story64 minThe Marriage Decision: Everything Forever or Nothing Ever Again32 min7.3 Billion People, One Building23 minThe Thinking Ladder2 min
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