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Q&A: Three Years Later, WaitButWhy writer Tim Urban Is Still Responding to the Chaos of 2016
We all reacted to 2016 in our own way. Tim Urban is the founder of Wait But Why and the author of viral explainers on topics ranging from procrastination and the AI revolution to romantic relationships – plus, probably our favorite on the Fermi paradox. His reaction to 2016 was to spend three years researching […]
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“Echo Chambers Are a Glitch”: WaitButWhy writer Tim Urban on ’The Story of Us’
Tim Urban is a popular blogger and the co-founder of “Wait But Why,” a site that discusses a wide variety of topics including picking the right career path, SpaceX rockets, and love. His most recent mammoth work is “The Story of Us,” a re-tracing of how we got to this political moment. Listen to this […]
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The Sunday Long Read Podcast with Caity Weaver
Caity Weaver is a favorite of the Sunday Long Read, appearing in multiple newsletters every year, always giving us thoughtful, clever, and enjoyable stories to read. This week, the New York Times features writer joins Jacob to talk about how she interviews celebrities, to outline how she interacts with editors, and to perform a real-time […]
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Q&A: New York Times Writer Caity Weaver’s Secret Weapon? A Dictionary.
New York Times writer Caity Weaver has channeled her insatiable curiosity into some of our favorite stories, writing about everything from glitter factories, to Maya Rudolph, to the year 1994 for the style section and the Times Magazine. She was previously at GQ, where she wrote a series of sensational celebrity profiles, including a 2016 feature […]
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