Why I Lugged My 27-Pound Toddler to a Rocket Launch

So heavy but so worth it The post Why I Lugged My 27-Pound Toddler to a Rocket Launch appeared first on Wait But Why. | Continue reading


@waitbutwhy.com | 2 months ago

The 2024 Trump-Biden Debate

Jeez The post The 2024 Trump-Biden Debate appeared first on Wait But Why. | Continue reading


@waitbutwhy.com | 6 months ago

All My Thoughts After 40 Hours in the Vision Pro

Welcome to the 2030s. The post All My Thoughts After 40 Hours in the Vision Pro appeared first on Wait But Why. | Continue reading


@waitbutwhy.com | 10 months ago

10 Thoughts From the Fourth Trimester

My first child was born the literal day after the launch of my first book. 3 months later, I have some thoughts. | Continue reading


@waitbutwhy.com | 1 year ago

What’s Our Problem?

a self-help book for societies available now as an e-book, audiobook, or directly on the Wait But Why website The post What’s Our Problem? appeared first on Wait But Why. | Continue reading


@waitbutwhy.com | 1 year ago

A Short History of My Last Six Years

On June 18, 2016, I slipped and fell down a deep, deep hole. The post A Short History of My Last Six Years appeared first on Wait But Why. | Continue reading


@waitbutwhy.com | 1 year ago

Types of 30-Year-Old Single Guys

You know at least 8 of these people. | Continue reading


@waitbutwhy.com | 2 years ago

How to Pick Your Life Partner – Part 2

To endure 20,000 days, 100 vacations, and 100,000 leisure hours with another human being and do so happily, there are three key ingredients necessary. | Continue reading


@waitbutwhy.com | 2 years ago

Delicious Visual Map of History

A map that left me with no option but to stare at it for 20 minutes. Great way to put the biggest empires of the past in both time and magnitude perspective. | Continue reading


@waitbutwhy.com | 2 years ago

Ancestors (All of Them)(2013)

What happens if you take your father, your father's father, your father's father's father, and just keep going? | Continue reading


@waitbutwhy.com | 2 years ago

The Raddest Man (2015)

A post about how Elon Musk became the real world Iron Man. | Continue reading


@waitbutwhy.com | 2 years ago

Why Going to the Doctor Sucks (US)

It sucks and you know it | Continue reading


@waitbutwhy.com | 3 years ago

Why Going to the Doctor Sucks

It sucks and you know it | Continue reading


@waitbutwhy.com | 3 years ago

Mailbag #2

We have a whole lot to talk about. | Continue reading


@waitbutwhy.com | 3 years ago

How to Pick Your Life Partner (2014)

Given that the choice of life partner is by far the most important thing in life to get right, how is it possible that so many smart people get it so wrong? | Continue reading


@waitbutwhy.com | 4 years ago

The Trump-Biden Debate

In case you missed it... | Continue reading


@waitbutwhy.com | 4 years ago

The Big and the Small

I have a surprise for you. | Continue reading


@waitbutwhy.com | 4 years ago

Horizontal History

Looking at history from a new direction | Continue reading


@waitbutwhy.com | 4 years ago

What Makes You You?

What is it that makes you you? Your body? Your brain? The info in your brain? Your soul? It turns out this is not an easy question. | Continue reading


@waitbutwhy.com | 4 years ago

Procrastination Matrix (2015)

Life is never easy with a monkey in your head. | Continue reading


@waitbutwhy.com | 4 years ago

Family: Past, Present, and Future

The past, present, and future of your family tree are all far more fascinating than you realize. | Continue reading


@waitbutwhy.com | 4 years ago

Why Is There Something Instead of Nothing? (2015)

The more you think about this, the less it makes sense. | Continue reading


@waitbutwhy.com | 4 years ago

If Andromeda Were Brighter, This Is What You’d See

Andromeda is the closest galaxy to us and about 40% bigger than our Milky Way. If it were bright enough, this is how big it would be in our night sky. | Continue reading


@waitbutwhy.com | 4 years ago

(and Why) SpaceX will colonize Mars (2015)

One of life’s great leaps may be just around the corner. | Continue reading


@waitbutwhy.com | 4 years ago

You Won’t Believe My Morning

A highly unexpected turn of events. | Continue reading


@waitbutwhy.com | 4 years ago

From 1M to Graham’s Number

Graham's number is so big, we need a whole new set of tools to even discuss it. | Continue reading


@waitbutwhy.com | 4 years ago

You Secretly Hate Cool Bars

Going to cool bars is a bad life experience every time. So why do so many people do it? | Continue reading


@waitbutwhy.com | 4 years ago

A Sick Giant

We really need to do something about this. | Continue reading


@waitbutwhy.com | 4 years ago

It’s 2020 and you’re in the future

Some people are young, just not you. | Continue reading


@waitbutwhy.com | 4 years ago

The Cook and the Chef: Musk’s Secret Sauce

The thing I learned from Elon Musk that changed the way I think about life. | Continue reading


@waitbutwhy.com | 4 years ago

Political Disney World

Not all Disney movies are fictional. | Continue reading


@waitbutwhy.com | 5 years ago

Idea Labs and Echo Chambers

What are the speaking rules in your world? | Continue reading


@waitbutwhy.com | 5 years ago

The Story of Us: Full Series

Welcome to the biggest Wait But Why series yet. | Continue reading


@waitbutwhy.com | 5 years ago

The Thinking Ladder

Let’s talk about the four ways people form their beliefs. | Continue reading


@waitbutwhy.com | 5 years ago

The American Brain

One neuron’s take on how 300 million people can think as one. | Continue reading


@waitbutwhy.com | 5 years ago

The AI Revolution: Our Immortality or Extinction (2015)

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. | Continue reading


@waitbutwhy.com | 5 years ago

The Mute Button

It’s not a good button. | Continue reading


@waitbutwhy.com | 5 years ago

The Enlightenment Kids

A how-to guide for starting the U.S. | Continue reading


@waitbutwhy.com | 5 years ago

Everything You Don’t Know About Tipping (2014)

Whenever you're not sure what to tip someone, you risk ending up in the dreaded Ambiguous Tipping Situation. This post is here to help. | Continue reading


@waitbutwhy.com | 5 years ago

A Story of Stories

Remember the time our species' random primate tribes transformed into world-conquering beasts? That was weird. | Continue reading


@waitbutwhy.com | 5 years ago

A Game of Giants

To understand the human, you need to get to know the human giant. | Continue reading


@waitbutwhy.com | 5 years ago

The Great Battle of Fire and Light

This is why all humans are crazy. | Continue reading


@waitbutwhy.com | 5 years ago

The Story of Us

It turns out “Us” is a big topic. | Continue reading


@waitbutwhy.com | 5 years ago

Everything You Should Know About Sound

We all know what sound is. Except actually, no we don't. Let's fix that. | Continue reading


@waitbutwhy.com | 5 years ago

Did James make the right Final Jeopardy bet?

I kinda think he didn't. | Continue reading


@waitbutwhy.com | 5 years ago

The AI Revolution: 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. | Continue reading


@waitbutwhy.com | 5 years ago

7.3 Billion People, One Building

This isn't gonna be pleasant for anyone. | Continue reading


@waitbutwhy.com | 5 years ago

Wait but Why: Neuralink (2017)

I knew the future would be shocking but this is a whole other level. | Continue reading


@waitbutwhy.com | 6 years ago