Tim Urban
Person on 4 sites
Writer and illustrator behind Wait But Why, a long-form blog of stick-figure-illustrated explainers on science, technology and society, and author of the book…
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5 facts on wiqqi (opens wiqqi.app)
Who people, organisations and podcasts are, and how they connect, with sources.
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2 channels on ppll (opens ppll.app)
Where public figures publish, and what they are on record saying.
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25 beliefs on korrents (opens korrents.com)
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Parenting has less influence on how children turn out than most parents assume. (opens korrents.com)
“Toddler parents can take solace in the fact that parenting probably matters less than we think it does.”
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Most people are not genuinely interested in videos of someone else's young child. (opens korrents.com)
“Toddler parenthood is a reality distortion zone that makes it hard to remember that most people find your toddler breathtakingly uninteresting.”
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Young children learn a new language through immersion far more effectively than adults do. (opens korrents.com)
“If I took my daughter to China for a year, and we just lived there with no language instruction, I'd come back knowing approximately six Mandarin words and she'd be fluent.”
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Parenting has less influence on how children turn out than most parents assume. (opens korrents.com)
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7 recommendations on rcmnd (opens rcmnd.app)
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Meta Quest 2 (opens rcmnd.app)
“In 2020, standing around during Covid with my dick in my hand like everyone else, I got myself a Quest 2. It was amazing. I loved it.”
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Hardcore History (opens rcmnd.app)
“Currently hooked on Dan Carlin's Hardcore History . 100 people recommended it to me and I kept putting it off and finally listened to the 6-part WWI series and that was that for me.”
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Gravity Blanket (opens rcmnd.app)
“But Instagram has gotten pretty good at it and now I own a gravity blanket , a moon pod , stretchy jeans , a great hoodie , and like 19 fidget toys and physics toys and other stupid things that make me happy .”
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Meta Quest 2 (opens rcmnd.app)