Why You Secretly Hate Cool Bars —

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The Procrastination Matrix —

Life is never easy with a monkey in your head.

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It's 2015, and You're in the Future —

If The Wonder Years were made today it would be set in the late 90s, Home Alone came out closer to the moon landing than to today, and other stressful facts

1 2024-12-22 09:38 查看原文

Japan, and How I Failed to Figure it Out —

Okay wait, I take back what I said about Russia being weird.

1 2024-10-20 06:58 查看原文

Wait But Hi — Full Report

Last weekend (August 13th and 14th) was Wait But Hi — a global hangout weekend for Wait But Why readers. Here's how it went.

2 2024-12-14 04:35 查看原文

The Tail End —

No matter what your age, you may, without realizing it, be enjoying the very last chapter of the relationships that matter most to you. Make it count.

1 2024-12-09 08:51 查看原文

is Hiring —

Wait But Why is hiring for three position. Details here.

2 2024-12-13 06:17 查看原文

If you could design your child, how would you dole out IQ, EQ, and grit? —

What's the optimal combination? Join the discussion on WBW's weekly Dinner Table forum.

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Dinner Table: Who is the most powerful person on the planet?

The president of the United States is often considered the leader of the free world, but who is the most powerful person on the planet?

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Horizontal History —

Looking at history from a new direction

1 2024-12-17 14:58 查看原文

Ask a Question, Answer a Question – Round 3 |

This week's Dinner Table: Two simple options, many possibilities.

1 2024-11-28 09:26 查看原文

How to Beat Procrastination —

Part 2. Where does a procrastinator go wrong and how can you actually improve your procrastination habits?

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Creepy Kids in Creepy Vintage Ads —

Everything pre-1960 was weird. Here's proof.

1 2024-10-19 13:32 查看原文

You're in the Future: 2016 Edition —

If you were born before 1978, you were born closer to the 1930s than to today—and other horrifying facts.

2 2024-11-29 14:04 查看原文

The Cook and the Chef: Musk's Secret Sauce (G-rated version) —

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

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Why Cryonics Makes Sense —

The more I read about cryonics—i.e. freezing yourself after death—the more I realized it's something we should all be talking about.

1 2024-12-21 21:54 查看原文

Male circumcision—beneficial procedure or human rights violation? — WBW

Good, healthy practice? Unnecessary, kind of barbaric ritual? Let's just make a decision on this – join the discussion on Wait But Why.

1 2024-11-28 11:46 查看原文

The Most Depressing Buzzfeed Article of All Time

A new low for everyone.

1 2024-11-30 17:25 查看原文

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.

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What Other Type of Person Would You Be For a Week? —

Would you want to spend a week as someone of the opposite sex? someone very old? very beautiful? very ugly? or severely handicapped?

2 2024-12-13 09:13 查看原文

Is Success Smiled Upon More in the US Than Elsewhere? —

Elon Musk believes the attitude towards success is different in the US than elsewhere—smiled upon in the US but frowned upon in other places. Do you agree?

1 2024-11-30 13:36 查看原文