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Wait But Why
Available inEnglish, Chinese
EditorTim Urban
URLwaitbutwhy.com
Launched2013; 11 years ago (2013)
Current statusOnline

Wait But Why (WBW) is a site founded by Tim Urban and Andrew Finn and written and illustrated by Tim Urban. The site covers a range of subjects as a long-form blog.[1] Content has been syndicated on The Huffington Post,[2] Lifehacker,[3] as well as being referenced on other sites.[4][5] Typical posts involve long form explanations of various topics, including artificial intelligence, outer space, and procrastination using a combination of prose and crude illustrations.[6][7]

In June 2015, Elon Musk asked Urban if he would be willing to write about his companies and their surrounding industries, leading to a four-part series of Wait But Why posts on Elon Musk and his companies.[8] Urban interviewed Musk multiple times, and the two discussed the importance of sustainable transport,[8] solar energy,[9][10] and the future of space exploration.[11]

In February 2016, Urban gave a TED talk on procrastination.[12]

References

  1. ^ Davis, Noah (30 October 2014). "How Do You Make a Living, Email Newsletter Writer?". Pacific Standard. Retrieved 22 December 2015. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ Urban, Tim (11 November 2013). "20 Things I Learned While I Was in North Korea". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 22 December 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ Urban, Tim (28 August 2014). "Taming the Mammoth: Why You Should Stop Caring What Other People Think". Lifehacker. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  4. ^ Bendix, Aria (19 August 2015). "A Typical American Life, Week by Week". CityLab. Retrieved 22 December 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ Swanson, Ana (3 September 2015). "How so many of the world's people live in so little of its space". The Washington Post. Retrieved 22 December 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ Roberts, David (27 August 2015). "Tech nerds are smart. But they can't seem to get their heads around politics". Vox. Vox Media. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  7. ^ Grothaus, Michael (5 March 2015). "The Secrets Of Writing Smart, Long-form Articles That Go Absolutely Viral". Fast Company. Retrieved 22 December 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ a b Urban, Tim (7 May 2015). "Elon Musk: The World's Raddest Man". Wait But Why. Retrieved 10 March 2016. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ Harrington, Rebecca (16 December 2015). "Elon Musk just made an incredibly important point about solar energy". Business Insider. Retrieved 22 December 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ Chow, Lorraine (17 December 2015). "Elon Musk: We Can Power America by Covering Small Corner of Utah With Solar". ecowatch. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  11. ^ Hays, Brooks (21 December 2015). "SpaceX makes history, successfully lands reusable rocket". UPI. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  12. ^ Urban, Tim. "Inside the mind of a master procrastinator". TED. Retrieved 8 June 2016.


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