What Tim Urban thinks about behavioural science

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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 What's Our Problem?

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1. 24 Oct 2025

   Our readingMost people are not genuinely interested in videos of someone else's young child.

   Their wordsToddler parenthood is a reality distortion zone that makes it hard to remember that most people find your toddler breathtakingly uninteresting.

   ↗Tales from Toddlerhoodwaitbutwhy.com 1st of 3 in this piece