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THUR, JUNE 15 | 1pm - 2pm ET

Tim Urban: Why are we so divided? And what can we do about it? 

Ever look at the headlines and think: “Why can’t we all just get along?” You’re not alone — and author Tim Urban is right there with you. Join us for a live virtual event where he’ll explain how he thinks we got into this mess and what we can do to move towards a world that’s less angry and more filled with curiosity, cooperation and respect.  

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Tim Urban is the writer/illustrator and co-founder of Wait But Why, a long-form, stick-figure-illustrated website with over 600,000 subscribers and a monthly average of half a million visitors.

He has produced dozens of viral articles on a wide range of topics, from artificial intelligence to social anxiety to humans becoming a multi-planetary species.

Tim’s 2016 TED main stage talk is the third most-watched TED talk in history with 66 million views. In 2023, Tim published his bestselling book What’s Our Problem? A Self Help Book for Societies.

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