#1 New York Times Bestselling author of 7 books.
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For the last 20+ years, I’ve been studying work, creativity, science, and the human condition.
Over the next few months, I’ll be sharing the best of what I’ve learned about living a life that matters. Stay tuned!
We are slowly disentangling reproduction from sex, and some of the clearest evidence sits somewhere as ordinary as an employee benefits package.
(By 2024, IVF had produced an estimated 13 to 17 million babies) 🧵
One day my great-grandchildren will be astonished, maybe grossed out, to learn how my wife and I created their grandparents.
Sorry, future Pinks. You're just going to have to live with that image.
I walk through how reproduction is changing, along with six other normal things that may look insane in 100 years, in this video.
youtu.be/_87gmY1x6jQ?t=383
There are 62 days left in 2026 after today.
(I spent a chapter of When on what endings do to us, and four of the findings in it are worth knowing before December 31) 🧵
I gave a longer talk on When, and about 22 minutes in I get to endings, including why I changed the way I deliver good news and bad news.
Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=uofJQwQU…
Our grandchildren will look at some of our everyday habits and ask: “What the hell were you thinking?”
Here’s one bet: letting human beings drive cars.
Seems normal. But borrow the eyes of someone living in 2126, and consider what it involves. 🧵
Picture your great-granddaughter in 2126:
“Wait. You drove the car yourself?”
“Yep.”
“With your hands?”
“Yep.”
“And other people were coming straight at you?”
“Yep.”
“What were you doing with your other hand?”
“Drinking coffee.”
I make the full case for handing over the wheel, along with six other normal things that may look insane in 100 years, in this video.
youtu.be/_87gmY1x6jQ?t=78