A Family Tree with No Ending
From your dad to jellyfish to the first flicker of life, your ancestry is stranger (and funnier) than you think.
Every now and then, I like to share an article that isn’t a “lesson” in the usual sense.
No frameworks.
No tidy takeaways.
Just a wider view, something that lifts us above the day-to-day and reminds us how small and astonishing our place in the story really is.
This week’s piece is exactly that, crafted with the unmistakable brilliance of Tim Urban.
If you don’t know Tim: he’s the mind behind Wait But Why, the wildly popular blog where he turns huge, complicated topics like AI, procrastination, human evolution into friendly, funny stick-figure explorations.
His work is the rare mix of deep research, sharp humour, and “okay, I’ve never thought about it like that” clarity.
Read here: Meet Your Ancestors (All of Them)
That’s it for this week.
Manoj
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