I CAN ALSO BE WEIRD
Hank is not alone in his ability to make a weird vlogbrothers video.
In which John makes secret keepers, discusses being 14 and deep, wonders at what life .. show full overview
I CAN ALSO BE WEIRD
Hank is not alone in his ability to make a weird vlogbrothers video.
In which John makes secret keepers, discusses being 14 and deep, wonders at what life must've been like when we could not image the inside of the body, and soothes his worry by reminding himself that he is a primate.
It's ridiculous that this is possible...bringing the deep sea up so that you can walk among it??? I love aquariums so much...
The Monterrey Bay Aquarium is about two hours south of .. show full overview
It's ridiculous that this is possible...bringing the deep sea up so that you can walk among it??? I love aquariums so much...
The Monterrey Bay Aquarium is about two hours south of San Francisco and exists in partnership with the Monterrey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, which are the folks who do a lot of the science and did most of the collections for the Into the Deep Exhibit.
2023x7 Behind the Scenes of my TUMBLR MEME LORD ERA Episode overview
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Jan 24, 2023
In which John goes behind the scenes to a deep, dark place full of strange creatures--a place called tumblr. But don't worry, everyone. I'm not a PERSON. I'm a COFFEE COMPANY THAT DONATES ITS PROFIT TO CHARITY. And a meme lord.
In which John goes behind the scenes to a deep, dark place full of strange creatures--a place called tumblr. But don't worry, everyone. I'm not a PERSON. I'm a COFFEE COMPANY THAT DONATES ITS PROFIT TO CHARITY. And a meme lord.
In which John is both delighted and a bit intimidated to be once again seeking college credit. Other topics discussed include tuberculosis (of course) and the unwarranted confidence of a parent watching seven-year-olds play soccer.
In which John is both delighted and a bit intimidated to be once again seeking college credit. Other topics discussed include tuberculosis (of course) and the unwarranted confidence of a parent watching seven-year-olds play soccer.
In which John and Hank visit Jamaica and wait to make a video until Hank's camera battery could die AT ANY MOMENT, leading to thrills and spills in this three-cut spectacular.
In which John and Hank visit Jamaica and wait to make a video until Hank's camera battery could die AT ANY MOMENT, leading to thrills and spills in this three-cut spectacular.
In which John thinks about the limits of empathy, how we conceive of suffering, and how little he knows about being a bird. This video uses a format called The Format.
In which John thinks about the limits of empathy, how we conceive of suffering, and how little he knows about being a bird. This video uses a format called The Format.
2023x19 What's the Deal with Paperback Publishing? Episode overview
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Mrt 07, 2023
In which John discusses the strange history and even stranger present of paperback book publishing, and argues that readers in 2023 should be able to read however they want to read for Day 1 of publication.
In which John discusses the strange history and even stranger present of paperback book publishing, and argues that readers in 2023 should be able to read however they want to read for Day 1 of publication.
2023x20 Is it Good or Bad that we Haven't Met Aliens? Episode overview
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Mrt 10, 2023
I didn't mention one of the theories in this video, which is that all of the aliens are hiding from each other because there is some terrible insidious force in the universe that .. show full overview
I didn't mention one of the theories in this video, which is that all of the aliens are hiding from each other because there is some terrible insidious force in the universe that punishes anyone who is loud.
This doesn't really seem likely to me because, look, malevolence is actually pretty rare in nature. Much more common is "I need that, you're using it, I don't care about you, so die" not "I am going to spend a bunch of resources SPECIFICALLY TO COME AND GET YOU."
I also kind mis-stated the "Great Filter" hypothesis, because the filter could either be before or after the point where humans currently are, so it's kinda wrapped up in both the first and the second bits.
In which John makes a somewhat intense video because he's in some discomfort. Topics discussed include how change happens, whether despair is useful, and whether despair is true.
In which John makes a somewhat intense video because he's in some discomfort. Topics discussed include how change happens, whether despair is useful, and whether despair is true.
In which John shares three of his favorites from the dozens of books and articles he has recently read about the wild history and infuriating present of tuberculosis.
In which John shares three of his favorites from the dozens of books and articles he has recently read about the wild history and infuriating present of tuberculosis.
I've always loved looking at things through the lens of ecology, which is what I spent so much of my education learning about. So this is SOME of what I am thinking, but also I am thinking of so many other things at the same time!!
I've always loved looking at things through the lens of ecology, which is what I spent so much of my education learning about. So this is SOME of what I am thinking, but also I am thinking of so many other things at the same time!!
This is the story of an amazing feeling thousands of people had yesterday--a feeling that, ultimately, they gave each other. It's a football story about a fellow named Ryan Reynolds, a .. show full overview
This is the story of an amazing feeling thousands of people had yesterday--a feeling that, ultimately, they gave each other. It's a football story about a fellow named Ryan Reynolds, a football club, and a recently unretired goalkeeper who will never buy a drink in Wrexham again.
In which John cannot be particularly excited about his own football club, so he decides to be excited about other people's joy.
And it wasn't the last time we'd break biology either. We were so certain that there were such very particular buckets to put things into, but you probably haven't even heard of some of .. show full overview
And it wasn't the last time we'd break biology either. We were so certain that there were such very particular buckets to put things into, but you probably haven't even heard of some of the weird things organisms get up to. Like conjugation?? What...you touch and exchange genetic information? Prokaryotic consortiums are like lichen but for bacteria. It's wild...wild wild times here on Planet Earth.
In all likelihood, Montana's TikTok ban is impossible to implement, both legally and practically. A national ban would be a really significant loss, and I think it's worth recognizing .. show full overview
In all likelihood, Montana's TikTok ban is impossible to implement, both legally and practically. A national ban would be a really significant loss, and I think it's worth recognizing that. The current frames I've been hearing are "TikTok is trash so of course we could ban it" or "TikTok is a treasure so of course we shouldn't ban it."
A content platform is not its code, it is its cultures. To destroy that is a truly dramatic step and I hope the people considering doing that understand what they are proposing. I hope they are motivated by more than a distaste for social media and trying to look "tough on china." But, honestly, I don't know.
I think we've gotten ourselves into quite a pickle and I think it's OK to say "I don't know what to do about this."
As I type this I actually JUST got out of the shower, where I used Sun Basin's "Navigator." It's a really fresh, clean, herby one with gentle exfoliant. And, honestly, one of the best .. show full overview
As I type this I actually JUST got out of the shower, where I used Sun Basin's "Navigator." It's a really fresh, clean, herby one with gentle exfoliant. And, honestly, one of the best parts of Sun Basin is our product descriptions. An absolute delight!!!
In which John visits Sierra Leone's Kono District for the first time since Covid and is astonished by the progress, the hope, and how far we still have to go. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK .. show full overview
In which John visits Sierra Leone's Kono District for the first time since Covid and is astonished by the progress, the hope, and how far we still have to go. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU to everyone who is working on the MCOE, who is strengthening the healthcare system in Sierra Leone, and also everyone who has donated, or joined the sock club, or bought soap, or spread the word about the ongoing global maternal mortality crisis. Really, thanks to all of you. Look what humans can do together.
Kinda? Maybe?
In which John discusses the consumptive circumstances that led to the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and the start of World War I.
Kinda? Maybe?
In which John discusses the consumptive circumstances that led to the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and the start of World War I.
If you are a friend of mine and you're like "Why am I hearing about this in a YouTube video" I'm sorry about that. I spread the news a bit, but I figured I'd let this do some of the heavy lifting for me.
If you are a friend of mine and you're like "Why am I hearing about this in a YouTube video" I'm sorry about that. I spread the news a bit, but I figured I'd let this do some of the heavy lifting for me.
As was reported might be the case, it turns out that the first day after chemo is pretty OK, but then it gets progressively worse until day 5 or 6. I'm now on day 7 and feeling OK. I've .. show full overview
As was reported might be the case, it turns out that the first day after chemo is pretty OK, but then it gets progressively worse until day 5 or 6. I'm now on day 7 and feeling OK. I've had many (but not all!) of the expected side effects, but my appetite has been good, which is very good for the quality of life! Glad to be through the worst of the first treatment, but obviously I've still got a long way to go. I wouldn't want everyone to think that Day 7 is indicative of how you feel while you're doing chemo...if you had seen me on Day 3 I would have been 100% horizontal.
In which John visits a museum and discusses scrofula, a royal illness that could only be cured by the king's touch, and also why Hank's cancer was initially believed to be tuberculosis.
In which John visits a museum and discusses scrofula, a royal illness that could only be cured by the king's touch, and also why Hank's cancer was initially believed to be tuberculosis.
Not all chemotherapy makes your hair falls out, but mine does! it seemed like a good opportunity to indulge a little bit of appreciation for someone who is both dumber than me and does not exist.
Not all chemotherapy makes your hair falls out, but mine does! it seemed like a good opportunity to indulge a little bit of appreciation for someone who is both dumber than me and does not exist.
Well, yknow, It’s a weird one, but I make stuff about the things I’m thinking about and this is definitely one of them! It’s such a wild thing that we talk about cancer in a unified way .. show full overview
Well, yknow, It’s a weird one, but I make stuff about the things I’m thinking about and this is definitely one of them! It’s such a wild thing that we talk about cancer in a unified way when it is many hundreds of different diseases. Cancer isn’t a disease, it’s a way for disease to happen. And even with something as treatable as Hodgkin’s there are lots of ways it can be more or less dangerous, and sometimes it gets really stubborn! So far that isn’t happening with me, but I am very aware that it could. I’m not a population, I’m just one person, so I get to be on one side or the other! It’s good to actually understand what it all means.
2023x46 Alone on the Cancer Boat: A Vlogbrothers Reunion Episode overview
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Jun 27, 2023
In which Hank and John hang out in the loading dock of the DFTBA.com warehouse and discuss cancer, boats, micromorts, expanding our understanding of what healthcare can be and do, and how despite the jokie jokies, this whole thing does kinda suck.
In which Hank and John hang out in the loading dock of the DFTBA.com warehouse and discuss cancer, boats, micromorts, expanding our understanding of what healthcare can be and do, and how despite the jokie jokies, this whole thing does kinda suck.
Today is the last chemo day of my current treatment plan!!
I will feel terrible next week, and then I will mend up a bit before I start radiation, which will take a while but /should/ .. show full overview
Today is the last chemo day of my current treatment plan!!
I will feel terrible next week, and then I will mend up a bit before I start radiation, which will take a while but /should/ have significantly less impact in terms of symptoms. I will also have a fairly important scan next week at some point, and I'll have a big hunk of time before I hear back about the results...so that's quite scary!
So, fingers crossed and all that...you never really know how it's gonna go but it seems like it's going well so far. I would definitely be very happy if this is the last of the chemo I ever have to do, but also, just grateful to have these tools.
Oh!! And one more thing you can do…help the helpers. Whether that’s fun self-care products or reaching out to say you love them and they’re doing a great job. That’s what it seems like .. show full overview
Oh!! And one more thing you can do…help the helpers. Whether that’s fun self-care products or reaching out to say you love them and they’re doing a great job. That’s what it seems like people mostly need. Cancer treatment is very hard…physically and psychologically. Knowing that I’m doing what needs to be done even if it really really sucks is extremely valuable.
2023x49 Barely Contained Rage: An Open Letter to Johnson & Johnson Episode overview
In which John makes an unscripted video from an unusual room about how diseases need "a constituency," and how activists working together across the globe really can dramatically lower .. show full overview
In which John makes an unscripted video from an unusual room about how diseases need "a constituency," and how activists working together across the globe really can dramatically lower the burden of an illness and increase the availability of treatment. This week, I've been reminded of an old adage: Never underestimate nerdfighteria.
2023x52 The Biggest Weirdest Telescope We've Ever Built Episode overview
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Jul 21, 2023
Is it a telescope if it's a square kilometer of perfectly transparent ancient ice with five thousand individual light detectors inside of it??? I THINK SO!!!
Is it a telescope if it's a square kilometer of perfectly transparent ancient ice with five thousand individual light detectors inside of it??? I THINK SO!!!
Huge thanks to Abi Rein and Jessica Rollins for traveling to Colombia, capturing such important stories, and working so hard to make the Awesome Coffee Club work. At dftba.com, thanks .. show full overview
Huge thanks to Abi Rein and Jessica Rollins for traveling to Colombia, capturing such important stories, and working so hard to make the Awesome Coffee Club work. At dftba.com, thanks also to Zoe Ryder, Brandi Jessup, Helen Thompson, Alisa LaRue, Rachel Navarro, Dave Loos, Brandi Bergreen, our incoming CEO Laura Joukovski, and Krystyn Blackbird, who packed those coffee orders for you. Indeed, thanks to EVERYONE at dftba for being so committed to making the awesome coffee club succeed.
In the short term, we're in significantly more trouble than we thought we were. It turns out that we've been doing geo-engineering all this time and now we have some fantastically good .. show full overview
In the short term, we're in significantly more trouble than we thought we were. It turns out that we've been doing geo-engineering all this time and now we have some fantastically good data on one of the best ways to potentially make it through the climate crisis.
Maybe I'm just bringing my own particular experience to the table here but STILL!!!
Off to get my final radiation of my current treatment plan! Woop!!!
Maybe I'm just bringing my own particular experience to the table here but STILL!!!
Off to get my final radiation of my current treatment plan! Woop!!!
In which John at last reveals why he is obsessed with tuberculosis.
In which John at last reveals why he is obsessed with tuberculosis.
2023x60 The #1 Tip for People Who Use the Internet Episode overview
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Aug 18, 2023
It's a messy place, and it has taken me a very long time to start to get good at this, and I think it's been easier for me than for a lot of people, but once I got better at it, things got way way way easier.
It's a messy place, and it has taken me a very long time to start to get good at this, and I think it's been easier for me than for a lot of people, but once I got better at it, things got way way way easier.
Cancer is messy...just like being a human. I'm starting to get my feet back under me (and also finally getting away from waiting for the other shoe to drop.) I've pretty much only had .. show full overview
Cancer is messy...just like being a human. I'm starting to get my feet back under me (and also finally getting away from waiting for the other shoe to drop.) I've pretty much only had good news since the diagnosis, which has left me waffling between feeling like there's definitely something terrible right around the horizon, and like I shouldn't be so harmed by this experience with the experience of other people has been so much worse.
Hey! You're in the description! Well done. Weird thing going on in my life right now is that I'm on the Dropout.tv show Dimension 20 (which I am a big fan of.) You can watch the first .. show full overview
Hey! You're in the description! Well done. Weird thing going on in my life right now is that I'm on the Dropout.tv show Dimension 20 (which I am a big fan of.) You can watch the first episode here on YouTube, but the rest of them are behind their paywall! It's one of my favorite subscriptions though, so you should consider it!
2023x65 I Ain't Even Here, Sergeant. I'm in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Episode overview
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Sep 05, 2023
In which John attempts to document the experience of traveling between the real world and Cheyenne, Wyoming.
In which John attempts to document the experience of traveling between the real world and Cheyenne, Wyoming.
2023x66 Giraffes are Way More Complicated Than We Thought Episode overview
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Sep 08, 2023
I can't believe the giraffe drought has lasted this long!!
I can't believe the giraffe drought has lasted this long!!
2023x67 Barely Contained Rage: An Open Letter to Danaher and Cepheid Episode overview
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Sep 12, 2023
In which John tries to control his rage at Danaher and Cepheid, the corporations that are using a printer-ink business model to overcharge for tuberculosis tests, thus resulting in .. show full overview
In which John tries to control his rage at Danaher and Cepheid, the corporations that are using a printer-ink business model to overcharge for tuberculosis tests, thus resulting in millions of people going undiagnosed every year, many of whom will die.
Allies in the fight against TB! Not always agreeing on how best to engage in that battle.
Of course, there are TONS of other reasons that TB is good at being bad. And, indeed, it .. show full overview
Allies in the fight against TB! Not always agreeing on how best to engage in that battle.
Of course, there are TONS of other reasons that TB is good at being bad. And, indeed, it replicates slowly not just because of it's massive, expensive cell wall, but also because it seems like there is evolutionary advantage in doing that. Possibly because we have lived with it for so long, TB has evolved to be a long and lingering disease rather than one that explodes and kills quickly.
What a mess life is.
I don't know why I decided to do this on the second day of Pizzamas! I guess I just got really curious about what the heck the UN is.
And I'd just like to congratulate humanity on not .. show full overview
I don't know why I decided to do this on the second day of Pizzamas! I guess I just got really curious about what the heck the UN is.
And I'd just like to congratulate humanity on not having done World War II again for the last 78 years. Good work! Keep it up! PLEASE OH PLEASE KEEP IT UP.
In which John shares an extraordinary update: Johnson & Johnson has confirmed they will not enforce secondary patents on bedaquiline in ANY low- or middle-income country. The agreement .. show full overview
In which John shares an extraordinary update: Johnson & Johnson has confirmed they will not enforce secondary patents on bedaquiline in ANY low- or middle-income country. The agreement applies to 134 nations, and it is essentially everything that we've been asking for. Astonishing. Wondrous.
2023x77 The Hottest Place and the Coldest Place in the Universe are the SAME PLACE Episode overview
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Okt 02, 2023
You've finally got it, my absolute favorite cocktail party fact. I hope it provides as much joy for you as it has for me!
You've finally got it, my absolute favorite cocktail party fact. I hope it provides as much joy for you as it has for me!
2023x79 A Messy and Unhinged Introduction to Geoengineering Episode overview
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Okt 04, 2023
This episode has no summary.
This episode has no summary.
2023x80 America's Second Favorite Fourth Tier English Soccer Team Episode overview
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Okt 05, 2023
There's a 20-way tie for third.
In which John discusses his beloved AFC Wimbledon, which is not Wrexham (the club owned by Rob McIlhenny and Ryan Reynolds) but is ........ in second .. show full overview
There's a 20-way tie for third.
In which John discusses his beloved AFC Wimbledon, which is not Wrexham (the club owned by Rob McIlhenny and Ryan Reynolds) but is ........ in second place? Other topics discussed included Joe Lewis's shorts, Ali al-Hamadi, Jack Currie, and Joe Lewis's shorts. Also, the surprising ways in which AFC Wimbledon is helping nerdfighteria learn how to make change.
Thanks to the people who have come out to the comedy! It has been a good time!
I am very sad that the world is otherwise terrible right now. If you've been affected, and I know that many people have, please know that you have been in my thoughts.
Thanks to the people who have come out to the comedy! It has been a good time!
I am very sad that the world is otherwise terrible right now. If you've been affected, and I know that many people have, please know that you have been in my thoughts.
In which John gets a bit more personal than usual in contemplating why he hasn't published a novel in six years and counting, and why he's writing other stuff instead.
In which John gets a bit more personal than usual in contemplating why he hasn't published a novel in six years and counting, and why he's writing other stuff instead.
I don't know if other people respond to their cancer diagnosis by reading like 20 non-fiction books about how cancers work, but I did, and the overarching thing that they all knew but rarely said is that "Cancer" is a dumb word.
I don't know if other people respond to their cancer diagnosis by reading like 20 non-fiction books about how cancers work, but I did, and the overarching thing that they all knew but rarely said is that "Cancer" is a dumb word.
In which John re-introduces his competitor to NaNoWriMo and discusses writing process, the abnormality of sneezing, the thing he's trying to finish, and the lies he tells himself along the way to trying to finish it.
In which John re-introduces his competitor to NaNoWriMo and discusses writing process, the abnormality of sneezing, the thing he's trying to finish, and the lies he tells himself along the way to trying to finish it.
