I was surprised where this one went! I thought "I'll answer some fun questions"and then by the end I was re-thinking my life again! That's gonna be a big theme for me in 2025, I think.
I was surprised where this one went! I thought "I'll answer some fun questions"and then by the end I was re-thinking my life again! That's gonna be a big theme for me in 2025, I think.
In which John details the trials and travails of being Hank Green's brother, including but not limited to his voluminous capacity for developing new ideas and reluanching old ones, like .. show full overview
In which John details the trials and travails of being Hank Green's brother, including but not limited to his voluminous capacity for developing new ideas and reluanching old ones, like Ecogeek, which used to be a curated blog and is now a curated collection of cleaning supplies for the eco-conscious home.
I am uploading this from the airport in Seattle on the way home! I am so tired and I just took a picture with a bunch of rocket engineers???
Also, I think there is a LOT of caffeine in this boba.
I am uploading this from the airport in Seattle on the way home! I am so tired and I just took a picture with a bunch of rocket engineers???
Also, I think there is a LOT of caffeine in this boba.
You might not be surprised to hear that this video originally was a good bit more...involved in the current discourse. I pulled it up out of the weeds a little bit, but the reason I .. show full overview
You might not be surprised to hear that this video originally was a good bit more...involved in the current discourse. I pulled it up out of the weeds a little bit, but the reason I started wanting to write it is that I feel like the use of morality as a way of controlling people has become much more powerful than the use of morality to help people order their lives and society better.
Like, we have a president who has been openly unfaithful to every wife he's ever had, but to many he's seen as a moral actor because he promises to control people in ways that feel like a moral imperative to some people.
I don't like it!!
But as I got into the subject I realized that perhaps it is worth saying that this project here and this community has a deep morality. I usually talk about this as "values" but perhaps it is time to own our morality...to take it back, and to be proud of it.
2025x26 DOGE Is Not Cutting Government Spending Episode overview
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Kwi 08, 2025
In which John explores the question of whether the federal government of the United States is getting smaller and leaner and more efficient.
In which John explores the question of whether the federal government of the United States is getting smaller and leaner and more efficient.
2025x27 It Makes a Kind of Sense -- The Trump Tariff Tier List Episode overview
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Kwi 11, 2025
So much has happened in the last 10 days that is some mix of totally bizarre and really bad that I've been having a hard time keeping it all in my head, so I figured I might use the .. show full overview
So much has happened in the last 10 days that is some mix of totally bizarre and really bad that I've been having a hard time keeping it all in my head, so I figured I might use the tried-and-true method of a YouTube tier-list video to go through how bizarre these 10 days have been.
I don't know if this makes it more or less overwhelming, but it helped me! (I think...who knows, maybe not...what a mess.)
In which John talks with U.S. Senator Adam Schiff about foreign aid, the role of the legislative branch in the U.S. government, and the whether the fault is, in fact, in our stars.
In which John talks with U.S. Senator Adam Schiff about foreign aid, the role of the legislative branch in the U.S. government, and the whether the fault is, in fact, in our stars.
2025x29 I Still Don't Have Cancer (and I'm Still Scared) Episode overview
It's always easy to tell the simplest story, and of course none of these stories are simple, but I hate when conversation gets driven into the places where we feel we need to protect our .. show full overview
It's always easy to tell the simplest story, and of course none of these stories are simple, but I hate when conversation gets driven into the places where we feel we need to protect our identities and keep us safe within our communities. We should not need to feel that way about things that are either obviously true or obviously in need of open minds and more data.
But I suppose expecting humans to not be ridiculsouly social animals driven largely by in-group, out-group effects would be very silly of me.
I actually came across a few other real weirdos that I will probably put in a Hankschannel videos. Time is very weird and I love it. I feel like you could write a whole book on time .. show full overview
I actually came across a few other real weirdos that I will probably put in a Hankschannel videos. Time is very weird and I love it. I feel like you could write a whole book on time zones and I bet someone probably already did. Just the rabbit holes I went down for this one video were extremely satisfying!!!
Also, I desperately wanted to make this a normal 4 minute Vlogbrothers video but I FEEL LIKE I HAVE LOST THAT SKILL!!! It's just so hard to tell a story that fast and so hard to cut out good stuff!!!
The tragedy of prevention goes like this: The most effective way to save lives (prevention) is the least noticeable, which leads us to undervaluing it in our individual choices, in what .. show full overview
The tragedy of prevention goes like this: The most effective way to save lives (prevention) is the least noticeable, which leads us to undervaluing it in our individual choices, in what we celebrate, and in public policy, and that undervaluing of prevention leads to a great deal of needless death and suffering.
In which John discusses his long history of lying on this channel. Current John is not Future John! (...he says, in vain, to himself.)
In which John discusses his long history of lying on this channel. Current John is not Future John! (...he says, in vain, to himself.)
2025x42 The Secret Inside my MIT Commencement Speech Episode overview
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Cze 06, 2025
All creation is collaborative, but the way we have invited that into the spirit of what we do through the tools of the internet has been a pretty stinkin' big deal.
All creation is collaborative, but the way we have invited that into the spirit of what we do through the tools of the internet has been a pretty stinkin' big deal.
In which John explains how $20 a year has helped save 91,000,000 human lives since 2000.
In which John explains how $20 a year has helped save 91,000,000 human lives since 2000.
2025x44 Moving to Hope from Hopelessness (3 ways) Episode overview
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Cze 13, 2025
I've got three or four strategies in this video, depending on how you count. But overall, I probably need to shift my brain out of a mentality where I think about whether I'm winning or .. show full overview
I've got three or four strategies in this video, depending on how you count. But overall, I probably need to shift my brain out of a mentality where I think about whether I'm winning or losing, and shift toward simply asking whether I am acting in ways that are in concert with my goals.
In which John discusses the years he was addicted to smoking, and the addiction he is currently trying to make sense of.
p.s. This should go without saying, but don't smoke. All you're .. show full overview
In which John discusses the years he was addicted to smoking, and the addiction he is currently trying to make sense of.
p.s. This should go without saying, but don't smoke. All you're doing is transferring your wealth to the most pernicious companies in existence. And all you get in exchange is lung disease.
2025x48 You’re Not Addicted to Content, You’re Starving for Information Episode overview
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Cze 27, 2025
I guess it turns out my thoughts aren't particularly simple but THAT'S MY WHOLE BRAND!!
I guess it turns out my thoughts aren't particularly simple but THAT'S MY WHOLE BRAND!!
2025x49 What #1 New York Times Bestseller Actually Means Episode overview
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Lip 01, 2025
In which John discusses the phrase "New York Times bestseller" and what it means in terms of sales, prestige, money, and so on.
In which John discusses the phrase "New York Times bestseller" and what it means in terms of sales, prestige, money, and so on.
It happens over and over and over again...why? Why? Well, I have thoughts.
It happens over and over and over again...why? Why? Well, I have thoughts.
2025x63 The Problem with My Brother's Hit New App Episode overview
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Sie 19, 2025
In which John discusses Focus Friend, the (?!?!?!) most popular phone app in the United States at the moment. My concerns are real, but so is my enthusiasm.
In which John discusses Focus Friend, the (?!?!?!) most popular phone app in the United States at the moment. My concerns are real, but so is my enthusiasm.
Are we a substrate on which they exist? What happens if they continue to get more complex? One thing that is different is they do not compete inside of the ecosystem...or maybe a .. show full overview
Are we a substrate on which they exist? What happens if they continue to get more complex? One thing that is different is they do not compete inside of the ecosystem...or maybe a language is a whole ecosystem and individual units of the language do compete...sometimes outcompeting each other, which is what happens when words survive while others fall out of use.
Dangit...I should've thought of that before I finished the video....
Maybe languages aren't alive but WORDS are? Is a language a superorganism of words?
Probably best not to worry about it too much.
I was so caffeinated while making this video that I didn't put in my Good Morning John and I'm having a fullon crisis....
Writing this description feeling LEGITIMATELY WORRIED ABOUT MY HEALTH but I guess this is just what it feels like, lol...
I was so caffeinated while making this video that I didn't put in my Good Morning John and I'm having a fullon crisis....
Writing this description feeling LEGITIMATELY WORRIED ABOUT MY HEALTH but I guess this is just what it feels like, lol...
In which John talks about the long arc of tuberculosis, and the even longer arc of maternal mortality, and how humans working together really can bend those arcs.
In which John talks about the long arc of tuberculosis, and the even longer arc of maternal mortality, and how humans working together really can bend those arcs.
I understand why we now think of Jane Goodall mostly as an advocate, a conservationist, and a communicator. But I wanted to spend some time talking about Dr. Jane Goodall, the scientist.
I understand why we now think of Jane Goodall mostly as an advocate, a conservationist, and a communicator. But I wanted to spend some time talking about Dr. Jane Goodall, the scientist.
In which John considers his success--and also his failures--in a discussion of what we deserve, and how luck and privilege and work intersect with deserving.
In which John considers his success--and also his failures--in a discussion of what we deserve, and how luck and privilege and work intersect with deserving.
I am nervous about this!!! It's been so long and the world is different and honestly I always made music a little bit focused more on being funny and interesting than being something I .. show full overview
I am nervous about this!!! It's been so long and the world is different and honestly I always made music a little bit focused more on being funny and interesting than being something I was artistically proud of but this is in a different direction. Hope you like!
It's very nice to feel like we might have some idea of where we are heading, even if we feel like the place we are heading is terrible. But the thing every examination of history .. show full overview
It's very nice to feel like we might have some idea of where we are heading, even if we feel like the place we are heading is terrible. But the thing every examination of history provides me with is a complete lack of certainty beyond even a pretty modest time horizon.
So, y'know, I guess just...do what you can with what you have, and remember that you can't really do anything with it without moments of joy and a life of connection.
2025x85 Is Book Publishing Dying? An Author's Perspective Episode overview
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Paź 21, 2025
In which John discusses the decline of book publishing, and whether it may prove permanent.
In which John discusses the decline of book publishing, and whether it may prove permanent.
