Haua (Projects Ningmaster)'s Blog Posts Tagged 'education' (21)

An Open Letter to Students Returning to School

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In which John Green gives advice to students returning to school for summer break, discusses the reasons public education exists, and celebrates the landing of…

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Added by Haua (Projects Ningmaster) on August 7, 2012 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Hitler and Sex!

In which John discusses the sex life of Adolf Hitler in response to a conversation he had with a cable television producer.

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Added by Haua (Projects Ningmaster) on July 17, 2012 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment

Feeling More Alive: Fahrenheit 451's The Hearth and the Salamander

In which John discusses Part 1 of Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, "The Hearth and the Salamander," including discussions of Guy Montag, Clarisse, the complicated relationship between technology and nature, and more. Huzzah for the Nerdfighter Book Club!

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Added by Haua (Projects Ningmaster) on July 11, 2012 at 9:38am — No Comments

The Physics of Book Clubs and Vidcon

In which John discusses his Vidcon experience, thanks his brother, and announces that you (yes, you!) need to read Part I of Ray Bradbury's FAHRENHEIT 451 by next Tuesday to prepare for our discussion in the Nerdfighter Book Club. (if you've read the book before, I encourage you to try reading it again with us!)

Vidcon was amazing. Thanks to everyone who was there,…

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Added by Haua (Projects Ningmaster) on July 3, 2012 at 9:47am — No Comments

Insufficient Funds: A Story of Canada

In which John explains why he is always taken aside and searched when attempting to enter the great nation of Canada due to The Insufficient Funds Incident of 1995.

I'm at the Perimeter Institute in Canada learning how to get smarter by watching YouTube. Here are some channels you should subscribe to:

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Added by Haua (Projects Ningmaster) on June 26, 2012 at 11:23am — No Comments

Chris Colfer, John Green, Mob Wives, and Jeffrey Eugenides: Thoughts from Places Book Expo

A Thoughts from Places video in which John Green attends Book Expo America in New York City, also known as BEA, where he thinks about celebrity and secular worship after meeting the super-cool Chris Colfer from Glee, as well as some of his favorite writers, including Darin Strauss and Jeffrey Eugenides. Also discussed are writers M. T. Anderson, Shannon Hale, Cassandra…

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Added by Haua (Projects Ningmaster) on June 12, 2012 at 6:34pm — No Comments

It's HANKO DE MAYO!!!!!

It's Hanko de Mayo! We all know Hank loves the James Webb Space Telescope, so hopefully he'll like our gift. In addition to his gift, nerdfighteria is celebrating Hank's birthday by letting our elected officials know that Increasing Awesome through scientific exploration is important to us. You'll find the email I wrote my congressperson and senators below. You can copy it,…

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Added by Haua (Projects Ningmaster) on May 5, 2012 at 8:55am — 2 Comments

Sharpie Face Question Tuesday

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Added by Haua (Projects Ningmaster) on March 20, 2012 at 3:47pm — No Comments

The Universe Has NO EDGE!

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In which Hank explains how and why phycisists think that the univers has no…

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Added by Haua (Projects Ningmaster) on February 11, 2012 at 4:48am — 1 Comment

The 5 Worst Typos Ever

In which John, having discovered an (inevitable) mistake in The Fault in Our Stars, discusses his list of the five worst typographical errors and grammatical mistakes in the history of the English language, from the Bible to Shakespeare.

You can preorder The Fault in Our Stars at your local bookstore http://dft.ba/-tfiosindie,…

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Added by Haua (Projects Ningmaster) on December 5, 2011 at 4:19pm — No Comments

Why are Barns Red and Kardashians Famous

And 23 other questions answered. The ones I missed were:

H: Why are hydrocarbons insoluble in water: Because hydrocarbons are non-polar and water is polar and, y'know, like dissolves like.

I: Why are insects attracted to light: This is hard to answer because there are lots of theories but no one is 100% sure.

X: Why are X-Rays dangerous? Because they can…

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Added by Haua (Projects Ningmaster) on November 24, 2011 at 4:50am — 2 Comments

IS THIS HEAVEN?

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In which John happy dances through town before landing in...heaven? And then announced two new exciting vlogbrothers projects, Crash Course and SciShow. At long last, nerdfighteria, we have the time and resources to make our eductational ambitions a reality.… Continue

Added by Haua (Projects Ningmaster) on November 7, 2011 at 4:21pm — No Comments

The Great Gatsby: Living the Dream in the Valley of Ashes

In which John discusses critical readings of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, including metaphors and symbols like the color yellow, the green light at the end of the dock, the eyes of Doctor TJ Eckleburg, the valley of ashes, and the American dream.

I also write books. They are not as good as The Great Gatsby. My new one, The Fault in Our Stars, is… Continue

Added by Haua (Projects Ningmaster) on September 8, 2011 at 5:42am — No Comments

Understanding America's Debt Problem

In which John discusses the U.S. public debt, our dangerously high debt to GDP ratio, the S&P's downgrade of America's credit rating, and why our debt may not be as unmanageable as it seems. There's also some general discussion of economics, currency, the gold standard, and the worldwide financial system's dependence of the American dollar.

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Added by Haua (Projects Ningmaster) on August 10, 2011 at 3:42pm — 2 Comments

ELLEN HARDCASTLE IS HERE! A Reunion Video

ELLEN HARDCASTLE: http://dft.ba/hardcastle

DFTBA's servers may be slow for a while, you can also get Ellen Hardcastle on iTunes: http://bit.ly/rqbDUE

If you order the (physical) album in the next week, Hank will record a video for you featuring up to ten words of your choosing. (Really!)

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Added by Haua (Projects Ningmaster) on July 14, 2011 at 4:18am — No Comments

TERRIBLE

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In which John discusses the career of Ivan IV, aka Ivan the Terrible, Russia's first self-declared Tsar (or czar depending on your transliteration). Further proof that history is… Continue

Added by Haua (Projects Ningmaster) on March 18, 2011 at 4:22pm — 2 Comments

Looking for Alaska Five Years After the Printz Award

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In which John discusses, exactly five years after winning the Michael L. Printz Award for Looking for Alaska, the complex series of collaborations involved in creating a book.

By the way, I don't know if anyone actually reads the dooblydoo, but more than five years after "Looking for… Continue

Added by Haua (Projects Ningmaster) on January 21, 2011 at 3:49pm — No Comments

Thoughts from Places: On a Horse

In which Hank expands the idea of "places" a little bit and talks about the domestication of horses and his very limited experience being on a horse.

If you're wondering, this video was filmed in Fairview N.C., outside of… Continue

Added by Haua (Projects Ningmaster) on November 23, 2010 at 12:30am — 1 Comment

REIGN OF TERROR: The French Revolution, Part III

Awesome design all by Karen Kavett: http://www.youtube.com/xperpetualmotion

In which John Green completes his introduction to the history of the French Revolution, discussing the rise of the Committee of Public Safety, Maxmillien Robespierre, the reign of terror, the guillotine, the death of Marie Antoinette, the Directory, the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte, and some thoughts on why we study history in the… Continue

Added by Haua (Projects Ningmaster) on November 12, 2010 at 12:18am — 1 Comment

Probability 101

In which Hank discusses the basics of probability, the art of finding meaning in randomness. And it's there, it's all over, everywhere! Master these simple rules and you'll always know what's coming...except not really.

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Added by Haua (Projects Ningmaster) on November 9, 2010 at 12:16am — 3 Comments