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In which John discusses intellectual property, the complexity of…

In which Hank talks about friends, why they're important, and how we make them. TL;DR, don't take advantage of good friends, they are extremely important and very rare. Acquiring new ones is hard, especially inorganically...but you can increase your chances by finding places where you can have repeated, unplanned interactions with the same people, being receptive to people,…

In which John answers real questions from real nerdfighters, discussing his son's fascination with imitation food, his own fascination with Wholock watercolors, the oddness of the phrase "more than friends," the Evening of Awesome, and much else.

Crash Course: http://www.youtube.com/crashcourse

My tumblr:…

The Music is "This Year" by The Mountain Goats.

Watch it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ii6kJaGiRaI

Own It: https://itunes.apple.com/album/this-year/id311903555?i=311903679&ign-mpt=...

In which Hank and…

The Evening of Awesome begins at 7 PM eastern at http://www.youtube.com/vlogbrothers

Find a location to watch with other nerdfighters: http://edwardspoonhands.com/post/40577297018/penguinteen-updated-post-weve-ad...

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In which Hank discusses how our conception of ownership of ideas has changed throughout history, how it's a little bit broken right now, and how it might be fixing itself on its own.

Live Streaming Events All Over the World…

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nerdfighters near you:

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In which John visits you from the distant past of Saturday in order to

discuss his (possible)…

They're not actually terrible, most of them are actually pretty dang funny. Thanks to all the people who suggested jokes via Twitter (THERE WERE A LOT OF YOU!) these pretty much exclusively came from that search.

Men of YouTube Charity Calendar is now available for pre-order, benefitting next year's project for awesome:…

In which John Green seeks to explain why the United States congress has become so astonishingly inefficient that it can't even reach a compromise to avert disaster, and why--thanks to clever redistricting--most congresspeople are now incentivized not to work seriously on policy. Along the way there's a bit of historical context, a lot of frustration, some screaming, and a…

In which Hank is a little bit weird and has a hard time concentrating, but does eventually get around to the point...well...actually not really, I don't think there's much of a point to this one. 



Oh, and to answer the contemplative question I ask myself in the video...if two sets of identical twins got married to each other, the kids they have…

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We've been making Crash Course and SciShow for more than a year now and, of course, we can't do it by ourselves. So I wanted to take you around our offices a bit and introduce the people who help us make this stuff.…

Hello everyone! 

It's been far too long since I made a blog post and I do apolgize about that. I won't go into detail as to why because you know what? We have far more important business to talk about and that is PROJECT FOR AWESOME! (Yes, I totally wrote that in all caps to bring the attention to those words. I also didn't prepare this post so let's see how this goes.)

Anyways, it's that time of year again people! It's that time in…

Let's make the world better with the Project for Awesome though:http://www.projectforawesome.com



If you don't know what I'm talking about…

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In which John delivers the semi-annual-ish report on the Bank of Nerdfighteria's health and various projects, including both of its Charlie McDonnell-like arms, the lending arm and the giving arm. Also, John…

In which Hank visits the Philip L Wright Zoological Museum. Ze asked us to talk about what makes our places special...I couldn't think of a better way. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05JCmuwiHGc

Emily's Tumblr: http://umzoology.tumblr.com

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The other video I made today is a Thoughts from Places about Kenyon:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0s9B6QM-b0

Time Magazine really did name The Fault in Our Stars the best novel…

In which Hank talks about VidCon and his trip to LA. LOTS OF LINKS BELOW!

VidCon! http://www.vidcon.com

Hank on My Drunk Kitchen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfnkPmEI7NY

VidCon FAQ…

In which John Green recommends some of his favorite books to some of his favorite people (Crash Course fans, Whovians, Sherlockians, Harry Potter fans, Swoodilypooper supporters, and nerdy readers of all kinds). Recommended books include:

The Ballad of the Whiskey Robber by Julian Rubinstein

Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo

Sula by Toni…

In which Hank answers the age old question "Why, on the day after we spend time being thankful for what we have, do we spend time wanting more?" It turns out it's just an accident of history, and we can thank Abraham Lincoln.

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See us at New York City's Carnegie Hall (really) for An Evening of Awesome: http://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2013/1/15/0700/PM/John-and-Hank-Green-An...

In which John discusses the strange story of Florence Foster Jenkins, who gave the worst performance in the history of…