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Works, people and organizations cited as evidence for a meant claim. 546 items, 2007–2026, by year; each line says who, what, its medium and tie to the channel, what is said, and the moment. Mockery and joke mentions are not counted here: see Mockery & jokes. Back to the canon overview.

2007 (19)

John: 14 · Hank: 5

  • 2007-02-09 · John · Daniel Biss (politics & public life, friends & collaborators) — Citing mathematician Daniel Biss, John says Hank's theorem is flawed: a 70-year-old may live on average to 83, but most people die closer to 82 than to 70. — Brotherhood 2.0: February 9, 2007 (00:00:33)
  • 2007-03-15 · John · Nerdfighter Book Club (projects & channels, nerdfighter community) — John says the worst thing one can do is not try to decrease suck levels, which he says is what the first Brotherhood 2.0 book club book was about. — Brotherhood 2.0: March 15: Decreasing Suck (00:02:15)
  • 2007-03-15 · John · We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families (books & writing, outside the channel) — John says the worst thing one can do is not try to decrease suck levels, which he says is what the first Brotherhood 2.0 book club book was about. — Brotherhood 2.0: March 15: Decreasing Suck (00:02:15)
  • 2007-03-16 · Hank · The New York Times (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says Ze Frank has made a hilarious video every weekday for the past year, earning international attention, New York Times coverage and hundreds of thousands of viewers. — March 16th: Mom, ZeFrank, and Stock Options (00:00:03)
  • 2007-04-20 · John · YouTube (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — According to YouTube, Brotherhood 2.0 has received 116,419 views. — Brotherhood 2.0: Carbon Neutralizing Youtube (00:00:09)
  • 2007-04-20 · John · Dimensions Magazine (organizations & sites, outside the channel, playful) — Citing Dimensions Magazine, John says only 21 people in all of human history have weighed more than Brotherhood 2.0's carbon emissions. — Brotherhood 2.0: Carbon Neutralizing Youtube (00:02:33)
  • 2007-06-28 · John · microfinance organization visited in the Dominican Republic (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John says the microfinance organization they met has a loan payback rate above 98%, higher than most American banks. — June 28: How to Be a Microfinancier (00:01:43)
  • 2007-07-03 · Hank · Kiva (organizations & sites, outside the channel, playful) — Hank says he could not keep up with the nerdfighters: he had Brotherhood 2.0 sponsor a new person on Kiva and the loan was fully funded almost at once. — July 3: Decepticons (00:00:37)
  • 2007-07-03 · Hank · Transformers (film & tv, outside the channel) — Hank points out that John did not make up 'Decepticon': Decepticons are Transformers, the enemies of the Autobots. — July 3: Decepticons (00:01:54)
  • 2007-08-01 · Hank · United Nations (organizations & sites, outside the channel, playful) — Hank sings that the United Nations says 11,000 people die of heat each year. — August 1: It's Too Hot (00:01:56)
  • 2007-08-20 · John · Wikipedia (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Citing Wikipedia, John says Winner has a population of just over 3,000 and lies in south-central South Dakota. — August 20th: Winner, South Dakota (00:00:54)
  • 2007-09-07 · Hank · Mortal Kombat: Deception (games, outside the channel) — Hank rebuts commenters: in Mortal Kombat Deception Sub-Zero rips out a whole skeleton and Scorpion uses Sub-Zero's spine-ripper, so a spine rip is technically a Scorpion fatality. — September 7th: Fatalities, Dances and Thanks (00:00:00)
  • 2007-10-10 · John · Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (books & writing, outside the channel, playful) — John says Hank will never win the zombies-versus-unicorns part of the feud, and offers a 'foolproof' argument against unicorns only for those who have read Harry Potter 7. — October 10th: A Spoilerific Attack on Unicorns (00:01:24)
  • 2007-10-12 · John · YouTube (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John says that, according to YouTube, the brothers' videos have been viewed 3,030,337 times. — October 12th: Carbon Re-Neutralizing Brotherhood 2.0 (00:01:03)
  • 2007-10-12 · John · Brotherhood 2.0 forum (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — John counts more than 116,000 posts in the Brotherhood2.com forum 'my pants' and totals 154,244 hours of viewing, commenting and posting. — October 12th: Carbon Re-Neutralizing Brotherhood 2.0 (00:02:31)
  • 2007-10-22 · John · Bible (books & writing, outside the channel) — John says that in the 17th century Archbishop James Ussher calculated from the Bible that the world was created on October 22, 4004 BC, just after nightfall, making today the universe's 6012th birthday by some accounts. — October 22nd: The Anniversary of Young Earth Creationism (00:00:00)
  • 2007-10-24 · John · PC Magazine (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John reports that PC Magazine named Hank's EcoGeek.org one of the 100 best websites on the internet. — October 24th: RANDOM NERDFIGHTING (00:03:12)
  • 2007-10-26 · John · United Nations Security Council (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John reports that a few days ago the UN Security Council said it strongly opposed Nepal not holding elections. — OCT. 26: DISCUSSING NEPAL WHILE EATING TOILET PAPER (00:03:10)
  • 2007-12-06 · John · Fiji Water (products, outside the channel) — John says shipping heavy liquids is costly, citing a recent study that one bottle of Fiji water requires two pounds of carbon to get from Fiji to the United States. — Dec. 6th: Peer Pressure and the Green Green Manifesto (00:02:36)

2008 (2)

John: 1 · Hank: 1

  • 2008-05-20 · John · YouTube Insight (products, outside the channel) — Asked the key to YouTube popularity, John says YouTube's new demographics feature shows Nerdfighters are extremely loyal, which he thinks is because nerdfighting is something they all do together. — Guys Love Giraffe Love (00:01:10)
  • 2008-05-22 · Hank · Google (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Citing Google, Hank says caffeine takes about five minutes to hit, with peak effects at thirty minutes. — Adorable Puppy Injury!!!! (00:01:01)

2009 (15)

John: 13 · Hank: 2

  • 2009-01-18 · John · Lincoln Bible (books & writing, outside the channel) — John says Obama will take the oath with his hand on the Bible, the same Bible Abraham Lincoln used. — PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA Inaugurated: Some Historical Background (00:00:54)
  • 2009-02-01 · John · Google (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John says Google's top autocomplete for 'is Edward Cullen' is 'is Edward Cullen real?', found while checking if Edward is a virgin; John answers that he is not real. — Super Bowl Analysis from an Idiot (00:02:34)
  • 2009-03-18 · Hank · Rwandan survivor Hank spoke with (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Hank says two days ago he spoke by phone with a woman from Rwanda whose entire family died in those 100 days; she had recently gone to Canada for school and followed events daily. — Lighting Candles for Rwanda (00:00:00)
  • 2009-04-12 · John · Hulu (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John says that for the number of views it takes YouTube to make a dollar, a site like Hulu that features television shows can make ten dollars. — The Death of Youtube?? Redesign Coming (00:01:49)
  • 2009-04-26 · John · United Nations (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John says the UN estimates that more than 6,000 civilians have been killed in the last three months, by the government or the Tamil Tigers. — Peanut Butter Face Discusses Sri Lanka (00:03:07)
  • 2009-07-11 · John · Constitution of the United States (art & other works, outside the channel) — John says the US Constitution requires a president to be a natural-born citizen, at least 35 years old, and a US resident for at least 14 years. — Chewbacca for President! Let the Wookie Win! (00:00:00)
  • 2009-08-06 · John · Google (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Within two days, typing 'Paige' into Google gave Paige Railstone as the first suggestion. — Robert Pattinson and DJ Railstone (00:01:49)
  • 2009-10-13 · Hank · Georgia River Network (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank is staying with friends who know Georgia's rivers: a man who has surveyed almost all of them and a woman working for the nonprofit Georgia River Network. — Nine Die in Georgia Floods - Kanye is a Jackass (00:01:25)
  • 2009-10-18 · John · Wife Swap (film & tv, outside the channel) — John says the family had been on Wife Swap twice and the father believes Hillary Clinton is a shape-shifting reptilian and that a secret cabal of reptilians runs the world. — The Balloon Boy Hoax (00:01:34)
  • 2009-10-18 · John · TLC (TV channel) (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John says the father had been on Wife Swap twice and pitched a show to TLC, which passed. — The Balloon Boy Hoax (00:02:33)
  • 2009-12-20 · John · Avatar (film & tv, outside the channel) — John says #P4A trended above the movie Avatar for most of the P4A; Avatar cost $250 million to make, the P4A zero dollars. — Awesome Project Is Awesome (00:00:27)
  • 2009-12-23 · John · Montgomery Ward (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Correcting Hank's claim that Woolworth invented Rudolph, John says Montgomery Ward did in the late 1930s: copywriter Robert May, a nerdy small guy, wrote a story about a nerdy small reindeer that became massive. — Amazing Christmas Facts With John and Hank (00:02:06)
  • 2009-12-23 · John · Robert L. May (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Correcting Hank's claim that Woolworth invented Rudolph, John says Montgomery Ward did in the late 1930s: copywriter Robert May, a nerdy small guy, wrote a story about a nerdy small reindeer that became massive. — Amazing Christmas Facts With John and Hank (00:02:06)
  • 2009-12-23 · John · James Lord Pierpont (music, outside the channel) — Amazing Christmas Facts With John and Hank (00:03:18)
  • 2009-12-29 · John · Congressional Budget Office (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Citing the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, John says the bill will cut the national deficit; whether that cuts the debt depends on whether the money is spent elsewhere. — Adorable Puppy Explains Health Care Bill (00:02:40)

2010 (24)

John: 10 · Hank: 11 · guests: 1 · descriptions: 2

  • 2010-01-08 · video description · Wikipedia (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — GUS HAS NO FUZZ! (00:00:00)
  • 2010-01-08 · John · hand-dryer study (2008) (art & other works, outside the channel) — John cites a 2008 study (linked in the sidebar) that he says shows using a hand dryer after washing leaves far more bacteria on your hands than not washing at all. — GUS HAS NO FUZZ! (00:00:29)
  • 2010-01-11 · Hank · global ecosystem services valuation (1997) (art & other works, outside the channel) — Hank says scientists and economists in 1997 estimated the world's ecosystem services at about 33 trillion dollars, about twice the value of the whole world economy. — Ecosystem Services 101 with Hank (00:02:18)
  • 2010-01-29 · Hank · Netflix (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank compares the $3.99 rental price with the $5.99 a month he pays Netflix for about five DVDs a month plus unlimited streaming. — The iPad and Dolphin Murder (00:01:52)
  • 2010-02-10 · Maureen Johnson · Maureen Johnson's agent (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Maureen relays that her agent received 3,500 query letters last year (2009) and took two clients from them. — HOW TO GET AN AGENT (00:01:32)
  • 2010-02-17 · Hank · Hairspray (2007 film) (film & tv, outside the channel) — Hank says he knows the six types of quarks and also who Amanda Bynes is, from Hairspray, which he has seen about five times: physics knowledge doesn't exclude pop culture. — WRONG WRONG WRONG (00:01:40)
  • 2010-03-12 · Hank · Air Canada (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says Air Canada delayed a flight because passengers refused to board during the game, and shows a graph of Edmonton's water use during the final (people holding their pee). — Peeing, Pooping, Prescription Drugs, and Ramen Noodle Fires (00:01:57)
  • 2010-03-29 · John · Colin Singleton (characters, own work (self-plug)) — John says the line ('what is the point of being alive if you don't at least try to do something remarkable') was meant as a joke: it is what Colin Singleton believes at the start and spends the book learning is bull. — Quotations (And Holden Hats) (00:01:17)
  • 2010-04-05 · Hank · YouTube (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says Google is getting better at it and has analytical access to the world's largest database of recorded spoken words: YouTube. — Google in your Brain (00:00:58)
  • 2010-04-05 · Hank · Google Translate (products, outside the channel) — Hank says 100% accurate speech recognition in two languages would make subtitling conversations on handheld, in-ear or in-eye devices trivial, though machine translation would stay inaccurate, as Google Translate shows. — Google in your Brain (00:02:39)
  • 2010-05-07 · Hank · Ray Kurzweil (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Path five: Hank says futurist Kurzweil believes machines will build smarter machines in an intelligence explosion that could, theoretically, help humans save themselves. — How to Live Forever (00:01:27)
  • 2010-05-26 · Hank · Breathing Earth (online video & web, outside the channel) — Hank explains Breathing Earth, made by David: in real time it marks births and deaths by country and flashes a country red each time it emits a thousand tons of carbon dioxide. — How to Be Green Without Being a Prick (00:00:29)
  • 2010-06-02 · John · Twitter (organizations & sites, outside the channel, playful) — To test Hank's theory, John asked on Twitter for miniature dachshund owners to measure the dogs' anus height; several dozen nerdfighters did. — The Case of the Poopy Nintendo (00:00:50)
  • 2010-06-04 · Hank · Content ID (products, outside the channel, playful) — When Viacom recalls YouTube as all Daily Show and Family Guy clips, YouTube answers that was 2007; since then its content identification system has all but eradicated illegal uploads. — YouTube vs. Viacom The Battle Explained (00:01:34)
  • 2010-06-29 · Hank · The Whaler (art & other works, outside the channel) — In 2009 a couple uploading their old-photograph collection to Flickr titled one 'The Whaler'; users said the iron was no harpoon, and a commenter suggested it was the only picture of Phineas Gage. — Stabbed in the Brain: Phineas Gage (00:03:05)
  • 2010-06-30 · John · Nicole Harsch (other people & groups, outside the channel) — John introduces Neisser and Harsch's late-1980s work on flashbulb memories, the famous classic 1989 Challenger flashbulb memory study. — Poopy Nintendo Mystery SOLVED WITH SCIENCE (00:00:30)
  • 2010-06-30 · John · Ulric Neisser (other people & groups, outside the channel) — John introduces Neisser and Harsch's late-1980s work on flashbulb memories, the famous classic 1989 Challenger flashbulb memory study. — Poopy Nintendo Mystery SOLVED WITH SCIENCE (00:00:30)
  • 2010-06-30 · John · Neisser and Harsch's Challenger flashbulb memory study (art & other works, outside the channel) — John introduces Neisser and Harsch's late-1980s work on flashbulb memories, the famous classic 1989 Challenger flashbulb memory study. — Poopy Nintendo Mystery SOLVED WITH SCIENCE (00:00:30)
  • 2010-08-27 · John · The Harry Potter Alliance (organizations & sites, friends & collaborators) — John says that with Esther the Nerdfighter community came together and helped the Harry Potter Alliance win $250,000. — Rest In Awesome, Esther (00:01:02)
  • 2010-09-06 · John · Democratic Party (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Second, John says coinage reform isn't partisan: about half its major advocates in the last ten years were Republicans and half Democrats, so it fires up no base. — I HATE PENNIES!!!! (Also Nickels.) (00:03:10)
  • 2010-09-06 · John · Republican Party (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Second, John says coinage reform isn't partisan: about half its major advocates in the last ten years were Republicans and half Democrats, so it fires up no base. — I HATE PENNIES!!!! (Also Nickels.) (00:03:10)
  • 2010-09-14 · Hank · Google Maps (products, outside the channel) — Hank notes that typing YouTube into Google Maps gives the address 901 Cherry, where he is filming. — Thoughts from Places: YouTube HQ (00:00:29)
  • 2010-09-17 · video description · American Red Cross (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Positive Prank Calls!! (00:00:00)
  • 2010-12-03 · John · Stanage (other people & groups, nerdfighter community) — John notes a Nerdfighter named Stanage found space pasta might beat Earth beef if the space shuttle rather than Apollo 11 picked it up, provided pasta were already on the Moon, which as far as we know it isn't. — Giant Squids OF LOVE (00:02:56)

2011 (29)

John: 19 · Hank: 8 · descriptions: 2

  • 2011-02-23 · John · Rent (music, outside the channel, playful) — Guessing that partial viewing and other Nerdfighter activity average out to 3.5 minutes per view, John gets 427 million minutes, which at 525,600 minutes a year (from Rent) is more than 812 years. — WE ARE 812 YEARS OLD (00:00:52)
  • 2011-02-23 · John · YouTube (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John says YouTube's carbon emissions amount to trillions of pounds of carbon. — WE ARE 812 YEARS OLD (00:02:53)
  • 2011-03-02 · Hank · Harry Baals (politics & public life, outside the channel) — Hank's actual final rule: there are no rules; Harry Baals and Ima Hogg prove you are not your name and it doesn't really matter. — How to Name Your Baby Properly (00:03:06)
  • 2011-03-02 · Hank · Ima Hogg (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Hank's actual final rule: there are no rules; Harry Baals and Ima Hogg prove you are not your name and it doesn't really matter. — How to Name Your Baby Properly (00:03:06)
  • 2011-05-25 · Hank · United States Cavalry (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says they were much better fighters than the American cavalry, and far more cavalry than Native Americans died in these battles. — Thoughts from a Battlefield (00:01:09)
  • 2011-06-06 · John · Paper Towns (books & writing, own work (self-plug)) — Without Julie, John says, Paper Towns would be largely a boring history of the US Postal Service instead of being about Whitman's Song of Myself. — Men Running on Tanks and the Truth about Book Editors (00:02:54)
  • 2011-06-06 · John · An Abundance of Katherines (books & writing, own work (self-plug)) — Without Julie, An Abundance of Katherines would have had a 75-page guide to tanning a roadkill raccoon's hide instead of Colin and Hassan hunting feral hogs; in 2005 he was into hide tanning. — Men Running on Tanks and the Truth about Book Editors (00:03:02)
  • 2011-06-06 · John · Looking for Alaska (novel) (books & writing, own work (self-plug)) — John says that without Julie and, before her, his mentor and first editor Ilene Cooper, nothing anyone likes about Looking for Alaska would be in it. — Men Running on Tanks and the Truth about Book Editors (00:03:19)
  • 2011-06-06 · John · The Great Gatsby (books & writing, outside the channel) — John notes that The Great Gatsby and The Sun Also Rises were edited by the same man. — Men Running on Tanks and the Truth about Book Editors (00:03:29)
  • 2011-06-06 · John · The Sun Also Rises (books & writing, outside the channel) — John notes that The Great Gatsby and The Sun Also Rises were edited by the same man. — Men Running on Tanks and the Truth about Book Editors (00:03:29)
  • 2011-06-13 · Hank · Data (character, “Star Trek: The Next Generation”) (characters, outside the channel) — Hank finds the checklist too restrictive: Star Trek's Lieutenant Commander Data doesn't respire, grow or reproduce, yet is alive and even sentient. — Google Is Alive! (00:00:54)
  • 2011-06-13 · Hank · Erwin Schrödinger (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Hank's favourite definition is Schrödinger's, paraphrased: life is any system that continuously decreases its own entropy using energy around it. — Google Is Alive! (00:01:52)
  • 2011-07-08 · John · Government Accountability Office (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office reported to Congress that replacing the $1 bill with $1 and $2 coins would save $5.5 billion over 30 years. — Kill the Dollar Bill! (00:01:30)
  • 2011-07-20 · Hank · Billboard (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank reports Billboard called him because Ellen Hardcastle is charting, and tells viewers they made him chart, admitting he is a little teary. — HARDCASTLED! (00:03:07)
  • 2011-07-22 · video description · United States Environmental Protection Agency (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Your Yard Is EVIL (00:00:00)
  • 2011-07-22 · video description · Wikipedia (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Your Yard Is EVIL (00:00:00)
  • 2011-07-27 · John · Project for Awesome (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — John says Nerdfighters raised $150,000 in 48 hours during the Project for Awesome. — 150,000 Autographs (00:01:08)
  • 2011-07-27 · John · Billboard (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John lists other Nerdfighter feats: getting Hank's album on the Billboard charts, chartering airplanes of medical supplies to Haiti, and getting Helen Hunt to hear the Helen Hunt song. — 150,000 Autographs (00:01:15)
  • 2011-07-27 · John · Ellen Hardcastle (music, own work (self-plug)) — John lists other Nerdfighter feats: getting Hank's album on the Billboard charts, chartering airplanes of medical supplies to Haiti, and getting Helen Hunt to hear the Helen Hunt song. — 150,000 Autographs (00:01:15)
  • 2011-07-27 · John · Helen Hunt (song) (music, own work (self-plug)) — John lists other Nerdfighter feats: getting Hank's album on the Billboard charts, chartering airplanes of medical supplies to Haiti, and getting Helen Hunt to hear the Helen Hunt song. — 150,000 Autographs (00:01:15)
  • 2011-08-05 · John · Strange Charm (music, own work (self-plug)) — John says that whenever anyone whines about teenagers' intellectually disengaged tastes he will play them 3,000 people singing a song about quarks, which makes him hopeful about the world. — Vidcon: Thoughts from Places (00:01:13)
  • 2011-10-21 · Hank · An Abundance of Katherines (books & writing, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says the fan-cover project convinced a publishing company, for the first time in history, to put a book in bookstores with a cover designed by its fans. — Signing Psychosis, BlizzCon, TFiOS, Awesome Adventures, and URLatron (00:01:27)
  • 2011-11-21 · John · Google (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John says the legislation before Congress would increase that inequality: YouTube, Google and Tumblr can afford lawyers against Viacom, he can't, and it won't stop already-illegal wholesale piracy. — Old Man Narrates Young Girl (00:02:54)
  • 2011-11-21 · John · Tumblr (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John says the legislation before Congress would increase that inequality: YouTube, Google and Tumblr can afford lawyers against Viacom, he can't, and it won't stop already-illegal wholesale piracy. — Old Man Narrates Young Girl (00:02:54)
  • 2011-11-21 · John · Viacom (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John says the legislation before Congress would increase that inequality: YouTube, Google and Tumblr can afford lawyers against Viacom, he can't, and it won't stop already-illegal wholesale piracy. — Old Man Narrates Young Girl (00:02:54)
  • 2011-11-21 · John · YouTube (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John says the legislation before Congress would increase that inequality: YouTube, Google and Tumblr can afford lawyers against Viacom, he can't, and it won't stop already-illegal wholesale piracy. — Old Man Narrates Young Girl (00:02:54)
  • 2011-12-05 · John · Cymbeline (art & other works, outside the channel) — John says the name Imogen comes from Shakespeare's Cymbeline and is probably a transcription error for Innogen, so Imogen Heap's name rests on a typo. — 5 Worst Typos of History (00:00:51)
  • 2011-12-14 · John · The Economist (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John recalls an Economist cover on Silvio Berlusconi headlined 'The Man Who Screwed an Entire Country'. — Greek Phallic Disco Golf Balls: A Free Association Game (00:03:25)
  • 2011-12-26 · Hank · PNC Financial Services (organizations & sites, outside the channel, playful, explicitly uncertain) — Truth or Fail option one: PNC Wealth Management yearly prices the gifts in The Twelve Days of Christmas, and this year (2011) the seven swans a-swimming were the most expensive at $6,300. — Project for Awesome and Truth or Fail (00:02:18)

2012 (31)

John: 12 · Hank: 18 · descriptions: 1

  • 2012-01-06 · Hank · YouTube (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank won't dwell on TV content, since YouTube has crap too, but is frustrated by ads for Finding Bigfoot on Animal Planet, a channel meant to be about animals, not fake animals. — Kill your TV (00:01:30)
  • 2012-01-13 · Hank · Amazon (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank tells John he is really proud of him and of The Fault in Our Stars: every review has been fantastic, everyone on Amazon loves it, and Hank loves it. — TFiOS PARTY! (00:00:42)
  • 2012-01-27 · Hank · The New York Times (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank introduces John as the number one New York Times best-selling author of The Fault in Our Stars. — In 'N' Out-Erview (00:00:51)
  • 2012-01-27 · Hank · Time (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says Time Magazine said John was 'damn near genius', then teases him about the 'near'. — In 'N' Out-Erview (00:01:27)
  • 2012-01-27 · Hank · Lev Grossman (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank says Time Magazine said John was 'damn near genius', then teases him about the 'near'. — In 'N' Out-Erview (00:01:27)
  • 2012-02-21 · John · The New York Times (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John says he kept lowering Ransom's expectations: of John's four novels a couple made the New York Times bestseller list, but two sold fewer than a hundred copies in their first weeks. — Life is Weird. Also beautiful. (00:02:04)
  • 2012-03-06 · John · United Nations (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John says Assad responded to the pro-democracy Arab Spring protests of early 2011 by executing soldiers who would not fire, bombing towns, torture and mass arrests; the UN estimates over 10,000 killed in a year, mostly unarmed civilians. — Know Your News! Understanding the Syrian Revolution in Under 4 Minutes (00:02:26)
  • 2012-03-20 · John · The New York Times (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John says The Fault in Our Stars is currently number 2 on the New York Times bestseller list, behind only Hugo Cabret, a book he really liked. — Sharpie Face Question Tuesday (00:01:41)
  • 2012-03-30 · Hank · Bully (2011 film) (film & tv, outside the channel) — Citing the controversy over the R rating of the documentary Bully, about kids verbally abused until they want to die, Hank suggests the system protects kids from emotion, not violence. — Springtime Hunger Games Zit Bully Walk (00:00:58)
  • 2012-05-15 · John · Bible (books & writing, outside the channel) — John says 'traditional marriage' as one man and one woman is inaccurate: in the Bible King David married 18 women and Solomon 700, plus 300 concubines. — Religion and Gay Marriage (00:00:17)
  • 2012-06-22 · Hank · SciShow (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Citing a recent SciShow episode on Americans' increasing weight, Hank says that if the whole world were the size of North Americans, it would equal almost a billion new people. — Hank is Maybe Crazy (00:01:14)
  • 2012-07-17 · John · Eva Braun (other people & groups, outside the channel) — John says Hitler was controlling, possessive and domineering, with all the hallmarks of an abusive relationship; four of the six women he most likely had sex with killed themselves, including Eva Braun, married 40 hours before. — Hitler and Sex! (00:01:59)
  • 2012-07-17 · John · Geli Raubal (other people & groups, outside the channel) — John says Hitler was controlling, possessive and domineering, with all the hallmarks of an abusive relationship; four of the six women he most likely had sex with killed themselves, including Eva Braun, married 40 hours before. — Hitler and Sex! (00:01:59)
  • 2012-07-17 · John · Renate Müller (film & tv, outside the channel) — John says Hitler was controlling, possessive and domineering, with all the hallmarks of an abusive relationship; four of the six women he most likely had sex with killed themselves, including Eva Braun, married 40 hours before. — Hitler and Sex! (00:01:59)
  • 2012-07-17 · John · Unity Mitford (other people & groups, outside the channel) — John says Hitler was controlling, possessive and domineering, with all the hallmarks of an abusive relationship; four of the six women he most likely had sex with killed themselves, including Eva Braun, married 40 hours before. — Hitler and Sex! (00:01:59)
  • 2012-07-17 · John · Erna Hanfstaengl (other people & groups, outside the channel) — John says of the other two likely lovers, Maria Reiter attempted suicide during her break-up with Hitler, and Erna Hanfstaengl tried to kill or overthrow him in 1943. — Hitler and Sex! (00:02:22)
  • 2012-07-17 · John · Maria Reiter (other people & groups, outside the channel) — John says of the other two likely lovers, Maria Reiter attempted suicide during her break-up with Hitler, and Erna Hanfstaengl tried to kill or overthrow him in 1943. — Hitler and Sex! (00:02:22)
  • 2012-07-24 · video description · Mayo Clinic (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — The Treadmill Desk! Fitness for Nerds (00:00:00)
  • 2012-09-14 · Hank · This Star Won't Go Out (charity) (organizations & sites, friends & collaborators) — Hank lists results: $300,000 and thousands of videos for charities through P4A, thousands of This Star Won't Go Out bracelets, over $1,000,000 lent through the Nerdfighter Kiva group, hundreds of Thoughts from Places. — 1000 VIDEOS!!! (00:01:04)
  • 2012-09-14 · Hank · Tumblr (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank lists results: $300,000 and thousands of videos for charities through P4A, thousands of This Star Won't Go Out bracelets, over $1,000,000 lent through the Nerdfighter Kiva group, hundreds of Thoughts from Places. — 1000 VIDEOS!!! (00:01:04)
  • 2012-09-14 · Hank · Bank of Nerdfighteria (projects & channels, nerdfighter community) — Hank lists results: $300,000 and thousands of videos for charities through P4A, thousands of This Star Won't Go Out bracelets, over $1,000,000 lent through the Nerdfighter Kiva group, hundreds of Thoughts from Places. — 1000 VIDEOS!!! (00:01:04)
  • 2012-09-14 · Hank · Project for Awesome (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank lists results: $300,000 and thousands of videos for charities through P4A, thousands of This Star Won't Go Out bracelets, over $1,000,000 lent through the Nerdfighter Kiva group, hundreds of Thoughts from Places. — 1000 VIDEOS!!! (00:01:04)
  • 2012-09-14 · Hank · Thoughts from Places (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank lists results: $300,000 and thousands of videos for charities through P4A, thousands of This Star Won't Go Out bracelets, over $1,000,000 lent through the Nerdfighter Kiva group, hundreds of Thoughts from Places. — 1000 VIDEOS!!! (00:01:04)
  • 2012-10-23 · John · Federal government of the United States (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John says the largest single holder of US government debt is the federal government itself, via trust funds like Social Security; without that about $11 trillion remains. — Understanding the National Debt and Budget Deficit (00:00:45)
  • 2012-11-02 · Hank · Marvel Entertainment (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank is excited that Disney just bought Star Wars: it could go badly, but Disney has done very well with Marvel. — Disney Buys Star Wars and DFTVA! (00:00:00)
  • 2012-11-07 · Hank · Democratic Party (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — The UN, President Obama, Governor Romney and both the Democratic and Republican platforms all agree Puerto Rico should decide for itself whether to become a state. — The 51st State (00:01:35)
  • 2012-11-07 · Hank · Republican Party (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — The UN, President Obama, Governor Romney and both the Democratic and Republican platforms all agree Puerto Rico should decide for itself whether to become a state. — The 51st State (00:01:35)
  • 2012-11-07 · Hank · United Nations (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — The UN, President Obama, Governor Romney and both the Democratic and Republican platforms all agree Puerto Rico should decide for itself whether to become a state. — The 51st State (00:01:35)
  • 2012-11-07 · Hank · Barack Obama (politics & public life, outside the channel) — The UN, President Obama, Governor Romney and both the Democratic and Republican platforms all agree Puerto Rico should decide for itself whether to become a state. — The 51st State (00:01:35)
  • 2012-11-07 · Hank · Mitt Romney (politics & public life, outside the channel) — The UN, President Obama, Governor Romney and both the Democratic and Republican platforms all agree Puerto Rico should decide for itself whether to become a state. — The 51st State (00:01:35)
  • 2012-11-20 · John · Wikipedia (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John reads Wikipedia's first sentence on Jenkins: an American amateur operatic soprano known and ridiculed for her lack of rhythm, pitch and tone and her poor singing. — Great at Being Terrible: The Florence Foster Jenkins Story (00:00:04)

2013 (27)

John: 15 · Hank: 5 · descriptions: 7

  • 2013-01-01 · John · 80th United States Congress (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John contrasts this with the famous 'Do-Nothing Congress' of the Harry Truman era, which passed more than 900 bills. — Why Does Congress Suck? (00:00:56)
  • 2013-01-01 · John · Articles of Confederation (art & other works, outside the channel) — John explains that the first US government under the Articles of Confederation could do almost nothing, so the Constitution replaced it with a Congress that could do a little. — Why Does Congress Suck? (00:01:06)
  • 2013-01-01 · John · Constitution of the United States (art & other works, outside the channel) — John explains that the first US government under the Articles of Confederation could do almost nothing, so the Constitution replaced it with a Congress that could do a little. — Why Does Congress Suck? (00:01:06)
  • 2013-01-01 · John · Nate Silver (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Citing Nate Silver's analysis, John says the number of swing districts, where either party has about an equal chance, fell from 103 to 35 over the last 20 years. — Why Does Congress Suck? (00:02:05)
  • 2013-02-01 · video description · The Wall Street Journal (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Football For Nerds (00:00:00)
  • 2013-03-08 · Hank · Internet Archive (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — The Internet Archive's first capture of the Vlogbrothers channel, on December 1st, 2007, eleven months in, showed just under 10,000 subscribers, then a huge deal to them. — ONE MILLION NERDFIGHTERS! (00:00:29)
  • 2013-03-22 · Hank · Federal government of the United States (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says the US government sets the minimum price of an hour of your life at $7.80, and average lifetime wages are about $2 million. — How Much is a Human Life Worth? (00:00:13)
  • 2013-04-02 · John · The Spectacular Now (film) (film & tv, outside the channel) — John announces Shailene Woodley has been cast as Hazel, citing her Golden Globe nomination and Sundance award, and says she is a real fan who wrote him before the film. — TFiOS Movie Casting, New Books, and Groundhog Wars: An Old School Vlogbrothers Video (00:01:56)
  • 2013-04-23 · John · Wikipedia (organizations & sites, outside the channel, playful) — John says he looked on Wikipedia and found that, as an honorary doctor, he cannot call himself a doctor. — DOCTOR GREEN (00:01:23)
  • 2013-08-13 · John · Monopoly (game) (games, outside the channel) — John points readers to an article on the rigged-Monopoly research and to a study on how power changes the brain to decrease empathy and generosity, which he calls crazy stuff. — Shailene's Hair, Unfair Monopoly, and the Just World Fallacy (00:00:00)
  • 2013-08-20 · video description · The Commonwealth Fund (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Why Are American Health Care Costs So High? (00:00:00)
  • 2013-08-20 · video description · The New York Times (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Why Are American Health Care Costs So High? (00:00:00)
  • 2013-08-20 · John · Lipitor (products, outside the channel) — John compares prices: a hip replacement costs $13,000 in Belgium but often over $100,000 in the US; a colonoscopy over $1,100 in the US vs $655 in Switzerland; a month of Lipitor $124 in the US vs $7 in New Zealand. — Why Are American Health Care Costs So High? (00:01:20)
  • 2013-09-06 · Hank · Nerdfighteria Census (projects & channels, nerdfighter community) — Hank says that in the Nerdfighter survey a huge majority said they wished he would spend more time writing, producing and releasing songs, which surprised him. — Undigested Lump (A Song) (00:00:18)
  • 2013-09-24 · John · Degrassi: The Next Generation (film & tv, outside the channel) — John says Drake did not start from the bottom either: his mother is a teacher, and from a very early age he had a lucrative role on the TV programme Degrassi. — Started from the Bottom: Benjamin Franklin and Drake Compared (00:02:26)
  • 2013-10-01 · Hank · Supreme Court of the United States (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says Obamacare, passed in 2010 and upheld by the Supreme Court, went into full swing that day, and the Republicans are not done fighting it. — The Lowdown on the Shutdown (00:00:56)
  • 2013-10-15 · John · The Fault in Our Stars (books & writing, own work (self-plug)) — John now regularly gets all-caps emails from 80-year-old grandmothers whose retirement-home book clubs read his book, asking what happens to Anna's mom; he welcomes more old people in Nerdfighteria. — Thoughts for Nerdfighteria (00:01:01)
  • 2013-10-15 · John · Mental Floss (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John says Crash Course, SciShow and Mental Floss all have large and growing audiences. — Thoughts for Nerdfighteria (00:01:20)
  • 2013-10-15 · John · Crash Course (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — John says Crash Course, SciShow and Mental Floss all have large and growing audiences. — Thoughts for Nerdfighteria (00:01:20)
  • 2013-10-15 · John · SciShow (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — John says Crash Course, SciShow and Mental Floss all have large and growing audiences. — Thoughts for Nerdfighteria (00:01:20)
  • 2013-10-25 · Hank · Kepler Space Telescope (products, outside the channel) — That math put the Kepler Space Telescope in orbit, which found 15 to 30 billion Earth-like planets in our galaxy; there are over 100 billion galaxies in the observable universe. — When Was it a Million Seconds Ago? (00:02:05)
  • 2013-11-12 · video description · Don't Cross Your Eyes (books & writing, friends & collaborators) — But Is Worm Pizza Poisonous? (00:00:00)
  • 2013-11-12 · video description · Don't Swallow Your Gum (books & writing, friends & collaborators) — But Is Worm Pizza Poisonous? (00:00:00)
  • 2013-12-03 · John · Google (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John says the brothers popularized the phrase: it had almost no Google hits or searches before Nerdfighters began using it. — Who Owns DFTBA? An Introduction to Trademarks (00:00:39)
  • 2013-12-31 · video description · Human Progress (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — GOOD NEWS: 14 Reasons 2014 May Be the Best Year Ever (00:00:00)
  • 2013-12-31 · video description · Wikipedia (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — GOOD NEWS: 14 Reasons 2014 May Be the Best Year Ever (00:00:00)
  • 2013-12-31 · John · United Nations (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John says absolute poverty is down worldwide; the UN estimates poverty fell more in the last 50 years than in the previous 500. — GOOD NEWS: 14 Reasons 2014 May Be the Best Year Ever (00:01:07)

2014 (40)

John: 20 · Hank: 11 · descriptions: 9

  • 2014-01-21 · John · Global Polio Eradication Initiative (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John says 25 years ago there were 350,000 new polio cases a year; today, thanks to the aid-funded polio eradication initiative, there are fewer than 400. — Are Poor Countries Doomed? (00:01:58)
  • 2014-02-04 · John · Alan Krueger (other people & groups, outside the channel) — John reports Card and Krueger's study: New Jersey raised its minimum wage in 1992 while neighbouring Pennsylvania did not, and restaurant employment in New Jersey actually increased. — Should We Raise the Minimum Wage? (00:01:19)
  • 2014-02-04 · John · David Card (other people & groups, outside the channel) — John reports Card and Krueger's study: New Jersey raised its minimum wage in 1992 while neighbouring Pennsylvania did not, and restaurant employment in New Jersey actually increased. — Should We Raise the Minimum Wage? (00:01:19)
  • 2014-02-04 · John · DFTBA Records (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — John says that, though hard to quantify, paying a living wage has let VidCon and DFTBA Records keep employees for years and grow sustainably. — Should We Raise the Minimum Wage? (00:03:12)
  • 2014-02-04 · John · VidCon (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — John says that, though hard to quantify, paying a living wage has let VidCon and DFTBA Records keep employees for years and grow sustainably. — Should We Raise the Minimum Wage? (00:03:12)
  • 2014-03-04 · video description · BBC (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Understanding Ukraine: The Problems Today and Some Historical Context (00:00:00)
  • 2014-03-04 · video description · Wikipedia (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Understanding Ukraine: The Problems Today and Some Historical Context (00:00:00)
  • 2014-03-04 · video description · The World Factbook (art & other works, outside the channel) — Understanding Ukraine: The Problems Today and Some Historical Context (00:00:00)
  • 2014-04-08 · video description · The Economist (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — I Don't Even Know (00:00:00)
  • 2014-04-08 · John · United States Sentencing Commission (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John reports a 2013 US Sentencing Commission study finding African Americans on average receive sentences 20% longer than white people for similar crimes. — I Don't Even Know (00:00:55)
  • 2014-04-11 · Hank · Tumblr (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says a Tumblr post asking how boys look hot without makeup made him notice culture, which surrounds us unnoticed like the water we swim in. — What Boys Look For in Girls (00:01:54)
  • 2014-04-22 · John · Human Rights Watch (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John says Séléka militias committed atrocities, per Human Rights Watch burning dozens of towns and shooting fleeing civilians; a huge share of people are displaced, tens of thousands of Christians at Bangui airport. — Understanding the Central African Republic (00:03:42)
  • 2014-05-02 · Hank · Comcast (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — The internet-user Hank says this already happened: Comcast slowed down Netflix's connection and forced it to pay for faster access to Comcast's customers. — Hank vs. Hank: The Net Neutrality Debate in 3 Minutes (00:01:01)
  • 2014-05-30 · Hank · Crash Course (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says 40% of respondents don't know Subbable, which has been so successful that SciShow, Crash Course and Sexplanations would not exist without it. — Nerdfighteria Census 2014 Results! (00:01:48)
  • 2014-05-30 · Hank · SciShow (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says 40% of respondents don't know Subbable, which has been so successful that SciShow, Crash Course and Sexplanations would not exist without it. — Nerdfighteria Census 2014 Results! (00:01:48)
  • 2014-05-30 · Hank · Sexplanations (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says 40% of respondents don't know Subbable, which has been so successful that SciShow, Crash Course and Sexplanations would not exist without it. — Nerdfighteria Census 2014 Results! (00:01:48)
  • 2014-05-30 · Hank · J. K. Rowling (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank reports that slightly more respondents have read J. K. Rowling's books than John Green's, and something like 92% have read The Fault in Our Stars. — Nerdfighteria Census 2014 Results! (00:02:46)
  • 2014-05-30 · Hank · The Fault in Our Stars (books & writing, own work (self-plug)) — Hank reports that slightly more respondents have read J. K. Rowling's books than John Green's, and something like 92% have read The Fault in Our Stars. — Nerdfighteria Census 2014 Results! (00:02:46)
  • 2014-06-10 · John · Rotten Tomatoes (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John says reviews of the TFiOS film have been amazing and, per Rotten Tomatoes, 93% of viewers liked it. — Our Old Friend Complexity: Behind the Beautiful Forevers (00:00:19)
  • 2014-06-10 · John · Kiva (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John tells Nerdfighters who lend through Kiva that this is why Kiva did not work in India until very recently and now operates there only with many restrictions. — Our Old Friend Complexity: Behind the Beautiful Forevers (00:01:34)
  • 2014-07-15 · John · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John says some of his anxiety centers on physical health; when giving him vaccines for the trip, his doctor told him to read the CDC pages on the places he'll visit, which was a terrible idea. — Exciting Announcements and Mosquito-Borne Illnesses (00:01:06)
  • 2014-07-15 · John · Indiana State Department of Health (organizations & sites, outside the channel, playful) — His doctor then sent him to the Indiana State Department of Health webpage, which added warnings about arbovirus and chikungunya besides West Nile, leaving John more anxious, not less. — Exciting Announcements and Mosquito-Borne Illnesses (00:01:40)
  • 2014-07-15 · John · Pulitzer Prize (organizations & sites, outside the channel, playful) — John says Behind the Beautiful Forevers won the Pulitzer Prize. — Exciting Announcements and Mosquito-Borne Illnesses (00:02:45)
  • 2014-07-22 · video description · The Economist (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Ambiguous Victories and Real Progress: Behind the Beautiful Forevers (00:00:00)
  • 2014-07-22 · video description · World Bank (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Ambiguous Victories and Real Progress: Behind the Beautiful Forevers (00:00:00)
  • 2014-07-22 · video description · World Health Organization (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Ambiguous Victories and Real Progress: Behind the Beautiful Forevers (00:00:00)
  • 2014-07-22 · video description · Global Food Security Index (art & other works, outside the channel) — Ambiguous Victories and Real Progress: Behind the Beautiful Forevers (00:00:00)
  • 2014-09-30 · John · Project for Awesome (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — John says the community just raised $300,000 for Water.org in Ethiopia, more than the first six Projects for Awesome raised combined. — Keeping it EVEN REALER (00:02:02)
  • 2014-10-03 · Hank · Hong Kong Stock Exchange (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank calls Hong Kong a capitalist powerhouse created as a bridge to the capitalist world, with the world's third largest stock exchange and the eighth most traded currency. — Hong Kong Protests Explained (00:01:47)
  • 2014-10-21 · video description · Oxfam (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Ebola: What IS Terrifying (00:00:00)
  • 2014-10-21 · John · Wikipedia (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Smallpox was eradicated, so no one will die of it again; Wikipedia's smallpox page begins 'Smallpox was an infectious disease.' — Ebola: What IS Terrifying (00:00:11)
  • 2014-10-21 · John · World Health Organization (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Nigeria, which had 20 Ebola infections, was just declared Ebola-free by the World Health Organization; John congratulates Nigeria. — Ebola: What IS Terrifying (00:00:30)
  • 2014-10-21 · John · Bill Gates (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Citing Bill Gates, John says the collapse of public health care in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea has probably caused more non-Ebola deaths than Ebola has. — Ebola: What IS Terrifying (00:02:00)
  • 2014-10-24 · Hank · Teletype Corporation (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — The symbol was nearly out of use until the end of the 19th century, when the Teletype Corporation was inventing binary codes; the US gave the UK pound-sign code 10111 to the obsolete # instead of £. — #Octothorpe - A Symbolistic Journey (00:00:50)
  • 2014-10-24 · Hank · Bell Labs (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Developing touch-tone phones in the 1960s, Bell Labs wanted two extra non-number buttons to control machines; a star and a diamond were rejected because they were not in ASCII. — #Octothorpe - A Symbolistic Journey (00:01:33)
  • 2014-11-10 · Hank · Q-tips (products, outside the channel) — Hank says in 2009 the DNA was traced to a woman who worked at a cotton-swab factory: it was already on the Q-tips used for the tests, not at the crime scenes. — The Woman Without a Face - Pizzamas Day 1 (00:02:35)
  • 2014-12-02 · John · Pedialyte (products, outside the channel) — John says his daughter got Pedialyte, and that is the only difference between a funny family Thanksgiving story and the greatest personal disaster he can imagine. — What You Eat Of Those You Love (00:01:50)
  • 2014-12-30 · John · United States Sentencing Commission (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John cites a US Sentencing Commission report from last year (2013): African American men's prison sentences averaged 20% longer than white men's for similar crimes, and the gap has widened over the past decade. — Racism in the United States: By the Numbers (00:00:37)
  • 2014-12-30 · John · University of Chicago (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John describes a large 2004 University of Chicago study: thousands of identical resumes differing only by name; 'Lakisha' and 'Jamal' got 50% fewer callbacks than 'Emily' and 'Brendan'. — Racism in the United States: By the Numbers (00:01:42)
  • 2014-12-30 · John · 2004 University of Chicago resume study (art & other works, outside the channel) — John describes a large 2004 University of Chicago study: thousands of identical resumes differing only by name; 'Lakisha' and 'Jamal' got 50% fewer callbacks than 'Emily' and 'Brendan'. — Racism in the United States: By the Numbers (00:01:42)

2015 (28)

John: 11 · Hank: 9 · descriptions: 8

  • 2015-02-17 · John · Goodreads (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John says the Paper Towns line 'I'm in love with cities I've never been to and people I've never met' has been quoted a lot, pops up all the time on Tumblr and has over 1,700 likes on Goodreads. — Places I've Never Been (00:00:15)
  • 2015-03-06 · Hank · Tom Wheeler (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Hank notes that Tom Wheeler of the FCC used to work for the cable industry, which hates net neutrality. — WE WON! Net Neutrality and Re-Thinking Cynicism (00:01:49)
  • 2015-03-06 · Hank · Democratic Party (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says the decision came down to party lines: three Democrats and two Republicans voted on the FCC, and the Republicans voted against net neutrality. — WE WON! Net Neutrality and Re-Thinking Cynicism (00:02:30)
  • 2015-03-06 · Hank · Republican Party (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says the decision came down to party lines: three Democrats and two Republicans voted on the FCC, and the Republicans voted against net neutrality. — WE WON! Net Neutrality and Re-Thinking Cynicism (00:02:30)
  • 2015-03-06 · Hank · White House (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says that against claims that both parties are the same, this huge decision would have gone the other way under a different administration. — WE WON! Net Neutrality and Re-Thinking Cynicism (00:02:37)
  • 2015-03-20 · Hank · Crash Course (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says Crash Course raises over $18,000 a month to fund free educational video, which our brains attribute to 'the crowd'. — A Sacrifice of Individuality and the Internets (00:01:46)
  • 2015-03-24 · video description · The New York Times (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Is Obamacare Working? The Affordable Care Act Five Years Later (00:00:00)
  • 2015-04-07 · John · Dave (character, “Penguins of Madagascar”) (film & tv, outside the channel) — John summarizes the plot: the penguins break into Fort Knox for Cheezy Dibbles, and Dave, an octopus mistreated by humans for not being cute, makes a serum to turn penguins ugly so humans stop protecting them. — John Reviews Kids Movies (00:02:24)
  • 2015-05-19 · John · The Body in Pain (books & writing, outside the channel) — John cites Elaine Scarry's great book The Body in Pain: pain doesn't just defy language, it destroys language. — Pain Destroys Language: John after the Dentist (00:00:45)
  • 2015-06-08 · John · Robert C. Allen (other people & groups, outside the channel) — John notes the graph only goes back to 1947; going back to the Industrial Revolution shows a similar decoupling, which economist Robert Allen calls the Engels pause, lasting several decades until wages shot up. — Monday Bonus Video! (00:02:28)
  • 2015-06-12 · video description · Vox (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Why is College So Expensive? (00:00:00)
  • 2015-06-26 · Hank · Carol Dweck (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Hank says psychologist Carol Dweck has studied these two mindsets for over 30 years, calling the belief in innate talent the fixed mindset and the belief in acquired skill the growth mindset. — How to Get Good at Everything (00:01:42)
  • 2015-07-21 · John · Variety (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Correcting himself, John says the movie is already out in Brazil, Australia and elsewhere, critics have seen it and reviews are great; Variety said it was better than The Fault in Our Stars. — PAPER TOWNS IS HERE AND JOHN IS A BALL OF ANXIETY (00:01:27)
  • 2015-08-07 · Hank · Benjamin Franklin (other people & groups, outside the channel, hedged) — Hank says it is widely accepted that 'drunk' is the English word with the most synonyms, first proposed, he thinks, by Benjamin Franklin — hard to argue with mainly because slang is hard to measure. — Is This Video Cool? (00:00:38)
  • 2015-08-11 · John · United States Congress (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John says for most of American history the president wasn't really elected democratically: most people (women, non-white people) couldn't vote, and Congress or party powers chose the candidates. — 454 Days: Understanding America's Ridiculous Political Campaigns (00:01:28)
  • 2015-09-08 · video description · UNHCR (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Understanding the Refugee Crisis in Europe, Syria, and around the World (00:00:00)
  • 2015-09-08 · John · United Nations (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Eritrea has one of the worst human rights records on Earth; the UN has cited its government for executions, torture, forced labor and systemic rape by officials. — Understanding the Refugee Crisis in Europe, Syria, and around the World (00:04:59)
  • 2015-09-08 · John · Alan Kurdi (other people & groups, outside the channel) — The powerful are at fault when the oppressed and marginalized die for it; Aylan Kurdi would be alive had the EU, Canada, Australia, the US or Brazil welcomed his family. — Understanding the Refugee Crisis in Europe, Syria, and around the World (00:07:02)
  • 2015-09-08 · John · Islamic State (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — The Syrian civil war has led to the growth of ISIS, a terrorist organization that kills not only Syrians and Iraqis but Ethiopians, Americans, Brazilians, Koreans and Turks. — Understanding the Refugee Crisis in Europe, Syria, and around the World (00:08:02)
  • 2015-10-09 · Hank · Fark (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says Fark.com, where he spent time as a teenager, sorts outrageous headlines into categories like scary, fail and facepalm, and one category is simply Florida. — The Surprising Truth About FLORIDA MAN! (00:00:36)
  • 2015-10-09 · Hank · Twitter (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — After reading three Florida Man headlines, Hank says the Florida Man headline has become a cliche, with a Twitter account devoted to Florida Man's adventures. — The Surprising Truth About FLORIDA MAN! (00:01:15)
  • 2015-11-12 · John · World Health Organization (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John reports the World Health Organization announced that day that maternal death worldwide has fallen 44% over the last 25 years. — Cheez Doodles Guy, Ringo Silver, and Dad Jokes (Pizzamas Day 4) (00:00:26)
  • 2015-11-24 · video description · Bureau of Labor Statistics (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Crime and Outrage (00:00:00)
  • 2015-11-24 · video description · Gallup (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Crime and Outrage (00:00:00)
  • 2015-11-24 · video description · Our World in Data (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Crime and Outrage (00:00:00)
  • 2015-11-24 · video description · Rasmussen Reports (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Crime and Outrage (00:00:00)
  • 2015-11-24 · video description · World Happiness Report (art & other works, outside the channel) — Crime and Outrage (00:00:00)
  • 2015-11-24 · John · GBD Compare (art & other works, outside the channel) — On a chart of US causes of death, interpersonal violence (war, terrorism, murder) is small; measured in disability-adjusted life years it grows because victims are disproportionately young, but stays smaller than suicide, drug overdoses, asthma, preterm-birth complications or traffic accidents. — Crime and Outrage (00:00:32)

2016 (53)

John: 25 · Hank: 7 · guests: 2 · descriptions: 19

2017 (55)

John: 20 · Hank: 4 · descriptions: 31

2018 (27)

John: 8 · Hank: 16 · descriptions: 3

  • 2018-03-16 · Hank · Wikipedia (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says Wikipedia's only page listing potential etymologies for a word is about OK and is very long, with candidates like Scottish 'och aye' and Greek 'ola kala'. — The Most Popular Word in the World (00:01:05)
  • 2018-03-23 · Hank · Pew Research Center (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says the US needs to have a gun discussion and asks how to bring people into it rather than leaving institutions to control perspectives. — Trump, Guns, and Net Neutrality...With Governor Steve Bullock?! (00:07:44)
  • 2018-04-27 · Hank · Psychoneuroendocrinology (art & other works, outside the channel) — Hank reports a new study in the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology, which he expects John to be excited about, that tested young people's bedtime cortisol levels. — Finding Respite in 2018 (00:00:00)
  • 2018-05-15 · John · Our World in Data (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Our World in Data maps of average years of schooling over six decades show that, despite huge gaps between rich and poor, kids all around the world are getting more educational opportunities. — Seven Maps to Better Understand the World (00:00:58)
  • 2018-06-29 · Hank · What's My Line? (film & tv, outside the channel) — The obvious guess is Walt's signature, but Walt Disney had many signatures; some resemble the logo, none has a D like the loopy D. — Why is the Disney "D" So Weird? (00:00:31)
  • 2018-06-29 · Hank · Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (film & tv, outside the channel) — A Disney signature recurred with slight variations, first as a signature under a thank-you to the staff in 1937's Snow White, last as a title card in The Rescuers (1977), never identical twice. — Why is the Disney "D" So Weird? (00:01:04)
  • 2018-06-29 · Hank · The Rescuers (film & tv, outside the channel) — A Disney signature recurred with slight variations, first as a signature under a thank-you to the staff in 1937's Snow White, last as a title card in The Rescuers (1977), never identical twice. — Why is the Disney "D" So Weird? (00:01:04)
  • 2018-06-29 · Hank · The Black Cauldron (film & tv, outside the channel) — After The Rescuers, The Fox and the Hound used a nondescript serif font, a palate cleanser before 1985's The Black Cauldron launched the now-familiar loopy D. — Why is the Disney "D" So Weird? (00:01:47)
  • 2018-06-29 · Hank · The Fox and the Hound (film & tv, outside the channel) — After The Rescuers, The Fox and the Hound used a nondescript serif font, a palate cleanser before 1985's The Black Cauldron launched the now-familiar loopy D. — Why is the Disney "D" So Weird? (00:01:47)
  • 2018-06-29 · Hank · Michael Eisner (other people & groups, outside the channel) — The Black Cauldron came one year into Michael Eisner's tenure as CEO, the first person to run Disney who was not a Disney family member. — Why is the Disney "D" So Weird? (00:01:58)
  • 2018-06-29 · Hank · The Aristocats (film & tv, outside the channel) — The closest precursor of the loopy D Hank found is the final end card of The Aristocats (1970), the first Walt Disney Pictures film Walt himself did not work on. — Why is the Disney "D" So Weird? (00:02:31)
  • 2018-06-29 · Hank · Pencil Bandit (other people & groups, outside the channel) — The D could easily read more clearly, as London illustrator Pencil Bandit's modified versions show, but that is not what Disney wanted. — Why is the Disney "D" So Weird? (00:03:30)
  • 2018-08-17 · Hank · Rotten Tomatoes (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says Bridge to Terabithia has 85% on Rotten Tomatoes. — My Worst Job Search Fail (00:03:12)
  • 2018-09-11 · John · Booklist (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John says Hank's book does not need the sponsorships to excite people: it has glowing starred reviews from Booklist, Library Journal and Kirkus. — Surprise . . . (00:02:26)
  • 2018-09-11 · John · Kirkus Reviews (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John says Hank's book does not need the sponsorships to excite people: it has glowing starred reviews from Booklist, Library Journal and Kirkus. — Surprise . . . (00:02:26)
  • 2018-09-11 · John · Library Journal (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John says Hank's book does not need the sponsorships to excite people: it has glowing starred reviews from Booklist, Library Journal and Kirkus. — Surprise . . . (00:02:26)
  • 2018-09-11 · John · Ashley C. Ford (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Patrick Rothfuss, Ashley Ford, Catherynne Valente and several other writers have blurbed the book. — Surprise . . . (00:02:55)
  • 2018-09-11 · John · Catherynne M. Valente (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Patrick Rothfuss, Ashley Ford, Catherynne Valente and several other writers have blurbed the book. — Surprise . . . (00:02:55)
  • 2018-09-11 · John · Patrick Rothfuss (books & writing, outside the channel) — Patrick Rothfuss, Ashley Ford, Catherynne Valente and several other writers have blurbed the book. — Surprise . . . (00:02:55)
  • 2018-09-25 · John · Associated Press (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — The Associated Press called the book a thrilling journey that takes a hard look at the power of fame, which John agrees it is. — You Did It! (00:00:00)
  • 2018-10-19 · video description · Committed sea-level rise under the Paris Agreement and the legacy of delayed mitigation action (art & other works, outside the channel) — This is the scariest graph I've ever seen (00:00:00)
  • 2018-10-19 · video description · Flood damage costs under the sea level rise with warming of 1.5 °C and 2 °C (art & other works, outside the channel) — This is the scariest graph I've ever seen (00:00:00)
  • 2018-10-19 · video description · Global sea-level rise: weighing country responsibility and risk (art & other works, outside the channel) — This is the scariest graph I've ever seen (00:00:00)
  • 2018-10-19 · Hank · Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Those graphs show global mean sea level (GMSL), where the sea will be in 2100, under various IPCC scenarios. — This is the scariest graph I've ever seen (00:00:54)
  • 2018-11-30 · Hank · Spitzer Space Telescope (products, outside the channel) — Hank says the Spitzer Space Telescope detected no infrared from it, so it probably reflected most of the sun's heat: it must be shinier than solar-system asteroids or comets. — We just had our first interstellar visitor...and it's weird. (00:03:31)
  • 2018-11-30 · Hank · Pan-STARRS (products, outside the channel) — Hank says the Pan-STARRS whole-sky survey caught it, past peak brightness, in its first 10 years, implying such objects are probably common, though models of solar-system formation say they should not be. — We just had our first interstellar visitor...and it's weird. (00:03:56)
  • 2018-12-21 · Hank · Dan Ariely (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Hank describes a Dan Ariely experiment: people were paid per correct math answer, and an actor stood up 30 seconds in, claimed all answers right, took the money and left. — The Psychology of Package Thieves (00:02:49)

2019 (23)

John: 8 · Hank: 7 · descriptions: 8

  • 2019-01-22 · John · Vulture (organization) (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John agrees with Vulture that it is a very charming cast and shares the headline's anticipation for the film. — Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle's Let It Snow (00:00:12)
  • 2019-02-05 · video description · Joseph Stalin (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Deepfake: A Brief History of Unreliable Images (00:00:00)
  • 2019-02-05 · video description · Leon Trotsky (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Deepfake: A Brief History of Unreliable Images (00:00:00)
  • 2019-02-05 · video description · Vladimir Lenin (politics & public life, outside the channel) — Deepfake: A Brief History of Unreliable Images (00:00:00)
  • 2019-03-01 · video description · Consumer Reports (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — I Get a Robocall While Making a Video About Robocalls (00:00:00)
  • 2019-03-01 · Hank · Federal Trade Commission (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says the FTC predicts that sometime in 2019 more US mobile phone calls will attempt to defraud people than not: more robocalls than calls. — I Get a Robocall While Making a Video About Robocalls (00:00:00)
  • 2019-03-01 · video description · MarketWatch (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — I Get a Robocall While Making a Video About Robocalls (00:00:00)
  • 2019-03-01 · video description · NPR (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — I Get a Robocall While Making a Video About Robocalls (00:00:00)
  • 2019-03-01 · video description · The Washington Post (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — I Get a Robocall While Making a Video About Robocalls (00:00:00)
  • 2019-03-08 · Hank · PewDiePie (online video & web, outside the channel) — Hank says that with PewDiePie getting more views than any cable news show, either there is no mainstream media anymore or YouTube is part of it. — Does "The Press" Hate YouTube? (00:03:37)
  • 2019-05-03 · Hank · George R. R. Martin (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank argues Game of Thrones is ultimately about people fighting for power in the shadow of an external threat that can't be bargained with, and its real-world analog is the geopolitics of global warming. — What Game of Thrones is Really About (00:00:00)
  • 2019-05-10 · Hank · VHS (products, outside the channel) — DVD sellers presented them as near-luxury, though DVDs are far less resource intensive than VHS tapes; their oversized sturdy cases use far more plastic than the disc itself. — The Worst Product Ever (00:01:56)
  • 2019-05-21 · John · The Sunday Times (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John says Keanu turned down $11 million for Speed 2 to play Hamlet in Winnipeg, and the Sunday Times critic called it one of the top three Hamlets he had seen. — Keanu Reeves: A Love Letter (00:00:58)
  • 2019-07-02 · John · Wikipedia (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John notes Wikipedia's long list of solar deities: Egypt's Ra, Greece's Helios and the Aztec Nanahuatzin, who leapt into a bonfire to become the sun. — On Sunlight (00:01:27)
  • 2019-07-16 · John · An Absolutely Remarkable Thing (books & writing, own work (self-plug)) — John says part of what Hank explored so beautifully in An Absolutely Remarkable Thing is how weird fame is. — star struck (00:00:29)
  • 2019-07-26 · Hank · National Institutes of Health (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says 75% of revolutionary new drugs were funded by the National Institutes of Health, with public tax money, which he calls money well spent. — The Best $10,000 I Ever Spent (00:02:17)
  • 2019-08-23 · Hank · National Institute for Space Research (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says Bolsonaro rolled back environmental protections and this month (August 2019) fired the head of Brazil's space research institute after he defended data showing deforestation grew 40% in a year. — The Amazon isn't "Burning" - It's Being Burned (00:02:26)
  • 2019-08-30 · video description · PBS NewsHour (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — The Earth Shouldn't Have Oxygen (00:00:00)
  • 2019-10-15 · John · Vulture (organization) (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John reports that Vulture called the Looking for Alaska show the rare adaptation that improves upon the original. — I'm Having a Lot of Feelings (00:00:29)
  • 2019-10-15 · John · Hypable (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John reports that Hypable said the show's commitment to the heart of the book makes it a wonderful experience for Green fans and newcomers alike. — I'm Having a Lot of Feelings (00:00:58)
  • 2019-11-01 · John · Rotten Tomatoes (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John says the TV adaptation of Looking for Alaska has just come out and is really wonderful; per Rotten Tomatoes it is the freshest adaptation of his work. — On Looking Up to Your Little Brother (00:01:41)
  • 2019-11-15 · Hank · Staples Inc. (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank will never read many books a year: he is very mildly dyslexic and, per a staples.com reading test, reads slower than the average eighth grader. — Are audiobooks worse? (00:02:19)
  • 2019-11-19 · John · TMZ (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John says TMZ reported that Jenner's company had filed to trademark 'rise and shine' for cosmetics and clothing, and people got upset. — Kylie Jenner Shows Me What's Wrong with Reddit (00:00:46)

2020 (22)

John: 13 · Hank: 7 · descriptions: 2

  • 2020-01-28 · John · Wellbody Clinic (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John says the PIH-supported Wellbody Clinic saw zero maternal deaths in 2019, the third year in a row. — Looking Away (Again) (00:03:48)
  • 2020-03-06 · Hank · Aztecs (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Hank says the Aztec word for armadillo translates to 'turtle rabbit'. — I Did Not Get Leprosy! (00:01:27)
  • 2020-03-10 · John · Wikipedia (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John calls 'a strong but fleeting flavor' perhaps the most succinct description of Fruit Stripe gum he has ever heard. — A Strong but Fleeting Flavor: A Reunion Video (00:02:00)
  • 2020-03-10 · John · Google (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — The brothers joke that Google pronounces the Brontë name correctly, as it was probably pronounced, while they say it as it is spelled. — A Strong but Fleeting Flavor: A Reunion Video (00:03:05)
  • 2020-04-17 · Hank · International Union for Conservation of Nature (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says, to his amazement, the IUCN has classified only one marine fish as officially extinct. — The Rarest Fish in the World is an Anglerfish! (00:02:00)
  • 2020-06-19 · Hank · Library Journal (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — The book got its first review, from Library Journal, praising the adventurous, witty, compelling novel's sharp commentary on social media; Hank calls it fair. — Only Shooting Stars (00:03:08)
  • 2020-07-07 · John · USA Today (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — The description asks viewers to register for tonight's free livestream launch or attend other virtual tour events, and to order the book via bookshop.org to support local bookstores. — You're a Rock Star (00:00:00)
  • 2020-07-07 · John · Booklist (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John quotes Booklist's starred review, which calls it a raucous, boldly inventive tale of alien technology, social media and influencers, the limits of the mind and what humans will do to get what they want. — You're a Rock Star (00:00:58)
  • 2020-07-07 · John · Library Journal (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank's first book, An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, was the main reason John quit using the social internet in 2018. — You're a Rock Star (00:01:56)
  • 2020-07-07 · John · Book Riot (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John quotes Book Riot: in plot and form the book warns against consolidating human power, argues for collaboration in storytelling and problem solving, and offers escapism, stinging social commentary and cautious optimism. — You're a Rock Star (00:02:53)
  • 2020-07-31 · Hank · Republican Party (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says a growing number of Americans think college is bad for the country: in 2016 the share of Republicans saying college has a negative effect rose from 37% to 58%. — Your Brain Gets Smart, but Your Head Gets Dumb (00:00:42)
  • 2020-08-21 · Hank · United Nations (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — The UN's upper estimate of what it would cost to fix climate change is four trillion dollars per year. — The Water's Getting Warm (00:01:17)
  • 2020-08-25 · John · Feed (books & writing, outside the channel) — John says you need not be from the future to predict microchips in humans: M. T. Anderson's novel Feed did it almost 20 years ago, and he praises its first sentence. — Somebody once told me… (00:02:26)
  • 2020-09-15 · John · The Merchant of Venice (art & other works, outside the channel) — John says the observation is old: in The Merchant of Venice Shakespeare writes 'All that glisters is not gold' and adds 'Often you have heard that told', so it was already a cliché. — All That Glitters Is Gold (00:00:00)
  • 2020-09-15 · John · Aesop (other people & groups, outside the channel) — John says Chaucer wrote a version two centuries before Shakespeare, and Aesop made a similar observation 2,600 years ago. — All That Glitters Is Gold (00:00:29)
  • 2020-09-15 · John · Geoffrey Chaucer (books & writing, outside the channel) — John says Chaucer wrote a version two centuries before Shakespeare, and Aesop made a similar observation 2,600 years ago. — All That Glitters Is Gold (00:00:29)
  • 2020-09-15 · John · William Shakespeare (books & writing, outside the channel) — John says Chaucer wrote a version two centuries before Shakespeare, and Aesop made a similar observation 2,600 years ago. — All That Glitters Is Gold (00:00:29)
  • 2020-09-18 · Hank · Phosphine gas in the cloud decks of Venus (books & writing, outside the channel) — Citing 'extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence', Hank says proof of life would need a visit to Venus's upper atmosphere, as the paper's authors confirm. — They Say it Gets Colder (00:02:38)
  • 2020-10-06 · Hank · Scream Real Loud (music, outside the channel) — On 7 Seconds' live album Scream Real Loud, Kevin Seconds can be heard several times telling people to get a guy out or calm down. — Something Important I've Never Talked About (00:01:39)
  • 2020-11-17 · John · Wellbody Clinic (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — At the large, successful Wellbody clinic PIH runs, there has not been a single maternal death in years. — Our Biggest Project Yet: A One Year Update (00:01:56)
  • 2020-12-01 · video description · Salt Lake Tribune (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — The Utah Monolith, What It Means, Why It Matters, and Whether It's Aliens (00:00:00)
  • 2020-12-01 · video description · The New York Times (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — The Utah Monolith, What It Means, Why It Matters, and Whether It's Aliens (00:00:00)

2021 (21)

John: 10 · Hank: 10 · descriptions: 1

  • 2021-01-01 · Hank · General Motors EV1 (products, outside the channel) — The timeline predicted electric cars for 1995; the GM EV1 came out in 1996, which Hank brags about. — In 1990 I Made a Bunch of Predictions About 2020...Here they Are (00:01:51)
  • 2021-01-01 · Hank · Mars Pathfinder (products, outside the channel) — The timeline's 1996 trip to Mars did not happen, unless one counts the 1997 Pathfinder mission. — In 1990 I Made a Bunch of Predictions About 2020...Here they Are (00:01:51)
  • 2021-01-05 · John · Google (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John says the prediction is so weird that, according to Google, no one in the history of the web had used the phrase before. — SUPERIOR FISH BEINGS (00:00:00)
  • 2021-01-26 · John · George Washington (other people & groups, outside the channel) — John says George Washington once measured a sycamore tree over 13 meters in circumference. — The Sycamore Tree: The Anthropocene Reviewed (00:08:29)
  • 2021-01-26 · John · Herodotus (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Herodotus wrote 2,400 years ago that the Persian emperor Xerxes, marching through a sycamore grove, found one so beautiful he decorated it with gold and left a soldier to guard it. — The Sycamore Tree: The Anthropocene Reviewed (00:08:55)
  • 2021-01-26 · John · Xerxes I (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Herodotus wrote 2,400 years ago that the Persian emperor Xerxes, marching through a sycamore grove, found one so beautiful he decorated it with gold and left a soldier to guard it. — The Sycamore Tree: The Anthropocene Reviewed (00:08:55)
  • 2021-01-29 · Hank · PlayStation 5 (products, outside the channel) — Others noticed GameStop was not doing that poorly (cash on hand, PS5 sales, not going bankrupt) and bought its stock, stopping the crash. — The Gamestop Short Squeeze in 4 Minutes (00:00:58)
  • 2021-03-09 · John · corndog shirt (art & other works, own work (self-plug)) — As proof of Hank's rebrand, John recalls the Corndog Hank t-shirt made to go with the Pizza John t-shirt: Pizza John is still here, Corndog Hank forgotten to history. — Hank Rebranded Without Any of Us Noticing (00:02:26)
  • 2021-04-27 · video description · FiveThirtyEight (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — What is my new book about? (00:00:00)
  • 2021-05-04 · John · YouTube comments (products, outside the channel) — John feared leaving trending would destroy the community, but it grew stronger: the comments became far more pleasant and Nerdfighter groups such as Tuataria and other Discord communities emerged. — What the Most-Viewed Vlogbrothers Videos Say about YouTube (and about us) (00:00:29)
  • 2021-05-14 · Hank · nerdfighteria.info (projects & channels, nerdfighter community) — Hank reports Alexandre Daly's analysis of the transcripts on the Nerdfighteria wiki, about 600 per brother: John and Hank each average 759 words per video. — This Vlogbrothers Stat Blew My Mind (00:00:10)
  • 2021-05-18 · John · San Francisco Chronicle (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Early reviews are very nice: the San Francisco Chronicle calls the book perfect to read over lunch or keep on the nightstand as a reminder of feeling small and human. — Saying What I've Needed to Say to Hank for a While (00:01:13)
  • 2021-05-25 · John · Drugs.com (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — The medication John takes for his obsessive-compulsive disorder has more than 1,100 ratings on Drugs.com, averaging 3.8. — The Anthropocene Reviewed, Animated (00:09:30)
  • 2021-07-09 · Hank · Gregg Sparkman (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Hank cites an article by social psychologists Hackel and Sparkman: people act not because they see smoke but because they see others rushing in with water. — Wrong on the Internet (00:03:11)
  • 2021-07-09 · Hank · Leor Hackel (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Hank cites an article by social psychologists Hackel and Sparkman: people act not because they see smoke but because they see others rushing in with water. — Wrong on the Internet (00:03:11)
  • 2021-07-16 · Hank · Bo Burnham: Inside (film & tv, outside the channel) — Hank sometimes worries a little about how central social media has become in his life; watching Bo Burnham's Inside, it doesn't all seem great. — Should You Abandon Social Media? (00:00:00)
  • 2021-07-30 · Hank · Food and Drug Administration (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — The FDA can't suggest that doctors prescribe ivermectin for COVID because, within the constraints of science, there is no evidence it works. — Can You Trust Science Too Much? (00:02:04)
  • 2021-08-13 · Hank · Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — The IPCC report is clear we are headed the wrong way: avoiding the worst means keeping warming below 2 degrees Celsius, and we are not on target even if all agreements are kept. — How We Fix the Climate (00:00:58)
  • 2021-10-07 · Hank · Frances Haugen (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Hank was impressed by Frances Haugen's congressional testimony and the questions, which showed deeper understanding; maybe useful conversations are starting. — We're Thinking About Facebook Wrong (00:05:56)
  • 2021-11-16 · John · You Are an Artist (books & writing, family & team) — Recalling a passage from You Are an Artist, John says Dürer's 1515 rhinoceros etching shows plates of armor with rivets; Dürer had never seen a rhinoceros, only a description and a small sketch. — Orbital Sunrise: The First Art Made in Space (00:00:00)
  • 2021-11-16 · John · Requiem (Mozart) (art & other works, outside the channel) — When the mission was in jeopardy, transmissions stopped and state radio played Mozart's Requiem, the Soviet custom after a senior figure died but before the death was announced. — Orbital Sunrise: The First Art Made in Space (00:04:32)

2022 (10)

John: 6 · Hank: 4

  • 2022-01-11 · John · Susan Sontag (books & writing, outside the channel) — Citing Susan Sontag's Illness as Metaphor, John says it was commonly believed as late as the 1970s that cancer came from not being loved enough or from immoral behavior; the same was true of cholera and epilepsy. — The Fault in Our Stars - Ten Years Later (00:01:56)
  • 2022-01-11 · John · Illness as Metaphor (books & writing, outside the channel) — Citing Susan Sontag's Illness as Metaphor, John says it was commonly believed as late as the 1970s that cancer came from not being loved enough or from immoral behavior; the same was true of cholera and epilepsy. — The Fault in Our Stars - Ten Years Later (00:01:56)
  • 2022-03-15 · John · Volodymyr Zelenskyy (other people & groups, outside the channel) — John says the war is not about denazification of Ukraine, a nation with a democratically elected Jewish president. — Ukraine and Russia: What Caused the War? (00:06:19)
  • 2022-03-18 · Hank · Society for Research on Biological Rhythms (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank reports a second objection: permanent daylight time is anti-science, since the Society for Research on Biological Rhythms said more morning light is better than more evening light. — How to Fix Daylight Saving Time (00:01:51)
  • 2022-04-19 · John · University Hospital of Mirebalais (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John credits Partners In Health's long-term investment in Haiti's health system for the University Hospital in Mirebalais, stressing he wasn't responsible: he was all about short-term thinking. — How do you cross the Sad Gap? (00:00:58)
  • 2022-05-03 · John · Gospel of Matthew (art & other works, outside the channel) — John says that in his faith tradition the Gospel of Matthew calls them to treat all others, not just friends, neighbors or the like-minded, as they would want to be treated. — My Religion and My Banned Books (00:02:57)
  • 2022-08-12 · Hank · Congressional Budget Office (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Finding coverage thin on detail, Hank researched the bill himself: nonpartisan analyses, CBO reports, their authors, the EPA administrator and the 700-page bill text. — The Biggest Climate Bill of Your Life - But What does it DO!? (00:00:00)
  • 2022-09-29 · Hank · Sawbones (online video & web, outside the channel) — Hank cites the medical saying, heard on the podcast Sawbones, that cure-alls cure nothing: the body is too complex for one magical simple solution to everything. — The Kony 2012 of Roads - Solar Freakin' Roadways (00:00:43)
  • 2022-10-07 · Hank · Nobel Prize (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says the Nobel Prize in Physics was in part about how we don't know what light, or even reality, is. — Planets Don't Exist (00:01:58)
  • 2022-10-11 · John · Population Reference Bureau (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — According to the Population Reference Bureau, the median human ever born, the 58.5 billionth, was probably born between 10 and 100 CE, about 2,000 years ago. — Most People Have Never Been 20 (00:00:58)

2023 (16)

John: 11 · Hank: 5

  • 2023-03-07 · John · Armed Services Editions (books & writing, outside the channel) — John says paperback publishing barely existed until 1935 and became big only when Armed Services Editions were distributed by the million to World War II soldiers. — What's the Deal with Paperback Publishing? (00:01:27)
  • 2023-04-14 · Hank · Simon Schwendener (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Hank says in the 1860s, about 10 years before the term symbiosis, Swiss botanist Simon Schwendener saw fungus parts among lichen's algae; people disagreed and argued for a long time. — The Organism that Broke Biology (00:01:10)
  • 2023-05-16 · John · Robert Koch (other people & groups, outside the channel) — John says that after Robert Koch proved in 1882 that a bacterium causes TB, it came to be seen as an illness of contamination, filth and poverty, and people with it were hugely and unjustly stigmatized, a tradition he says would continue. — Did TB Cause World War I? (00:02:26)
  • 2023-05-26 · Hank · Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank puts HuffPost in S tier: it skipped the reveal angle and explained Hodgkin's lymphoma, interviewing the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and an oncologist. — My Cancer Press Tier List (00:02:26)
  • 2023-05-30 · John · Webb's First Deep Field (art & other works, outside the channel) — The coin's engraving was inspired by a JWST photograph showing a patch of sky the size of a grain of sand at arm's length, vast and teeming with galaxies. — How Does He Do It? (00:02:15)
  • 2023-07-11 · John · Médecins Sans Frontières (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John cites an MSF study: with generics allowed globally, bedaquiline's price would drop 67%, from $1.50 to 50 cents a pill. — Barely Contained Rage: An Open Letter to Johnson & Johnson (00:03:24)
  • 2023-07-14 · Hank · Stop TB Partnership (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank reads the Stop TB Partnership's statement: after lengthy negotiations, J&J licensed its Global Drug Facility to supply generic bedaquiline to most low- and middle-income countries, even where patents remain. — The Good News Video (00:02:17)
  • 2023-08-22 · John · Living in the Shadow of Death (books & writing, outside the channel) — John's current favorite tuberculosis fact comes from rereading the book Living in the Shadow of Death; he admits it can seem he only thinks about tuberculosis. — The Panera Phenomenon (00:00:58)
  • 2023-09-05 · John · Stop TB Partnership (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John reports the Stop TB Partnership has announced that in most high-tuberculosis countries generic competition will cut the price of bedaquiline by over 50%, which he calls amazing news. — I Ain't Even Here, Sergeant. I'm in Cheyenne, Wyoming. (00:00:40)
  • 2023-09-12 · John · Médecins Sans Frontières (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John says Danaher refuses to share cost data, but a 2019 study commissioned by Doctors Without Borders found each cartridge costs $3 to $4.50 to make, for TB, HIV or anything else. — Barely Contained Rage: An Open Letter to Danaher and Cepheid (00:03:38)
  • 2023-09-12 · John · Partners In Health (organizations & sites, friends & collaborators) — John says since 2019 PIH, Doctors Without Borders and others have urged Danaher to cut prices to $5 per cartridge, through letters and public lobbying, with no response. — Barely Contained Rage: An Open Letter to Danaher and Cepheid (00:05:26)
  • 2023-09-14 · John · National Institutes of Health (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John says much of that funding came from the NIH and American taxpayers, and some from taxpayers outside the US. — Talking Tuberculosis, GeneXpert, J&J, and more with MY HEROES (00:41:20)
  • 2023-09-27 · John · Bedaquiline (products, outside the channel) — John says Shreya was a teenager who sued her own government in India for access to bedaquiline for herself and others; her fight reached India's highest court, where she won. — John Goes ... to the UNITED NATIONS? (00:02:05)
  • 2023-09-29 · John · Danaher Corporation (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John says his 2007 self had no idea what it was like to have kids, to live in one town for 17 years, or to be part of an online community that convinced a multinational not to profit from TB tests in poor countries. — Like Apocalyptic Horsemen (00:03:33)
  • 2023-10-27 · Hank · BBC (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank reports a recent BBC piece on fake YouTube content, largely made with AI, watched and believed by many young people including preteens, often about aliens or climate change not being real. — I Keep Thinking About Taylor Swift (00:00:55)
  • 2023-11-03 · Hank · Donald Trump (politics & public life, outside the channel) — Hank says the share of nerdfighters who voted for Donald Trump is much lower than in the general population. — We Need to talk about Sarapocial Relationships (00:03:28)

2024 (28)

John: 10 · Hank: 18

  • 2024-01-09 · John · Rudolf Otto (other people & groups, outside the channel) — John notes this is how Rudolf Otto described the sacred, the mysterium tremendum; a great view is supposed to evoke that tremendous mystery, but it never quite worked for him. — Views (00:01:27)
  • 2024-01-12 · Hank · Adobe Photoshop (products, outside the channel) — Hank says the gauge's crisp numbers look photoshopped over a messed-up AI gauge, and a reverse image search found the exact gauge used. — How to Detect AI Images (and why it doesn't matter) (00:02:05)
  • 2024-01-16 · John · Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — The Global Fund recently estimated that Danaher's price reduction alone will save $32 million over the next three years, letting millions more people get accurate, fast tuberculosis tests. — The Bank of Nerdfighteria (00:04:15)
  • 2024-01-30 · John · VidCon (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — John says most successful creators of their moment move on from YouTube: of the featured creators at the first VidCon in 2010, almost none make their living on YouTube today. — How Vlogbrothers Will End (00:01:05)
  • 2024-02-09 · Hank · Marginal Abatement Cost Curve (art & other works, outside the channel) — Hank says the curve shows that at a zero climate premium US emissions could fall to 3.75 gigatons a year; only infrastructure-building time and work stand in the way. — My Favorite Climate Graph (00:01:20)
  • 2024-02-13 · John · Sappho (other people & groups, outside the channel) — John says the heart has long been tied to love, as in Sappho's heart quaking with love some 2,700 years ago, since it flutters in love and longing. — Why Doesn't ❤️ Look Like a Heart? (00:01:27)
  • 2024-03-08 · Hank · TikTok (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank saw a TikTok animation showing rent and household income diverging dramatically since the 1990s; it matched his understanding, so he did not question it. — I Believed These Four Lies (00:00:20)
  • 2024-03-12 · John · World Health Organization (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John cites the WHO estimate that of the 10 million people who will get sick with TB this year (2024), about 4 million will never be diagnosed. — How We End TB (00:00:58)
  • 2024-04-19 · Hank · Twitter (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says that when he wrote the line he had searched Twitter for the phrase and found hundreds of people who had closed their boobs in doors, and he reads several examples. — I Closed My Boob in a Door (00:00:59)
  • 2024-05-10 · Hank · Wikipedia (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank explains secretary birds are African birds of prey that eat snakes among other meat, though Wikipedia says snakes' importance has been exaggerated. — Three Whole Onions with Secretary Pete Buttigieg (00:17:33)
  • 2024-05-10 · Hank · FreightWaves (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank found coverage only in FreightWaves; since the railroads prefer their own freight trains, they won't comply unless someone comes after them. — Three Whole Onions with Secretary Pete Buttigieg (00:20:56)
  • 2024-08-23 · Hank · 404 Media (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank reports that 404 Media found a generative AI video company, Runway, trained on thousands of videos without permission, including thousands of SciShow and Crash Course videos. — Is Google Training AI on YouTube Videos? (00:00:00)
  • 2024-08-23 · Hank · Proof News (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank reports that a Proof News investigation found transcripts of 173,536 YouTube videos were provided to Apple, Salesforce, Nvidia and Anthropic to train their models. — Is Google Training AI on YouTube Videos? (00:00:29)
  • 2024-08-23 · Hank · Neal Mohan (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Hank notes Mohan did not say creators expect their content not to train AI; he said they expect the terms of service upheld, which say nothing about AI training. — Is Google Training AI on YouTube Videos? (00:05:50)
  • 2024-08-23 · Hank · Bloomberg News (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank asked his YouTube contacts whether Google trains Gemini on YouTubers' property; they said YouTube had no comment beyond Mohan's Bloomberg interview. — Is Google Training AI on YouTube Videos? (00:11:29)
  • 2024-09-10 · John · Alaska Natives (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Up to 35% of Native Alaskans could expect to die of TB, John says, a rate higher than at the peak of Europe's 18th-century epidemic. — The world will change. (00:00:00)
  • 2024-09-13 · Hank · Glendive Dinosaur and Fossil Museum (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — In an editing insert Hank explains that Gianforte gave $300,000 to help start a creationist museum in eastern Montana, which shows a stegosaurus being put on the ark. — My Governor is Weirder than Yours (00:10:12)
  • 2024-09-13 · Hank · Barack Obama (politics & public life, outside the channel) — Hank jokes that having a lot of Twitter followers entitles him to pull rank and have his own governor. — My Governor is Weirder than Yours (00:26:04)
  • 2024-09-20 · Hank · Generation Z (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Hank says almost half of Gen Z wishes TikTok had never been invented. — Do I Regret TikTok? (00:02:26)
  • 2024-09-27 · John · endTB trial (art & other works, outside the channel) — John says Partners In Health helped fund the endTB trials, which found shorter, less toxic regimens that cure MDR-TB, and last week (week of 16 September 2024) the WHO adopted them as recommended regimens. — Is It 2010? IT'S A PARTS VIDEO (00:00:13)
  • 2024-10-01 · John · Tony Hawk (other people & groups, outside the channel) — John says the top of a mountain can be quite lonely and there's not much oxygen up there. — On Fame and Chappell Roan (00:01:19)
  • 2024-10-18 · Hank · Nerdfighteria Census (projects & channels, nerdfighter community) — Hank says the channel's audience surveys show viewers vote more than almost any group in America: over 90% of eligible respondents vote. — My Ballot Made Me Angry (00:01:47)
  • 2024-12-17 · John · PEN America (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John says that according to PEN America, Looking for Alaska, which he wrote, is the second most banned book in the United States. — About THAT Scene in Looking for Alaska (00:00:00)
  • 2024-12-20 · Hank · Federal Aviation Administration (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says the objects all use FAA-regulated lighting, which makes them very visible when turning the lights off would hide them. — Fine, I'll Talk About the Drones… (00:11:33)
  • 2024-12-20 · Hank · Wikipedia (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank reveals the video's opening was copied from the Wikipedia page on the 2019-2020 Colorado drone sightings, and replays it. — Fine, I'll Talk About the Drones… (00:12:02)
  • 2024-12-20 · Hank · Vice Media (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says Vice then published 'The Colorado Mystery Drones Weren't Real', finding almost all sightings were commercial aircraft, stars, planets or small recreational drones. — Fine, I'll Talk About the Drones… (00:12:39)
  • 2024-12-20 · Hank · The Colorado Mystery Drones Weren't Real (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank says Vice then published 'The Colorado Mystery Drones Weren't Real', finding almost all sightings were commercial aircraft, stars, planets or small recreational drones. — Fine, I'll Talk About the Drones… (00:12:39)
  • 2024-12-31 · John · Amazon (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — On Amazon the signed edition of Everything Is Tuberculosis currently costs $7 less than the unsigned one, so, John jokes, his signature is technically worth negative $7. — I Just Can't Do It Anymore (00:03:05)

2025 (39)

John: 20 · Hank: 15 · guests: 2 · descriptions: 2

  • 2025-01-03 · Hank · The New York Times (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Doubting that a giant growth in a photo is a potato, Hank reads a New York Times report: a New Zealand couple's giant growth, Doug, submitted to Guinness, proved by DNA to be a gourd tuber, not a potato. — My 2025 Bingo Card (00:03:34)
  • 2025-01-21 · John · The Anthropocene Reviewed (book) (books & writing, own work (self-plug)) — John says The Anthropocene Reviewed audiobook has sold almost as well as the paperback. — Do Audiobooks Count As Reading? (00:03:56)
  • 2025-01-28 · John · Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John says the Global Fund has also saved literally millions of lives. — This Is Not Normal (00:03:24)
  • 2025-02-07 · Hank · United States House of Representatives (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says the essay shows Trump is legislatively weak: the narrowest House majority since there have been 50 states, a narrow margin in Congress, and the highest disapproval of any incoming president since polling began. — What Trump's Doing (00:02:42)
  • 2025-02-25 · John · Frank Ryan (other people & groups, outside the channel) — John cites an estimate from Frank Ryan's book that TB has killed around one in seven people who have ever lived. — EVERYTHING IS TUBERCULOSIS (00:04:58)
  • 2025-02-25 · John · Tuberculosis: The Greatest Story Never Told (books & writing, outside the channel) — John cites an estimate from Frank Ryan's book that TB has killed around one in seven people who have ever lived. — EVERYTHING IS TUBERCULOSIS (00:04:58)
  • 2025-02-25 · John · Booklist (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John says the book got starred reviews from Booklist, SLJ and Kirkus. — EVERYTHING IS TUBERCULOSIS (00:09:56)
  • 2025-02-25 · John · Kirkus Reviews (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John says the book got starred reviews from Booklist, SLJ and Kirkus. — EVERYTHING IS TUBERCULOSIS (00:09:56)
  • 2025-02-25 · John · School Library Journal (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John says the book got starred reviews from Booklist, SLJ and Kirkus. — EVERYTHING IS TUBERCULOSIS (00:09:56)
  • 2025-02-28 · Hank · Marco Rubio (politics & public life, outside the channel) — Hank says everyone seems to agree USAID should continue its life-saving missions, including Marco Rubio, who runs USAID. — We Will Eradicate Measles (00:06:08)
  • 2025-03-07 · Hank · Social Security Administration (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says a 2023 audit by the Social Security Administration's inspector general found tens of millions of people over 100 in its database; it was public but not a big news story, and today's national debate rests on it. — How Social Security Fraud Actually Works (00:03:53)
  • 2025-03-07 · Hank · United States Census Bureau (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says the US Census Bureau estimates roughly 86,000 Americans are over 100. — How Social Security Fraud Actually Works (00:05:04)
  • 2025-03-18 · John · Kirkus Reviews (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John says the reviews have been good, with Kirkus calling the book a highly readable call to action that could not be more timely. — ITS ALL HAPPENING (00:01:52)
  • 2025-04-08 · John · United States Department of Defense (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John says the US spends about 21% of federal money on Social Security, 15% on Medicare, 13% on national defense and 13% on Medicaid. — DOGE Is Not Cutting Government Spending (00:01:27)
  • 2025-04-11 · Hank · Elon Musk (politics & public life, outside the channel) — Hank says support for tariffs is not universal in the administration: Elon Musk recently called Navarro a moron. — How Actually Crazy is This Mess? (00:07:48)
  • 2025-04-11 · Hank · Truth Social (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says that just before pausing the tariffs Trump posted on Truth Social that this is a great time to buy, signing the post. — How Actually Crazy is This Mess? (00:13:34)
  • 2025-04-11 · Hank · Constitution of the United States (art & other works, outside the channel) — Hank's only explanation is that Trump values loyalty to himself above loyalty to the country, the Constitution or the rule of law. — How Actually Crazy is This Mess? (00:14:22)
  • 2025-05-06 · John · endTB trial (art & other works, outside the channel) — PIH helped fund the endTB trials in Peru, which showed shorter drug regimens can cure drug-sensitive and drug-resistant TB; the Ministry of Health adopted them, so treatment means fewer pills for less time. — Health CARE: Thoughts from Lima (00:01:56)
  • 2025-05-16 · Hank · United States Environmental Protection Agency (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank cites the EPA estimate that in 2020 the 1990 Clean Air Act amendments alone saved 230,000 lives. — No One Knows When They Don't Die (00:00:58)
  • 2025-05-23 · Hank · American Historical Association (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says a recent American Historical Association report lists Crash Course as the second most popular resource for history teachers in the US, after US government institutions. — I Can’t Believe How Few People it Takes. (00:01:36)
  • 2025-05-23 · Hank · Federal government of the United States (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says a recent American Historical Association report lists Crash Course as the second most popular resource for history teachers in the US, after US government institutions. — I Can’t Believe How Few People it Takes. (00:01:36)
  • 2025-06-13 · Hank · hankschannel (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Paraphrasing his hankschannel video, Hank says the Trump team widens rifts and capitalizes on chaos: infringing rights faster than courts can act makes people try to stop them, creating conflict. — Moving to Hope from Hopelessness (3 ways) (00:00:29)
  • 2025-06-13 · Hank · Jamelle Bouie (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Hank says one can argue the strategy is barely a strategy, driven by the whims of people not acting strategically and bad for them long-term, as Jamelle Bouie's video does. — Moving to Hope from Hopelessness (3 ways) (00:02:15)
  • 2025-07-01 · John · Paper Towns (books & writing, own work (self-plug)) — John first reached the list with his third novel, Paper Towns, which spent three weeks on the young adult hardcover list, selling about 20,000 copies in that time. — What #1 New York Times Bestseller Actually Means (00:02:26)
  • 2025-07-01 · John · USA Today (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John says the USA Today list, combining all books, better shows overall sales: Everything Is Tuberculosis is number 80 there but number 6 on the NYT nonfiction list. — What #1 New York Times Bestseller Actually Means (00:03:24)
  • 2025-07-04 · Hank · the climate-opinion graph (art & other works, outside the channel) — Hank says that for nearly two decades the share of Americans who are committed climate skeptics has been consistently below 10%. — This Graph Changed My Life (00:02:27)
  • 2025-08-05 · John · Yours, Isaac Asimov (books & writing, outside the channel) — John says he feels more like the same person he has always been than Hank does. — ONE TAKE JOHNNY (00:13:13)
  • 2025-10-01 · John · The Lancet (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Partners In Health treated MDR-TB in Peru, proving it curable in a famous Lancet study; costs then fell to about $3,000, since none of the drugs were under patent, and the WHO began recommending treatment. — Real Reasons for Hope (00:00:58)
  • 2025-10-01 · John · Stop TB Partnership (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — A couple of weeks ago the Stop TB Partnership announced that curing MDR-TB now costs less than $300, a price drop of over 99% since PIH began proving it curable in poor communities. — Real Reasons for Hope (00:01:56)
  • 2025-10-10 · Hank · Focus Friend (art & other works, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says he and his friend Bria made a focus timer app that blocks social media and was the most popular app in America; he has enjoyed these collaborations. — Maybe This is My Problem (00:03:29)
  • 2025-10-17 · a guest · John James Audubon (other people & groups, outside the channel) — The clip says passenger pigeons, a few hundred years earlier, numbered an estimated 3 to 5 billion, darkened the sky for hours, and made up as much as 40% of North America's birds. — We Never Know What Anything Means (00:06:08)
  • 2025-10-21 · video description · Pew Research Center (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Is Book Publishing Dying? An Author's Perspective (00:00:00)
  • 2025-10-21 · video description · Call of Duty (film & tv, outside the channel) — Is Book Publishing Dying? An Author's Perspective (00:00:00)
  • 2025-10-21 · John · Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (games, outside the channel) — The description corrects the video: all Call of Duty games combined have sold over 500,000,000 copies, not Black Ops 6 alone. — Is Book Publishing Dying? An Author's Perspective (00:00:00)
  • 2025-10-21 · John · Publishers Weekly (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John says publishing is in a bit of a decline: per Publishers Weekly, year-over-year sales for the most recent month are down around 10%, which he calls pretty dramatic. — Is Book Publishing Dying? An Author's Perspective (00:02:28)
  • 2025-11-13 · John · World Health Organization (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John says the cause of tuberculosis has been known for about 140 years, yet there is still no great test for kids. — Fighting TB in Kids: A Discussion with Doctors without Borders (00:00:00)
  • 2025-11-13 · John · Global Tuberculosis Report (art & other works, outside the channel) — Citing the World TB Report released the day before, John says TB, the deadliest infectious disease, kills 1.2 million people a year, a slight reduction: progress, but slow. — Fighting TB in Kids: A Discussion with Doctors without Borders (00:01:17)
  • 2025-11-13 · Ani Herna Sari · BCG vaccine (products, outside the channel) — Ani says her baby was healthy, took TB preventive therapy and later got the BCG vaccine; she recovered in 2013. — Fighting TB in Kids: A Discussion with Doctors without Borders (00:06:33)
  • 2025-12-16 · John · PEN America (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John reports that PEN America announced Looking for Alaska, his quiet young adult novel about grief, is the most banned book in the US over the last four years. — John Green's Brother (00:00:58)

2026 (37)

John: 16 · Hank: 18 · descriptions: 3

  • 2026-02-03 · John · Donald Trump (politics & public life, outside the channel) — John says the video won't reach a representative sample of America: a recent Nerdfighteria Census found more community members voted for Jill Stein than for Donald Trump. — Does the truth still matter? (00:00:29)
  • 2026-02-03 · John · Jill Stein (other people & groups, outside the channel) — John says the video won't reach a representative sample of America: a recent Nerdfighteria Census found more community members voted for Jill Stein than for Donald Trump. — Does the truth still matter? (00:00:29)
  • 2026-02-03 · John · Nerdfighteria Census (projects & channels, nerdfighter community) — John says the video won't reach a representative sample of America: a recent Nerdfighteria Census found more community members voted for Jill Stein than for Donald Trump. — Does the truth still matter? (00:00:29)
  • 2026-02-03 · John · Alex Pretti (other people & groups, outside the channel) — John says Alex Pretti had both hands on the ground and was disarmed when he was shot ten times, yet to some of John's family it doesn't look like murder. — Does the truth still matter? (00:00:58)
  • 2026-02-13 · John · Nandita Venkatesan (other people & groups, outside the channel) — John says access to bedaquiline took Phumeza Tisile and her friend Nandita suing the Indian government, which ruled Johnson & Johnson's attempt to extend its patent was not meaningful innovation. — Project for Awesome 2026 Kickoff! (01:40:08)
  • 2026-02-13 · John · Phumeza Tisile (other people & groups, outside the channel) — John says access to bedaquiline took Phumeza Tisile and her friend Nandita suing the Indian government, which ruled Johnson & Johnson's attempt to extend its patent was not meaningful innovation. — Project for Awesome 2026 Kickoff! (01:40:08)
  • 2026-04-14 · John · Isata Dumbuya (other people & groups, outside the channel) — John says that seven years ago Isata Dumbuya told him decision-to-incision time averaged 12 hours; now it is much faster thanks to safe, clean, well-staffed operating suites. — Babies. Babies. Babies. (00:02:26)
  • 2026-05-01 · Hank · Maternal Center of Excellence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says that if we thought despair was wisdom, a hospital in Sierra Leone would not exist and babies would be dead; instead they can be tickled. — Despair is Not Wisdom (00:05:11)
  • 2026-05-12 · John · Wikipedia (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Talking on the livestream about giving Rice University's commencement address, John named Giamatti as his speaker; someone marvelled that Paul Giamatti's dad spoke, so John checked Wikipedia. — Lies, Damn Lies, and Bart Giamatti (00:00:20)
  • 2026-05-15 · Hank · 2019 PNAS study of dog and wolf facial muscles (art & other works, outside the channel) — Hank says researchers published a paper on this in PNAS in 2019, joking about how the journal's abbreviation sounds. — The Weirdest Thing About Dogs (and Cats (and Horses)) (00:00:30)
  • 2026-07-17 · Hank · Michael Stevens (online video & web, outside the channel) — Hank calls Stevens' view a privileged take, but says he had not thought of it in that frame before. — The Terrors of Middle Age (00:02:20)
  • 2026-08-14 · Hank · Google Ngram Viewer (products, outside the channel) — Hank explains that Google's Ngram viewer is a searchable word-frequency-over-time database drawn mostly from books and other print, not from speech. — Pain in the _____ (00:00:58)
  • 2026-08-14 · Hank · Cambridge Dictionary (art & other works, outside the channel) — Hank says dictionaries mostly define the two phrases identically; the Cambridge Dictionary gives the same definition for both. — Pain in the _____ (00:03:53)
  • 2026-08-25 · John · Gail Perkins (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Researching Everything Is Tuberculosis, John read Gail Perkins's memoir The Baby's Cross: infected by raw milk at three, she spent over 13 years in a sanatorium and came home unaccustomed to touch. — The Great Thing about Infectious Disease (00:03:24)
  • 2026-08-25 · John · The Baby's Cross (books & writing, outside the channel) — Researching Everything Is Tuberculosis, John read Gail Perkins's memoir The Baby's Cross: infected by raw milk at three, she spent over 13 years in a sanatorium and came home unaccustomed to touch. — The Great Thing about Infectious Disease (00:03:24)
  • 2026-08-28 · Hank · Measles vaccine (products, outside the channel) — Hank says one dose of measles vaccine gives 93% immunity and two doses, given some time apart, bring the population to 97%. — Why the Deadliest Virus Was the Easiest to Kill (00:06:19)
  • 2026-09-22 · John · The New York Times (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John says there have been many lovely reviews; The New York Times was kind, saying he writes with radiant empathy and devastatingly apt metaphors. — I Want You to Know Nothing About This (00:00:32)
  • 2026-09-22 · John · Donna Seaman (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Donna Seaman, another of John's all-time favorite reviewers, called the book spellbinding, tender, funny and compassionate. — I Want You to Know Nothing About This (00:00:32)
  • 2026-09-22 · John · Laura Miller (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Laura Miller of Slate, John's all-time favorite book reviewer, called the book hilariously frank and profane in an exceptionally generous review. — I Want You to Know Nothing About This (00:00:32)
  • 2026-09-22 · John · Goodreads (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — John says all those reviews contain what are, to him at least, spoilers; the only spoiler-free review he has seen is on Goodreads. — I Want You to Know Nothing About This (00:01:02)
  • 2026-09-25 · video description · John W. Jones (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Who Has Signed Their Name the Most Times? (00:00:00)
  • 2026-09-25 · Hank · The New Yorker (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — A 1930s New Yorker piece on a Gertrude Stein signing described fans writing their names on slips, since people facing an author get timid. — Who Has Signed Their Name the Most Times? (00:07:18)
  • 2026-10-05 · video description · Gallup (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Why Are We So Bad at Executing People? (00:00:00)
  • 2026-10-05 · video description · Pfizer (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Why Are We So Bad at Executing People? (00:00:00)
  • 2026-10-05 · Hank · American Board of Anesthesiology (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says the American Board of Anesthesiology, the most relevant profession, says participating in an execution can cost a physician their board certification. — Why Are We So Bad at Executing People? (00:04:19)
  • 2026-10-05 · Hank · American Medical Association (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says the American Medical Association says doctors should not participate in executions, though some do. — Why Are We So Bad at Executing People? (00:04:19)
  • 2026-10-20 · John · Bedaquiline (products, outside the channel) — John says there are already better drugs than a couple of decades ago, such as bedaquiline, which has proven hugely powerful against tuberculosis, especially drug-resistant TB; better versions of bedaquiline are in development because the cell wall is better understood. — Correcting a Mistake in Everything Is Tuberculosis · 50 x 50 Science (00:06:19)
  • 2026-10-23 · Hank · Awesome Socks Club (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — What Hank needs instead is reviews, kind emails to the Dear Hank and John inbox, and people showing him their Awesome Socks or Beans house or, most of all, saying Crash Course helped them in school. — The Best Email I Ever Got (00:05:36)
  • 2026-10-23 · Hank · Crash Course (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — What Hank needs instead is reviews, kind emails to the Dear Hank and John inbox, and people showing him their Awesome Socks or Beans house or, most of all, saying Crash Course helped them in school. — The Best Email I Ever Got (00:05:36)
  • 2026-10-23 · Hank · Dear Hank and John (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — What Hank needs instead is reviews, kind emails to the Dear Hank and John inbox, and people showing him their Awesome Socks or Beans house or, most of all, saying Crash Course helped them in school. — The Best Email I Ever Got (00:05:36)
  • 2026-10-27 · John · Maternal Center of Excellence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Looking at the Maternal Center of Excellence in Sierra Leone, John is sure it is worth whatever the minor cost of a public life is. — Should I Salinger… (00:03:02)
  • 2026-10-30 · Hank · American Dialect Society (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says "dumpster fire" was the American Dialect Society's 2016 word of the year. — The Last Normal Year (00:01:30)
  • 2026-10-30 · Hank · Google (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says that in 2016 Google published a paper on YouTube recommendations now being made by deep neural networks. — The Last Normal Year (00:01:59)
  • 2026-10-30 · Hank · Instagram (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says Twitter and Instagram switched to algorithmic feeds in 2016. — The Last Normal Year (00:01:59)
  • 2026-10-30 · Hank · Twitter (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says Twitter and Instagram switched to algorithmic feeds in 2016. — The Last Normal Year (00:01:59)
  • 2026-10-30 · Hank · YouTube (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says that in 2016 Google published a paper on YouTube recommendations now being made by deep neural networks. — The Last Normal Year (00:01:59)
  • 2026-10-30 · Hank · Facebook (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says the share of Americans over 65 who were online and on Facebook rose from 48% in 2015 to 62% in 2016: the last demographic to join the internet was piling on and experiencing the feed. — The Last Normal Year (00:02:28)