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Something Worth Knowing

event · in 3 videos (2026)

A small, goofy, TED-like gathering Hank started in 2026 as Complexly's first live fundraiser, held in Los Angeles on 16 September 2026 around the question of where hope comes from. Speakers included Mark Rober, Simone Giertz, Katie Mack and Abigail Thorn; tickets started at $500, and Hank called it an absolute blast.

Part of: Complexly

Videos by year: 2026: 3

Website: complexly.org/somethingworthknowing

Threads

Also named in the threads: Complexly: the brothers' production company, renamed from EcoGeek (2016)

Often together

What comes up in the same parts of the videos; the number is how many parts.

hope (3) · Complexly (3) · Los Angeles (2)

What the videos say

The most important statements of each year; all statements.

2026

  • 2026-07-03 · Why I Didn't Buy TED — announcement: Hank: Inspired by that week, Hank is starting Something Worth Knowing: a tiny, goofier, messier TED-like gathering of curious people, out of the world's spotlight, that is a fundraiser for Complexly. — 00:05:50
    • Speakers who said yes include Mark Rober, Abigail Thorn, Katie Mack, Simone Giertz and Connections writer Wyna Liu, who is doing a secret game; Hank gives a talk six months in the making. — 00:06:19
    • The theme of the first Something Worth Knowing is the question Hank put to the speakers: where does your hope come from? — 00:06:49
    • Because it is a fundraiser, tickets are expensive: $500 base level, $2,500 VIP with a dinner. — 00:06:49
  • 2026-09-11 · Our Last YouTube View… — announcement: Hank says they decided to hold Something Worth Knowing, a Complexly fundraiser in Los Angeles; Craig came up as an invitee, and Hank asked him to do something weird. — 00:02:30
    • Hank says Something Worth Knowing, Complexly's first ever live fundraiser, is happening five days from now (16 September 2026). — 00:02:59
    • The event will feature Mark Rober, Simone Giertz, Katie Mack, Abigail Thorn, Kallie Moore, Shan Boodram and Wyna Liu, who writes the Connections boards. — 00:02:59
    • Hank says the event will be both thoughtful and goofy, with the theme of what is bringing us hope right now. — 00:03:28
    • Hank says the event is in Los Angeles and expensive because it is a fundraiser, so inaccessible to most people, but it helps make Complexly's content accessible to everyone. — 00:03:28
    • Hank asks anyone who can possibly make it to check out the event via the link in the description. — 00:03:28
  • 2026-09-18 · John was Wrong about YouTube Views — Hank says he is in Los Angeles after the Complexly Something Worth Knowing fundraiser, an absolute blast, and thanks everyone who came. — 00:09:51
    • Hank says the event reminded him not just why but how we hope: the question is not where to find hope but how to do it, maybe a topic for another video. — 00:09:51
  • …and 2 statements more in 2026 — all statements of 2026