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2013-06-21 · announcement · Hank, Lindsey Doe, Emily Graslie · 3:53 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Projects (also: Nerdfighteria) · mode: Announcements · tags: self promotion, punishment or challenge, community lore, guest or collab, civic or action cta

During John's paternity leave Hank gives a news roundup: Grace's over-four-minute punishment, Evil Baby Orphanage card game and Nerdcrafteria numbers, the new Sexplanations channel, The Brain Scoop's Field Museum partnership, DFTBA and HankGames news, census results and a new Hank and John email newsletter.

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — Paternity leave going well; Grace went over four minutes, the rule's scope is unclear; Grace's punishment served

  • ★★ Hank: a couple of weeks into John's paternity leave things are going excellently; he jokes he'd be fine with John making more babies while he collabs with the best YouTubers, but misses him. (playful) — 00:00:00 · John Green
  • ★★ Hank says Grace's video went over four minutes, but he is unsure whether the four-minute rule covers videos on the Vlogbrothers channel or only videos made by the Vlogbrothers. (unsure) — 00:00:00 · Four-minute rule, Grace Helbig, Vlogbrothers
  • ★★ Hank says Grace found out and sent him something (the description calls it 'Daily Grace Slaps Herself'), and declares: 'Punishment served.' (playful) — 00:00:00 · Grace Helbig, Punishment

00:00:26 — Evil Baby Orphanage card game sales; Nerdcrafteria Minecraft server stats

  • ★★ Hank: according to Weird Games, the Evil Baby Orphanage card game has now sold over 4,000 copies. — 00:00:26 · Evil Baby Orphanage card game, Evil Baby Orphanage
  • ★ Hank says the card game has become a mainstay of his party gaming: a great mix of luck and skill, for three or more players. — 00:00:26 · Evil Baby Orphanage card game
  • ★★ Hank: Nerdcrafteria, the Nerdfighter Minecraft server, has seen over 43,000 unique players and 9,700 diamonds discovered, and 3,500 mobs are killed every day. — 00:00:26

00:00:55 — Project news: Sexplanations with Lindsay Doe; The Brain Scoop's Field Museum partnership; Crash Course; the advertising problem; new songs; DFTBA expansion, Harry Potter Alliance merch, TFIOS audiobooks; HankGames computer and Mario

  • ★★★ Hank says that, somewhat without John's knowledge, he decided to make Sexplanations, an entertaining sex-education show, with Lindsay Doe and team. — 00:00:55 · Sexplanations, John Green
  • ★★★ Emily Graslie: The Brain Scoop is going "the best" and will partner with the Field Museum in Chicago. — 00:00:55 · The Brain Scoop
  • ★★ Emily Graslie: The Field Museum holds one of the largest and most diverse collections in the world, 25 million artifacts, against 24,000 at her current museum. — 00:00:55
  • ★ Emily Graslie: A specimen ('he') from her current collection will travel with her on temporary loan to the Field Museum, riding shotgun. (playful) — 00:01:22
  • ★★ Hank says he is working hard to solve the problem of advertising valuing distraction as much as or more than engagement, but it is taking time. — 00:01:22 · online advertising
  • ★★ Hank says he has been working on some new songs (apparently followed by an untranscribed song excerpt). — 00:01:51
  • ★★ DFTBA is going well and expanding with more shelves; it has started working with the Harry Potter Alliance and sells lots of HPA merchandise. — 00:01:51 · DFTBA Records
  • ★★ DFTBA has finished packing all the TFIOS audiobooks and most have already shipped. — 00:02:20 · DFTBA Records
  • ★★ Hank says he and Steph built a computer specifically as a HankGames machine because he wants to play more PC games, and 'Hank and Katherine play Super Mario Bros. Wii' returns today. — 00:02:20 · HankGames, Katherine Green

00:02:53 — Nerdfighteria census results; email newsletter at HankandJohn.com; sign-off to Hannah Hart; Lindsay Doe's self-introduction

  • ★★★ Hank: the Nerdfighteria census results were fascinating (his overview on Hank's channel took 23 minutes); 130,000 people filled it out and 100% of those who started finished. (hedged) — 00:02:53 · hankschannel
    • a number in question (doubtful): "100%" — check against the recording
  • ★★★ Because the census showed 97,000 respondents want an email newsletter from Hank and/or John, they are setting one up. — 00:02:53 · John Green
  • ★★ Hank asks viewers to sign up for the newsletter at HankandJohn.com, joking it is 'probably the most beautiful website that you will ever go to'. (playful) — 00:03:22
  • ★★ Hank says he won't see John and signs off to Hannah Hart, next Tuesday's (25 June 2013) guest host. (playful) — 00:03:22
  • ★★ Lindsey Doe: Lindsay Doe introduces herself: a clinical sexologist with a bachelor's in psychology and a master's in health and human performance (health promotion). — 00:03:22 · Sexplanations

In the description and comments

  • ★★★ Hank writes that with The Brain Scoop's partnership with Chicago's Field Museum, Emily will move there, work at the museum full time and keep producing The Brain Scoop with them; he is sad to see her go but very excited for her next step. — video description · The Brain Scoop

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Mentioned

Central: Nerdfighteria Census · Sexplanations

Also: People: Emily Graslie · Grace Helbig · Hannah Hart · Katherine Green · Lindsey Doe · Matthew

Projects: Crash Course · DFTBA Records · Hank and John email newsletter · HankGames · hankschannel · Nerdcrafteria · The Brain Scoop

Works: Evil Baby Orphanage card game · Minecraft · New Super Mario Bros. Wii · The Fault in Our Stars special edition audiobook

Organizations: Field Museum of Natural History · The Harry Potter Alliance

Rituals: Four-minute rule · Punishment

Terms: doobly-doo

Concepts: online advertising

Only in the description or credits: Weird Games

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