John Green's Blog, page 20
October 29, 2013
Perspective
In which John talks about his life 12 years ago.
(If I can pass along just one piece of advice: Watch Harvey.)
October 25, 2013
When Was it a Million Seconds Ago?
In which Hank is fascinated by the fact that, as much as he tries, it is impossible to actually understand the reality of a number even as simple as one million.
DFTBA Post-card sale is on now, and only available while supplies last! http://www.dftba.com
And you have six days to participate in the pumpkin carving contest!
http://nerdfighteria.vanillaforums.co...
Also, I'm on Talk: http://www.youtube.com/talk
And here's Henry and Derek giving their 1 million seconds answer...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfkhEm...
Ocean at the end of the lane: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062...
Losers in Space: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0670...
October 22, 2013
Question Tuesday: The Fault in Our Stars Movie Edition
The Yeti is not such a Yeti anymore. The Art Assignment: http://www.youtube.com/user/theartass...
In which John answers real questions from real nerdfighters about the movie adaptation of his book The Fault in Our Stars while also disagreeing with Hank about what the greatest human quality is.
October 18, 2013
Curiosity is the Greatest Human Quality
In which Hank talks about his trip to San Francisco to talk about education with YouTube, video makers, and teachers. It was a really fantastic trip, and if you can, I suggest you get your butt to the local science center in your town to enjoy the crap out of it ASAP.
Also, PUMPKIN CARVING CONTEST!
http://nerdfighteria.vanillaforums.co...
Educational YouTubers you should follow:
http://www.youtube.com/vihart
http://www.youtube.com/cgpgrey
http://www.youtube.com/minutephysics
http://www.youtube.com/minuteearth
http://www.youtube.com/pbsideachannel
http://www.youtube.com/itsoktobesmart
http://www.youtube.com/vsauce
http://www.youtube.com/soulpancake
http://www.youtube.com/blinkpopshift
http://www.youtube.com/veritasium1
October 15, 2013
Thoughts for Nerdfighteria
In which John talks about nerdfighteria and the risks and opportunities of growth and change in online communities.
Leave your punishment suggestions in comments. (Blergh.)
October 11, 2013
TFiOS Movie, Emma Approved, Subbable Update, etc
There's a lot goin' on...including:
Emma Approved! The new vlog series from Pemberey Digital - http://www.youtube.com/pemberleydigital
The Fault in Our Stars movie is finishing up filming and will be in theaters in America on June 6th!
Your support on Subbable has been extremely valuable to many creators, thank you - http://www.subbable.com
I was on The Good Stuff (twice...so far) http://www.youtube.com/thegoodstuff
DailyGrace gave me some gin! http://www.youtube.com/dailygrace
Equality FTW! http://www.equalityftw.org
The Warehouse: http://www.youtube.com/dftbarecords
October 8, 2013
Applying for Health Insurance: Then and Now
In which John Green attempts to apply for new health insurance coverage using the Affordable Care Act's insurance exchanges and then through a private insurer that existed before the ACA (aka Obamacare) went into effect.
It's of course too soon to tell which of these options will be cheaper, which will offer the best coverage, and so on, but I wanted to explore how the (still very glitchy) exchanges compare to the pre-ACA experience of trying to get approved for coverage.
Yes, I realize this video is over 4 minutes. I think it meets the definition of an educational video, but I'll leave it up to y'all to discuss in Our Pants: http://nerdfighteria.vanillaforums.com/
October 4, 2013
Q&A with Ansel Elgort and Mike Birbiglia from The Fault in Our Stars Movie Set
In which John asks Ansel Elgort (who plays Augustus Waters) and Mike Birbiglia (who plays Patrick) some real questions from real nerdfighters while on the set of The Fault in Our Stars movie. Also: Enjoy the cutest how-I-found-out-I-got-the-part story ever from Ansel.
Mike on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/birbigs
Ansel on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/anselelgort
October 1, 2013
The Lowdown on the Shutdown
What Does Obamacare Mean for You?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBr3fn...
John had a special video planned for today, but then the government shut down so we decided to switch so I could stay up until 3 am figuring out wtf is up with the shutdown and make a video about it. If you want to learn more about gerrymandering check out this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mky11U...
September 27, 2013
Invalid Arguments: Climate Change
There are only a few topics that seem less obvious but more hotly debated than climate change. It's here, it's happening, it's caused by humanity, and it is one of the largest problems humanity will ever face. But I believe we will face it, and we'll face it with the desperate ingenuity and bravado with which we have faced our entire history on this planet. And we will survive it, as long as we can finally freaking agree that "it" isn't a conspiracy theory made up to annoy the rich and powerful.
So, as I know this is a hotly debated subject, this video has sources...
CO2 greatly amplifies warming after it is initiated: http://www.skepticalscience.com/co2-l...
After 1975 there was little connection between solar activity and the earth's temperature: http://www.mps.mpg.de/dokumente/publi...
Indeed, if it were the sun, we should be cooling: http://rspa.royalsocietypublishing.or...
Detailed look at how the urban heat island affect is removed from climate science data: http://pubs.giss.nasa.gov/docs/2001/2...
Satellite measurements show warming trends as well as surface measurements: http://www.globalwarmingart.com/wiki/...
Ice core reconstructions show the same thing: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/global...
The earth is not cooling: http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2011...
The myth of the 70's Cooling Consensus: http://ams.confex.com/ams/pdfpapers/1...
Loss of Antarctic Land Ice: http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.122...
Melting land ice results in increase in sea ice: http://www.nature.com/ngeo/journal/v6...
For a great resource on this stuff: http://www.skepticalscience.com/
