John Green's Blog, page 28
February 1, 2013
Football For Nerds
In which Hank talks about American Football (also known as Hand Egg) from the perspective of a nerd...particularly tackling the question of why this sport is so popular.
I have just arrived in the UK and knew I wouldn't have time to make a video, so I filmed this before I left Missoula.
Thanks to Dave Loos for doing much of the research necessary to make this episode.
REFERENCES:
11 Minutes of Play: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001...
January 29, 2013
Across Three Continents: A Tale of Tumblr, Copyright, and Excellent Posters
Preorder a (signed!) copy of the tri-continental poster that inspired this video: http://dftba.com/product/14o/Our-Litt... In doing so, you'll support beautiful nerdfighters bringing beautiful things into the world.
In which John discusses intellectual property, the complexity of protecting it, and the total insufficiency of current copyright law. The failure of copyright law has led to a kind of Wild West mentality here on the Internet, particularly on tumblr, where strange and complex collaborations happen every day. John happened across one such collaboration, fell in love with it, and then spent weeks trying to untangle the business of who, exactly, should own what.
Nica (the original artist) has a tumblr: http://incredibru.tumblr.com/
So does Ashild (who adapted Nica's art into a poster): http://bestunderworldkiss.tumblr.com/
So do I: http://fishingboatproceeds.tumblr.com
January 25, 2013
How to Make Friends
In which Hank talks about friends, why they're important, and how we make them. TL;DR, don't take advantage of good friends, they are extremely important and very rare. Acquiring new ones is hard, especially inorganically...but you can increase your chances by finding places where you can have repeated, unplanned interactions with the same people, being receptive to people, and open to conversation. And, of course, thinking carefully about people, being thoughtful, and asking them to help you out every once in a while.
Also, don't get married to people who aren't your friend. UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES!
January 22, 2013
How to Be More Than Friends: Question Tuesday
In which John answers real questions from real nerdfighters, discussing his son's fascination with imitation food, his own fascination with Wholock watercolors, the oddness of the phrase "more than friends," the Evening of Awesome, and much else.
Crash Course: http://www.youtube.com/crashcourse
My tumblr: http://fishingboatproceeds.tumblr.com
Lidewij's YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/Lidespam
Lotte's YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/zaielle
January 18, 2013
Thoughts from Carnegie Hall
The Music is "This Year" by The Mountain Goats.
Watch it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ii6kJa...
Own It: https://itunes.apple.com/album/this-y...
In which Hank and John play Carnegie Hall with Neil Gaiman, The Mountain Goats, Kimya Dawson, Hannah Hart, Daily Grace, Ashley Clements, and Daniel Gordh...and it's totally, like, woah.
The Brain Scoop: http://www.youtube.com/thebrainscoop
The Evening of Awesome: http://youtu.be/OPlo_T_PZsE?t=35m11s
January 15, 2013
An Evening of Awesome at Carnegie Hall
In which Hank and John and special guests the Mountain Goats bring Nerdfighteria to one of the most famous stages in the world to sing songs, tell stories, answer questions, and be extremely nervous.
North Korean Chicken, Stagecoach Travel, and other Thoughts from before Carnegie Hall
The Evening of Awesome begins at 7 PM eastern at http://www.youtube.com/vlogbrothers
Find a location to watch with other nerdfighters: http://edwardspoonhands.com/post/4057...
In which John makes an old-school vlogbrothers video about the preparations for An Evening of Awesome from Carnegie Hall. Also his dreams of North Korean fried chicken and Hank's long-suffering guitar.
January 11, 2013
On the Ownership of Ideas
In which Hank discusses how our conception of ownership of ideas has changed throughout history, how it's a little bit broken right now, and how it might be fixing itself on its own.
Live Streaming Events All Over the World
http://penguinteen.tumblr.com/post/39...
Charity Rehearsal Events in New York
http://housingworksbookstore.tumblr.c...
January 8, 2013
Addicted to the Internet
Video Description: Watch the Carnegie Hall livestream with fellow
nerdfighters near you:
http://fishingboatproceeds.tumblr.com...
In which John visits you from the distant past of Saturday in order to
discuss his (possible) Internet addiction, why you won't find him in
comments today, and Carnegie Hall.
January 4, 2013
53 Terrible Jokes!
They're not actually terrible, most of them are actually pretty dang funny. Thanks to all the people who suggested jokes via Twitter (THERE WERE A LOT OF YOU!) these pretty much exclusively came from that search.
Men of YouTube Charity Calendar is now available for pre-order, benefitting next year's project for awesome: http://dftba.com/product/14d/2013-Men...
Other Joke Videos:
31 Jokes for Nerds: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zrnd63...
50 More Jokes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ4kL4...
50 Jokes in 4 Minutes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzHBsz...
50 Jokes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7Gvst...
