John Green's Blog, page 3
March 10, 2015
Travel Tips (and Paper Towns Movie Updates)
Paper Towns movie: JULY 24th. Paper Towns trailer: SOONISH.
In which John finds himself, in a stunning turn of events, in an airport, where he shares some travel tips and also discusses the movie adaptation of his book Paper Towns, the maybe possible adaptation of Looking for Alaska, and cookie monster.
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March 6, 2015
WE WON! Net Neutrality and Re-Thinking Cynicism
Winning in politics is often bizarre, drawn out, incremental, and ultimately a surprise. As such, winning often doesn't feel that good. But I think it's very important to take a bit of time when it happens to enjoy it.
And also to recognize that the win would not have happened without the people who worked hard to lobby and bug their congresspeople and force a decision down the throat of a bunch of unhappy corporations. So thank you so much to everyone who campaigned to keep the internet neutral.
Watch Games With Hank here: http://www.youtube.com/gameswithhank
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March 3, 2015
What’s in the Box in the Box in the Box?
In which John explores the childhood memorabilia he chose to keep, attempting to deconstruct memories as Hank recently deconstructed an adding machine. Also, John learns that his parents found him "ugly" and "so purple" as a child.
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February 27, 2015
In Which Hank is the Nerdiest Nerd
The International Competition for Nerdiest Nerd, Hank has been declared the winner. In this video, we take apart an RC Allen 805 mechanical adding machine and try to figure out how it works. We're mostly unsuccessful, but it's so PRETTY!
Here's the Numberphile video on the Enigma Machine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2_Q9...
Here's where Hank and Katherine and John are playing mario games:
http://www.youtube.com/gameswithhank
And here's an amazing channel on how various mechanical computers work: https://www.youtube.com/user/Mechanic...
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February 24, 2015
Who I Was in High School
In which John discovers his surprising report cards from his junior year of high school, as well as the best fan mail ever.
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February 20, 2015
Why Are Fewer People Studying Science and Engineering?
I went to New York City to talk to a bunch of press people about science education and the need for more graduates with STEM degrees. It was part of a campaign I'm doing with Emerson, an engineering company that helps make the world work.
LINKS
Tour Because Awesome Tickets:
http://tourbecauseawesome.tumblr.com/
http://twitter.com/tourbecauseawsm
Learn More:
http://emerson.com/ilovestem
Me on CBSN
http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/vlogbro...
Me and Kathy on Forbes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wv1H3...
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February 17, 2015
Places I’ve Never Been
The poster by Risa (and Melody!) is just $10: http://store.dftba.com/products/citie...
As is Melody's poster: http://store.dftba.com/products/keepi...
In which John discusses the tortured and fascinating quotation, "I'm in love with cities I've never been to and people I've never met," usually attributed to his novel Paper Towns. Along the way he touches on the strangeness of being convinced by the Internet that he wrote something and the complexity of credits and sources in online discourse. Also he illegally downloads his own novel.
Melody's tumblr: http://melodytruong.tumblr.com
Crash Course Intellectual Property is coming soon! http://youtube.com/crashcourse
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February 13, 2015
Draw My Life + 16 Other Suggestions
In which Hank does what people on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and Reddit told him to do. Turned out OK, I think.
Here's where I asked:
http://www.facebook.com/hankimon
http://www.twitter.com/hankgreen
http://www.edwardspoonhands.com
http://www.reddit.com/r/nerdfighters
And here are the weird things I like:
https://www.youtube.com/user/TheThirdPew
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodocha
http://www.idwpublishing.com/lockekey/
http://www.amazon.com/Z-Man-Games-ZMG...
http://neilcicierega.com
http://www.amazon.com/The-Windup-Girl...
Minecraft Server
mc.nerdcrafteria.com
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February 10, 2015
Understanding Boko Haram
In which John discusses Nigeria, its complicated history, and how that history has shaped the region from which the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram emerged. Also discussed is the history of Boko Haram itself and its recent atrocities.
And here is your standard reminder that educational videos are allowed to be over 4 minutes long.
Some links for further reading:
A basic overview of Boko Haram from the bbc: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-...
A timeline of Boko Haram's attacks: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline...
A detailed introduction to Boko Haram: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boko_Haram
A good overview of how Islam came to sub-saharan Africa: http://www.dhspriory.org/kenny/Sist.htm
More info on the 1967-1970 Nigerian Civil War: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian...
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February 6, 2015
You Will Be Forgotten …And That’s OK
In which Hank worries about whether our focus on individual accomplishments is self-destructive when the most joyful and fulfilling and impactful things don't look like "success."
http://www.youtube.com/vlogbrothers
http://www.youtube.com/gameswithhank
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