Conversations: Hank Green

Image of guest Hank Green, sitting outside and wearing a blue jean jacket.

DFTBA—Don’t forget to be awesome. That’s the motto of the Vlogbrothers, a video blog created by brothers Hank and John Green.

On this episode of Threshold Conversations, our guest is Hank Green, science communicator, YouTuber, and entrepreneur. Among his many projects, Hank hosts the wildly popular YouTube channel SciShow, which brings science to the masses. Hank talks to us about how DFTBA reminds us to do the work to be productive, and to be good friends and citizens. We also talk about his passion for science communication, and why all great communication begins with empathy.

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SciShow

SciShow is a Youtube series co-hosted by Hank Green that explores the unexpected and the science behind it.

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing

This debut novel by Hank Green is a tale of a young girl who, upon making an otherworldly discovery, finds herself an overnight celebrity and must find a way to deal with what follows.

Vlogbrothers

This is the Youtube channel that made Hank and his older brother John internet celebrities. Check them out and see how they are “raising nerdy to the power of awesome.”