With various witty hosts at your service, you won't even notice you're getting smarter. [110] Another theme in Green's works, including The Fault in Our Stars, is the complex imagination of others. [41] The graphics of Crash Course videos are created by Thought Café (formerly Thought Bubble).[42]. Included is a brief introduction to all the dynasties in Chinese In 2013, The Lizzie Bennet Diaries won an Emmy Award for Original Interactive Program. [112] Additionally, Green has stated, "while the world talks about young people's insularity and solipsism, they're creating a fascinating and complex world of deep engagement online, a world in which they are not just watching content but becoming part of it by being community members whose comments and fanfiction and artwork and passion have profound impacts on the broader culture. John, Hank, and a range of other hosts teach humanities and science courses to viewers, with multiple new series launching each year. [1][2], John has risen from being a popular YouTube personality to Hollywood stardom with his breakthrough novel, The Fault in Our Stars, and its 2014 film adaptation. Hi, I'm John Green. During the project's first year, Hank Green stated, "There were more than 400 videos posted, but several people focused on humanitarian organizations in Darfur, UNICEF, Autism Speaks, The Humane Society, Toys for Tots, World Wildlife Fund, I'm proud to say that it's a very long list. But the study of history allows you to empathize better, it allows you to think more complexly about others. [107], John has stated that he is an independent voter who has voted for both Republican and Democratic politicians. [51] The channel later added to its library of videos, launching The Big Question, and Misconceptions hosted by Craig Benzine and Elliott Morgan, respectively. [26][27] On VidCon's purpose, Hank Green stated "Even when VidCon was just 1,000 people in a hotel, it was our goal for the conference to reflect the growth and culture of the online video industry," later adding, "VidCon's exponential growth over the last four years is indicative of online video's impact on the entertainment industry and on our everyday lives. [16] "[101], Hank has spoken about human dreams of success. "[15], The Greens have also influenced online videos, prompting individuals to create their own vlogs. Writers focus on the big questions; politics, I thought, is about the small questions. [62], The first of these adaptations was The Lizzie Bennet Diaries on YouTube in early 2012. On the topic, Hank has stated, "There are problems with the institutions of dreams, [but] I am in favor of them. Like, you end a revolution where you started out. I went and it was just the most overwhelming thing I've ever experienced, and I made a bunch of friends who I'm still friends with today. [83], Nonetheless, Green's novels have been successful, leading him to be included on Time's 2014 "100 Most Influential People" list. "[102], On his website, John writes that he is a Christian, introducing a blog post with, "I don't talk about it very often, but I'm a religious person. [93] Celebrities, including British actor Benedict Cumberbatch, and American rapper Lupe Fiasco, who has compared Crash Course to crack, have also been documented as Nerdfighters. More about John I am so proud and pleased that The Brain Scoop and Emily have found what is absolutely their best possible home. The podcast now opens with a "dad joke" from Hank and something John would have tweeted during the week (he is currently taking a year away from social media). "[13] The project, titled "Brotherhood 2.0", quickly grew an audience, leading to the Greens' success on YouTube. Good luck. "[36] These channels are operated under the company name of Complexly. One such effect is that of the Green brothers' fanbase, Nerdfighteria, which has been utilized to accomplish charitable actions. "[15], The topics of videos on the channel vary widely, as the Greens speak about whatever is on their minds at the time. "[104] Later in 2016, during a podcast, Hank expressed, "I'm so jealous of religious people, man. Additionally, Hank Green helped Emily Graslie to launch The Brain Scoop, in early 2013. [120] Acosta stated, "None of them are professional journalists. YouTube's $100 million original channel initiative, "Do Other People's YouTube CPMs Look This Good? [68], In 2014, The Art Assignment was launched by PBS Digital Studios, featuring John's wife, Sarah. Race, Class, and Gender in To Kill a Mockingbird: Crash Course Literature 211. [11] Another inspiration for the project was the video blog channel, Lonelygirl15. [51] The channel's success has been described as "somewhat of an outlier in the magazine industry," by The New York Times, as videos on the channel have outgained videos on other channels launched by magazine companies, such as Wired, and Vogue. The Spanish Empire, Silver, & Runaway Inflation: Crash Course World History #25. [133] Shailene Woodley, who portrayed the main character of The Fault in Our Stars, Hazel Grace Lancaster, in the novel's film adaptation, wrote the piece on Time's list for Green, describing him as a "teen whisperer. [119] CNN's Senior White House correspondent, Jim Acosta was critical of the decision to have Obama be interviewed by the media personalities. We need something to drive us to be better, and weirder, and different, but I think if we let that one thing drive us, it's a failure of imagination, and we miss opportunities." Among these channels include Crash Course, SciShow (including its Space and Psych spinoffs), The Brain Scoop (since spun off), Sexplanations, How to Adult, and Mental Floss. Crash Course is a YouTube channel hosted by the VlogBrothers Hank and John Green, which brings Edutainment Show content to web video. "[118] Some of the questions Green and his fellow online personalities asked were collected from social media input. [43] Among these are organic and thermodynamic chemistry, physics, geology, climatology, astronomy and astrophysics, evolutionary biology, psychology and several miscellaneous fields. SciShow, like Crash Course, was launched as an original channel. Their YouTube channel, Vlogbrothers, has over 2,500,000 subscribers as of May 2015. Eventually, the channel's videos were predominantly uploaded by John to a point where Hank decided to create another gaming channel, called "Games With Hank", in 2014. Regarding a scene in the film adaptation of The Fault in Our Stars, in which the character Hazel Grace initiates a kiss, John stated, "I just want to point out one thing here: When was the last time the girl kissed the boy in a teen romance? John Michael Green was born on August 24, 1977 in Indianapolis, Indiana. [55], In February 2014, Hank and John Green announced a new channel, How to Adult. He is also the #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of The Fault in Our Stars, Looking for Alaska, Paper Towns, and An Abundance of Katherines. [7], Together, however, the two brothers are credited with creating what some have described as a "YouTube media" or "online multimedia" empire. Aliens, Time Travel, and Dresden -Slaughterhouse-Five Part I: Crash Course Literature 212. [109] The two main characters of the novel, Hazel and Augustus, bond over existentialism and philosophy. [18] Another video, in which John announces his support for his friend, mathematician and politician, Daniel Biss, was covered by The Wall Street Journal. This is a weird cultural shift. [52][53] Emerson College's Entertainment Monthly paper listed Mental Floss, as well as the aforementioned Crash Course as top five educational YouTube channels. I realize that we are all entitled to our own opinions and everything, but for the last election you guys were so much less political ...", "Book Review: An Abundance of Katherines", "The 7 YouTube Philosophers You Just Can't Miss", "Is 'The Fault in Our Stars' Author John Green His Generation's Pop Philosopher? "[71][75][76] John emphasized the point of the crowdfunding system's voluntary nature, "If you're authentic toward your community and don't focus on the ads, your audience will support you. [48] Prior to the channel's launch, Hank Green featured Graslie giving a tour of the University of Montana's Philip L. Wright Zoological Museum on one of his Vlogbrothers videos. "[122] John then defended Hank via a Tumblr post. : YouTube turns the personal into public", "John Green is named to the TIME 100 Most Influential People List", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Green_brothers&oldid=993549094, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 11 December 2020, at 04:59. [29] In 2009, the record label caught the attention of YouTube, who praised the label on its official blog. John talks about world history, US history, and literature on Crash Course. Hank adds, "To me, there's only one argument that matters for gay marriage: That all people in our country should be seen as equals in the eyes of the law. [35], In June 2014, Lastufka announced that would be selling his entire stake in DFTBA Records, and resigning as the label's president, to pursue other projects. In the review, Jacobs coined the term GreenLit, a play on John's surname, Green and the word literature, to describe "realistic stories told by a funny, self-aware teenage narrator," that include, "sharp dialogue, defective authority figures, occasional boozing, unrequited crushes and one or more heartbreaking twists. Everything else is just an extension of that thing. The Green brothers, John (born August 24, 1977) and Hank (born May 5, 1980), are two American brothers, entrepreneurs, social activists, and YouTube vloggers. He is a YouTube video-blogger, or "vlogger", with his brother, Hank Green. [88] Earl is an influential Nerdfighter, having started the Esther Day celebration, which has been described by HPA founder Andrew Slack, as "the first baggage-free holiday about love and gratitude. [114] John has also advocated for this, and has written that for years after he turned 18, he did not participate in voting. With over 15 courses in science and the humanities online to date, Crash Course has hundreds of millions of views. [81] Taking a mainly humorous tone, each podcast opens with John reading a poem that he selected for the week before the brothers read a series of questions submitted by listeners and offering their advice. Since 2011, brothers John and Hank Green have pioneered digital education with their series Crash Course on YouTube. Hi I’m John Green, this is Crash Course US History and today we’re going to talk about one of the worst relationships in American history. I seriously think it might not have happened ever." My hardcore badass feminist mom told both my brother and me that we were feminists from the time we were like two years old, so if she ever heard me saying I wasn't a feminist she'd fly to my house and smack me upside the head. [70], On July 26, 2013, Hank Green made a video announcing the introduction of Subbable, a crowdfunding system to support various web series (both entertainment- and education-oriented). [25] Since its launch, VidCon has annually increased its attendance to become the largest in-person gathering of online video creators, viewers, and representatives. Aside from the aforementioned projects, the Greens also created a sub-project of Vlogbrothers called Truth or Fail, an interactive game show on YouTube. [92] Additionally, Biss designed the mathematics formulas for John's novel, An Abundance of Katherines. While the show is an immensely helpful tool for students and teachers, it also has a large viewership of casual learners who seek out online educational content independently. [22] Legally, Project for Awesome is a project of the Greens' Montana-based charitable organization, the Foundation to Decrease World Suck, Inc.[23] The most recent event occurred in 2018. Although, as John stated, "the project went nowhere," the channel was created to raise money for Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign. [4][8][9] This empire, including projects centered on education, gaming, and trivia, among others, has amassed an active fanbase known as "Nerdfighteria. In 2012, following a grant from Google, the brothers launched a pair of short-format educational video series entitled Crash Course, which presents series on World History, American History, Literature (hosted by John), Chemistry, Anatomy & Physiology, Biology, Ecology, Psychology, and Philosophy (hosted by Hank), Astronomy, Games, Big History, Economics, Intellectual Property, Physics, Film History, … "[17] Activities, events, and community symbols and terminology have been noted by various media outlets. "[129], The Green brothers' projects have had varying effects on the YouTube community, nerd culture, young-adult fiction, and other fields. [84][86] Hank describes the community as "people who are pro-nerd: They fight for nerd culture, to celebrate intellectualism, to find and build spaces on the Internet that are devoted to engagement and meaningful conversation instead of distraction and echo-chambery conversations."[12]. From balancing chemical reactions to analyzing famous literature, never before has one collection offered such an awe-inspiring range of content. In 2011, he responded to his reluctance to answer questions regarding his religion, stating, "People are asking, because they want to inform their opinions of me with this little one word answer that says so very little about who I actually am. Green adds to this, stating, "I was going to be a writer, and the great writers (I thought) transcend the minor quibbles of their historical moments. "[115] However, as Green matured during his adult years, he has developed a belief that, "the big questions—about our environment, our responsibilities to one another, our rights as citizens—are political questions. "How to Adult" exists! Hank and John founded the event, believing that somebody else would do so eventually, and that video blogging was becoming more of an industry. [88] Aside from charity, however, several Nerdfighter clubs have been launched as an extracurricular activity at universities such as the University of Maryland and Auburn University. 'Which is great. Totally agree. [46] Hank Green also hosts the channel, although he is joined by co-hosts Reid Reimers and Caitlin Hofmeister. [12] The project was originally meant to be a year-long way to deepen the bond between the brothers, creating a new outlet to communicate to each other. But it does not render our spiritual lives irrelevant. There were always people following us. "[41], In 2009, John posted a video, expressing his frustrations with the usage of the word gay as an insult. [59] It featured Hank, his wife Katherine, John, and occasionally Charlie McDonnell and Michael Aranda playing video games such as Minecraft, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, and FIFA 11. "[127], When asked by a Reddit user whether he identifies as a feminist, John Green replying with an anecdote from his childhood, "Yes, I do. [7] The distribution of merchandise is largely independent. I Care How Many People Love What I Make", "John Green: The Fault in our Stars film is true to the book", "John Green: Writers Need to Get Political", "An Open Letter to Undecided American Voters", "Obama Will Give Exclusive Interviews To These Three YouTube Personalities", "State of the YOUnion: YouTube Creators Interview President Obama Live from the White House", "YouTube stars Mota, Hank Green and Glozell prepare to interview Obama", "White House sets digital-exclusive post-State of the Union interviews for Obama", "Hank Green – I think sometimes we need to think about how to involve people who are not reached by legacy media in the conversation. [17] By the end of 2007, the channel garnered 40,000 subscribers. Hank also launched a gaming channel, Hankgames. ", "John and Hank Green and Falling in Love With the World", "Sorry, the 'TFIOS' kiss isn't as groundbreaking as you hoped", "YouTube: Hank Green tells fellow creators to aim for '$1 per view, "I Don't Care How Many People Watch Something I Make. The so-called, Great War? Hi I’m John Green and this is Crash Course European History. They just know what to do. Prior to becoming a published novelist, Green wrote for the magazine, and attended Indian Springs School with the magazine's first editor, Neely Harris. That's all. [123][124] Coincidentally, John had previously participated in a Fireside Hangout on Google+ with Obama, with the President even reciting the commonly used phrase by Nerdfighters, "Don't forget to be awesome", to conclude one of his answers to John's questions. They're people who post videos on YouTube," sarcastically adding, "I'm just curious: Was 'Charlie Bit My Finger' or 'David After Dentist' not available? Hank, in particular, is a strong advocate of young Americans taking advantage of their right to vote. John Green is a host and co-creator of Crash Course. [45] A spin-off titled, SciShow Space, launched in 2014, dedicating itself to space related news, discoveries and space related science. The Atlantic Slave Trade: Crash Course World History #24. From Science to Social Studies, Crash Course offers it all in quick-paced, imaginative videos aimed at learners of all ages. 00:07 Why? [61], More successfully, the Green Brothers have helped launch modernized adaptations of classic novels. The word was being used to describe John, despite the fact that, at the time, it was already known that he was married to a woman. Crash Course transforms the traditional textbook model by presenting information in a fast-paced format, enhancing the learning experience. Hank would add, "In the end, it's not about finding success, it's about building the number of things you're capable of, because then you could do more interesting things, and we need people to do interesting things in the world. "[133], The biggest problem with being alive is that you can only see the world out of your eyes. Hank has admitted to being wrong on certain issues, such as with his misspelling and mispronunciation of the word diphthong. Hi, I'm John Green, this is Crash Course World History and today in our final episode of this World History series we're going to return to some of our favorite themes, like the rise of the state; maybe the idea of "The West"; and also we're going to speculate a little bit about the future. Today we’re going to look at the birth of America’s pastime (No, not baseball. "[105] Green adds, "Science has given so much to the experience of being a creature on this planet. In the video, John stated, "Ultimately, gay will never work as an insult, because it's not bad.