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Hank Green Article

William Henry "Hank" Green II was born on May 5th, 1980 to Mike and Sydney Green. He married Katherine Green in 2006. Hank and Katherine live in Missoula, Montana with their cat, Cameo. Hank and Katherine had their first child, Orin, in October 2016.

Hank uploaded the first video to the vlogbrothers channel on New Year's Day 2007, and has also helped start Scishow, Crash Course (where he teaches science topics), the now-defunct Truth or Fail, hankschannel, and hankgames. Hank was also responsible for starting up Vidcon, Subbable, DFTBA Records, and the Project For Awesome. He is the executive director for The Lizzie Bennet Diaries and other Pemberley Digital projects, and has also helped start up YouTube programs The Brain Scoop and Sexplanations, featuring knowledgeable Missoula residents.

Hank has a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from Eckerd College and a master's degree in environmental studies from the University of Montana. Before making videos for a living, he wrote in many publications, including mental_floss and his own technology blog, ecogeek.

Hank is also known for his songs that he writes with his guitar (called "This machine pwns N00bs" in an homage to Woody Guthrie), concerning science and other "nerdy" things. His albums include So Jokes, I’m So Bad at This (live), This Machine PWNS N00bs, and Ellen Hardcastle.

Significant Quotations:

  • "We aren't born with a self, we create ourselves."
  • "The most natural thing in the world is complexity."
  • "Dude - no edge." (regarding the infinite universe)
  • "Good morning John it's ______"
  • "Fart fart fart."


External Links:
Website | Twitter | Tumblr | Reddit | Facebook | DFTBA Records | Wikipedia  

Date Title Duration Views Transcribed
2018-03-19 Crash Course History of Science Preview 02:03 1,535
2018-03-02 The Best (Recent) Book Covers Including MINE! 04:00 921
2018-02-23 Dear Young People, You Terrify Me 03:58 3,241
2018-01-26 I Wrote a Book. I WROTE A BOOK. How did I do that? 03:47 4,224
2017-09-22 How to Invest (and other money questions with The Financial Diet) 03:54 2,079
2017-09-08 How to Win Australia 03:58 3,631
2017-09-01 What Everyone Gets Wrong About Global Warming 04:00 5,096
2017-08-21 104 - Dove Quivering 45:56 131,266
2017-08-21 Why Do We Talk to Ourselves? 05:09 865
2017-08-21 HFS Podcast #28 - Math Fails 1:11:26 44
2017-08-20 Do Those Glasses Really Fix Colorblindness? 05:26 2,216
2017-08-19 How Can It Be Too Hot To Fly? 03:03 2,159
2017-08-18 Why Is It So Hard to Build an ICBM? 06:22 2,979
2017-08-18 What I've Been Thinking About 03:47 6,025
2017-08-16 Pregnancy & Healthcare: Interview with a Midwife 28:45 132
2017-08-14 103 - There Are No Boxes (w/ Gaby Dunn!) 1:02:52 125,699
2017-08-14 Toxoplasmosis: How Parasites in Your Cat Can Infect Your Brain 05:28 524
2017-08-14 HFS Podcast #27 - Sexy Unicorn Dreams 59:20 62
2017-08-13 Why Does Getting Kicked in the Groin Hurt SO Much? 04:14 2,368
2017-08-11 NASA's Planetary Protection Job, and a Brand New Way to Study Neutrinos 06:02 1,305
2017-08-11 What the CRISPR Embryo Editing Study Really Taught Us 06:05 2,070
2017-08-11 Life is not a Job Training Program 03:46 4,689
2017-08-10 Episode 13: gunnarolla 1:05:07 1,552
2017-08-09 A Brief History of Life on Earth: The Full Series 36:12 860
2017-08-09 How to Host a Party! 05:58 102
2017-08-07 102 - The Friend Bucket 46:36 133,137
2017-08-07 Why Are Celebrity Crushes So Intense? 05:01 479
2017-08-06 Sharknado Reloaded: Yep, Still Impossible 04:35 1,320
2017-08-04 Earth, Two Degrees Warmer 03:56 3,944
2017-08-04 Our Alarmingly Close Shave with an Asteroid 05:07 497
2017-08-04 Why Bullets are Good for the Environment 03:56 4,250
2017-08-03 Happy Esther Day 03:19 900
2017-08-02 SciShow Quiz Show - The Birds and the Bees... Literally 17:49 431
2017-08-02 I've Got Some Bad Noodles - A ROLF Playthrough 10:20 496
2017-08-01 Why Does Humidity Make It Feel Hotter? 03:11 3,688
2017-07-31 HFS Podcast #25 - Death & The Big Fart 1:03:57 75
2017-07-31 101 - Knit like a Mofo 44:14 134,919
2017-07-31 How Pictures of Eyes Change the Way You Act 05:58 131
2017-07-28 More Clues to the Oldest Fossils Ever 04:50 657
2017-07-28 Why You Haven't Started a Business 03:44 3,190
2017-07-27 Episode 12: Lisa Filipelli 1:06:05 1,120
2017-07-26 Clips from the Sexplanations Podcast featuring Hank Green 06:09 588
2017-07-26 Car Maintenance Pt. 1: Before You Pop the Hood 07:41 131
2017-07-24 What Makes A Meme Go Viral? 05:07 740
2017-07-24 HFS Podcast #24 - Medicinal Maggots 47:03 63
2017-07-24 100 - 100th Episode Extravaganza Spectacular!!! 1:03:00 143,444
2017-07-22 Episode 6: KAMA SUTRA OF SPACE featuring Hank Green 53:45 17,152
2017-07-21 PRODUCTIVITY STREAM! 50:51 2,232
2017-07-21 Why Solar Eclipses Are Awesome 05:49 1,872
2017-07-21 Should You Worry About Antarctica's New, Massive Iceberg? 05:32 1,106
2017-07-21 On Condom Failure 03:56 7,872
2017-07-20 Conservation Genomics and Kizmit the Porcupine: SciShow Talk Show 26:08 421
2017-07-20 Let's Talk about Kedi 08:11 1,448
2017-07-17 The Fog That Killed 12,000 People 05:18 2,088
2017-07-17 The Unexpected Benefits (and Risks) of Nostalgia 05:25 405
2017-07-17 HFS Podcast #23 - Science of Summer! 56:20 37
2017-07-14 Meet CERN's New Particle: A Double-Charm Baryon! 05:50 1,730
2017-07-14 YouTube History: Vlogbrothers Through the Ages 04:00 5,714
2017-07-13 4 Buildings Too Awesome to Be Real (For Now) 08:41 746
2017-07-13 Episode 11: Jaiden Animations 52:58 3,722
2017-07-11 Can Plants Get Sunburned? 03:22 1,127
2017-07-11 Do Any Stars NOT Have Planets? 05:29 884
2017-07-11 Long Version of the Musicals Video 06:22 684
2017-07-10 3 Ways Your Sun Protection Can Backfire 04:01 3,843
2017-07-10 Why Colleges Used to Take Nude Photos of Their Students 05:34 880
2017-07-10 HFS Podcast #22 - Bad Medicine 56:17 80
2017-07-07 My Earthquake Story - (And Thoughts About Numbers) 03:33 3,976
2017-07-06 Sunburns, Sunbeams, and Sunspots: A Summer Compilation 15:17 441
2017-07-03 HFS Podcast #21 - Family Matters 1:02:55 59
2017-07-03 Can You Use Electricity to Supercharge Your Brain? | tDCS 05:36 427
2017-07-03 099 - A Fusing of the Hair 49:31 152,612
2017-07-02 Why Do Your Eyes Get Red in the Pool? 02:39 1,632
2017-07-01 What Did Dinosaurs Really Sound Like? 02:50 2,350
2017-06-30 What We've Learned from the Dawn Mission So Far 05:12 1,133
2017-06-30 Eyes Made of Crystal? - Trilobites are Bizarre 03:39 4,428
2017-06-29 Wallace, Darwin's Forgotten Frenemy 04:45 885
2017-06-29 Episode 10: Hannah Witton 56:20 1,599
2017-06-28 Cooking Glossary 10:27 125
2017-06-26 Why Can't My Cat Roar? 04:27 2,376
2017-06-26 Factitious Disorder: Why People Fake Serious Illness 04:56 427
2017-06-26 HFS Podcast # 20 - Dino F*ck Face 1:08:00 55
2017-06-26 098 - An Army of Burrito Children (w/ Dodie Clark!) 56:46 138,891
2017-06-24 #VidConLive 2017 - Day 3 10:01:59 87,674
2017-06-24 Why Do Glue Labels Warn Not to Sniff It? 02:33 1,952
2017-06-23 Reviewing Musicals from their Wikipedia Pages 03:53 2,992
2017-06-21 How to Choose Wine 05:32 135
2017-06-21 SciShow Quiz Show: Weird Animal Parenting 16:08 720
2017-06-20 FIRST! Green Brothers Reunited Again 03:46 8,304
2017-06-19 HFS Podcast #19 - Sh*t Piñata (Citizen Science) 1:05:56 81
2017-06-19 097 - Lemon Salty Whales 49:54 142,260
2017-06-16 Are Modern Humans Really Older Than We Thought? 05:42 1,490
2017-06-16 Could Life Have Survived in Mars's Ancient Lake? 06:04 840
2017-06-16 When Will You Die? 03:59 6,752
2017-06-15 Episode 9: Dave Wiskus 1:00:54 1,319
2017-06-14 Wedding Showers and Bachelor/ette Parties Explained 07:59 129
2017-06-13 Can Hot Tubs Make You Sick? 03:03 1,188
2017-06-12 096 - Next Level Laziness 49:08 141,747
2017-06-12 Why Is My Pee Green? 05:36 17,288
2017-06-12 HFS Podcast # 18 - Wild Weather (& Vampire Santa) 1:10:41 347
2017-06-12 Why Do You Want to Squeeze Cute Things? 06:08 12,569
2017-06-11 3 Mind-Blowing Recent Dinosaur Discoveries 05:10 133,580
2017-06-09 The Mystery of the Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Death Trap 04:50 1,715
2017-06-09 The Hottest Planet Ever 04:51 938
2017-06-09 Some Unhealthy Productivity Tips (and some Healthy ones) 04:00 5,949
2017-06-08 GROSS BUG TIME! (Not for people who don't like bugs and various creepy crawlies) 33:34 1,313
2017-06-07 5 Undervalued Scientists: Great Minds Compilation 20:38 774
2017-06-07 Testing! 3:49:40 5,339
2017-06-06 Testing! 23:31 720
2017-06-06 Testing! 12:19 1,606
2017-06-06 Why Are So Many Pro Athletes Lefties? 03:20 1,980
2017-06-05 095 - Lawn Care Vigilantism 56:41 142,559
2017-06-05 Why Do People Riot? 04:19 1,376
2017-06-03 Special Shorty with Travis McElroy 24:01 100,112
2017-06-03 Can You Learn Perfect Pitch? 02:56 1,267
2017-06-02 6 of the Coolest New Species Discovered in the Last Year 05:43 1,512
2017-06-02 The Paris Accord: What is it? And What Does it All Mean? 05:54 5,779
2017-06-01 7 Amazing Origami-Inspired Inventions 09:23 2,184
2017-06-01 Episode 8: Burnie Burns 1:18:01 2,082
2017-05-31 3 Wasps That Will Do Anything to Survive 05:17 3,605
2017-05-30 What We (Don't) Know About Dark Matter 06:00 1,044
2017-05-29 094 - Pocket Conspiracy Theories (w/ Matthew Gaydos!) 1:09:20 129,271
2017-05-29 Why Do We Hate Losing So Much? 05:22 558
2017-05-29 Religion, Atheism, Community, Individualism, The Internet, Astrology, and More (With Hank and Bart) 1:25:20 819
2017-05-26 Why Was the WannaCry Attack Such a Big Deal? 05:40 1,493
2017-05-26 Some Rough Advice for the "Real World" 03:48 7,944
2017-05-26 Guitar Practice 46:10 1,970
2017-05-24 SciShow Talk Show - Statistical Paradoxes with MinutePhysics 35:35 890
2017-05-24 Guitar Practice 49:21 3,072
2017-05-23 15 Futuristic Space Mission Concepts in 5 Minutes 05:32 813
2017-05-22 3 Genes That Give People Superpowers 06:08 19,224
2017-05-22 Do You Do More Housework Than Your Roommate? 05:09 693
2017-05-22 093 - Nothing Fits on a Bumper Sticker 42:08 139,925
2017-05-19 Your Sense of Smell Is Better Than You Think 05:21 329,713
2017-05-19 HFS # 15 - The Gist: Love Letters in Your Tummy Hole 08:15 1,458
2017-05-19 Should I Have a Baby? 03:58 453,789
2017-05-18 Why Is Fake Blood so Hard to Make? 04:39 367,730
2017-05-18 Episode 7: Jana Vlogs 59:37 1,325
2017-05-15 Xenophyophores: The Strange Life of a Giant Single Cell 03:27 282,291
2017-05-15 HFS Podcast # 15 - Brilliant Jerks (Who Cut the Cheese?) 56:23 5,996
2017-05-15 Does Birth Order Affect Your Personality? 06:07 142,772
2017-05-15 092 - Cewebrity 49:03 141,356
2017-05-13 How Do Flowers Know When to Bloom? 02:33 138,183
2017-05-12 3D Printing Moon Bricks for a Moon Base 05:35 156,186
2017-05-12 Anatomy of a Super Storm 05:19 182,038
2017-05-12 Things That You Just Might Love 03:58 269,385
2017-05-11 SciShow Quiz Show: Humans, Airplanes, and Sex 14:43 140,839
2017-05-10 Seeing Myself Through a Cat's Eyes 03:27 223,798
2017-05-08 Visual Illusions: Why You See Things That Aren't There 04:45 235,258
2017-05-08 How Your Friends Can Affect Your Opinions 05:31 89,753
2017-05-08 HFS Podcast # 14 - Spaceship Butt Workout 57:15 6,283
2017-05-08 091 - Everything Is Everything (w/ Mayim Bialik!) 56:05 136,546
2017-05-06 Why Does Cold Brew Coffee Taste Better? 02:55 292,964
2017-05-05 Sick and Tired 03:59 281,691
2017-05-05 Growing Lambs in High-Tech Plastic Bags 05:41 322,002
2017-05-05 Cassini's Dangerous Dives Through Saturn's Rings 05:27 160,223
2017-05-04 Episode 6: David Pakman 58:29 1,664
2017-05-03 A Self-Care Action Plan 05:02 31,168
2017-05-03 6 of the Longest Experiments Ever 10:24 530,369
2017-05-03 Adpocalypse Survey Data Collection 11:32 24,508
2017-05-02 090 - Glitter Soul 50:35 143,849
2017-05-01 Why Don’t Humans Have Whiskers? 04:21 297,041
2017-05-01 Wrong About SpaceX 00:57 125,109
2017-05-01 Does IQ Really Measure How Smart You Are? 06:03 264,905
2017-04-28 HFS # 12 - The Gist: Don't Eat the Fish!! 06:00 1,416
2017-04-28 Can You Trust Mainstream Media? 03:44 280,559
2017-04-28 China's Almost Ready to Build Their Space Station 04:34 184,442
2017-04-27 How a Storm Triggered a City-Wide Asthma Attack 03:56 247,736
2017-04-24 3 Deadly Diseases You've Probably Never Heard Of 05:20 245,059
2017-04-24 HFS Podcast # 12 - Hail Sagan!! 55:10 6,229
2017-04-24 Are Violent Video Games Bad For You? 05:40 150,007
2017-04-24 089 - A Rich Guy with an Affinity for Bats 1:02:54 152,767
2017-04-22 Why Do Some People Tolerate Spicy Food? 02:50 406,042
2017-04-21 HFS # 11 - The Gist: No Pets Are Good Pets 07:13 2,180
2017-04-21 Getting Crayfish Drunk... For Science! 05:12 342,718
2017-04-21 New Watery Discoveries on Enceladus and Europa! 04:51 177,640
2017-04-21 The Adpocalypse: What it Means 03:55 571,907
2017-04-20 Why Do Humans Have Menopause? 05:22 222,283
2017-04-20 Episode 5: Satchell Drakes 54:25 1,878
2017-04-19 Help SciShow Get an Award 04:44 16,896
2017-04-17 How Smart Are Animals, Really? 05:02 352,207
2017-04-17 Do Freudian Slips Mean Anything? 05:26 214,112
2017-04-17 HFS Podcast # 11 - Horrible Pets 1:01:34 7,754
2017-04-15 How Does Icing an Injury Help? 02:26 222,980
2017-04-14 HFS # 10 - (The Gist) "You are different daddy" 06:48 1,674
2017-04-14 ★★★★ Review: The TFiOS Bench - Amsterdam 03:49 229,551
2017-04-13 The Coming Robot Swarms 04:35 208,208
2017-04-12 How to Make Coffee 07:59 33,636
2017-04-10 3 Diseases That Make You Stink 06:04 260,924
2017-04-10 HFS Podcast #10 - Social Microphones 49:14 6,922
2017-04-10 You Don't Have as Much Control as You Think You Do 04:20 149,725
2017-04-10 088 - Hank's Profound Graduation Speech 48:32 148,901
2017-04-08 Why Does Skipping Coffee Give Me Headaches? 02:51 227,549
2017-04-07 This Badger Buried a Whole Baby Cow! 04:48 202,654
2017-04-07 Squeezing Strangers' Bikes in Amsterdam! 04:01 177,120
2017-04-07 SpaceX Reused a Rocket! 04:51 196,718
2017-04-07 HFS # 9 - (The Gist) Fecal Funtimes 05:12 1,547
2017-04-06 Episode 4: MatPat 1:03:26 3,780
2017-04-05 Cougar Stress: SciShow Talk Show 27:06 101,363
2017-04-03 What Causes Dimples? 03:53 228,692
2017-04-03 How Your Memory Can Be Tricked 04:56 67,263
2017-04-03 HFS # 9 - Talking Heads 53:48 7,559
2017-04-03 087 - The Future Is Gonna Rule 51:14 146,701
2017-03-31 Injecting Yourself with Killer Bacteria 05:01 290,481
2017-03-31 A Runaway Supermassive Black Hole 05:01 314,685
2017-03-31 HFS # 8 - (The Gist) Motion in Your Ocean 09:19 2,254
2017-03-31 No Cut Confessional: Priorities 04:01 238,335
2017-03-29 How the Web Became a Thing | The History of the Internet, Part 2 10:13 161,756
2017-03-28 What Happens If You Don't Take out a Splinter? 03:06 1,776,278
2017-03-27 086 - This Week in Ryans 48:56 143,532
2017-03-27 Why Fava Beans Can Kill You 04:27 338,811
2017-03-27 Does Meditation Really Affect Your Brain? 05:17 118,739
2017-03-27 HFS # 8 - Motion in Your Ocean 55:46 8,082
2017-03-26 7 Science Illustrators You Should Know 11:50 203,723
2017-03-24 This Is Your Brain on GPS 04:56 219,902
2017-03-24 I Disagree with Me (Thoughts from Lake Powell) 06:08 292,025
2017-03-24 Pluto: Still Not A Planet 04:47 175,093
2017-03-23 The World's Bird Poop Obsession 04:50 180,204
2017-03-23 Episode 3: StacyPlays 1:05:32 1,690
2017-03-22 5 Things You Should Know About Your Brain 24:55 166,337
2017-03-22 Starting a New Job! 05:42 17,802
2017-03-20 A Plastic That Conducts Electricity? 04:40 286,009
2017-03-20 How Harry Potter Turns You Into A Wizard 05:12 91,287
2017-03-20 085 - Stay Gold, Potaterson 49:43 148,280
2017-03-18 Do Glasses Ruin Your Eyesight? 03:19 855,091
2017-03-17 The Oldest Plant-Like Fossils Ever 05:56 158,711
2017-03-17 Enceladus's Super-Thin Ice 05:53 180,581
2017-03-17 Trump's Budget Explained 05:03 709,613
2017-03-15 Meet Your Microbiome! 11:13 166,684
2017-03-14 Why Do Workout Drinks Make My Skin Tingle? 02:53 158,620
2017-03-14 Green Brothers Reunited! 04:01 339,660
2017-03-14 HFS # 7 - (The Gist) Nibble Fingers 06:31 2,224
2017-03-14 HFS # 7 - Cruel Cruel Biology 1:03:45 9,775
2017-03-13 A Look at the Vlogbrothers Analytics 52:02 40,553
2017-03-13 Can You Really Multitask? 04:40 74,798
2017-03-13 084 - Live from NerdCon: Nerdfighteria! 1:00:18 134,238
2017-03-11 Why Do We Have Such Crooked Teeth? 02:58 633,908
2017-03-10 These Strawberries Aren't Red! 05:15 271,481
2017-03-10 SpaceX Is Sending People to the Moon! 04:27 218,426
2017-03-10 Do I Have ADHD? 04:00 462,599
2017-03-09 Episode 2: Tessa Violet 56:20 1,995
2017-03-08 Deep Sea Microbiome: SciShow Talk Show 24:34 109,327
2017-03-07 HFS #6 - (The Gist) Nerdcon: Poop Your Pants 04:54 1,697
2017-03-07 HFS #6 - NerdCon 'Safe Words' 56:32 8,562
2017-03-06 Is Psychology a Science? 05:06 72,407
2017-03-06 083 - There's No Rock and Roll on Mars 50:29 147,678
2017-03-05 Can You Make an Accurate Map? 04:34 284,766
2017-03-03 PUNISHED: Blenderized Audience Choice: LIVE! 03:58 109,561
2017-03-02 Is There DNA in Dirt? 04:56 229,700
2017-03-02 How the VidCon Meet & Greet Lottery Works 02:56 12,919
2017-03-01 Hank Green and the Perfect Strangers - VidCon 2016 - Harry Potter Song 01:34 909
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