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Are you ready for a Nerdy Valentines Day? bit.ly/WekHqK In which Hank discusses the historical nature of yesterday's election, and how a bunch of Americans who don't live in America may end up having the most significant impact of all. But then again, maybe not. Not only would Puerto Rico's statehood be a very uphill battle to a supermajority in Congress, it also remains an extremely divisive issue with the commonwealth. But it is fascinating that Puerto Rico remains, in effect, a colony of the United States and has been an autonomous country for all of four weeks (after the Spanish gave it up and before the US took possession) in it's 500 year history. It's important to note that the question on the ballot was an odd one (I didn't have time to talk about this in the video). It was a two-part question, first asking if people wanted to see Puerto Rico's status change (a majority did) and then asking, if it did, how they would like it to change (even if they had just said that they /didn't/ want it to change.) A large number of people did not answer the second question, indicating that the majority that favored statehood may have been overwhelmed by the people who didn't want any chance mixed with the people who wanted full independence or a different commonwealth status. Nonetheless, the portion of Puerto Rico favoring statehood continues to increase, and this is an issue that we will have to face some day. HERE ARE A LOT OF LINKS TO NERDFIGHTASTIC THINGS: Shirts and Stuff: dftba.com/artist/30/Vlogbrothers Hank's Music: dftba.com/artist/15/Hank-Green John's Books: amzn.to/j3LYqo ====================== Hank's Twitter: www.twitter.com/hankgreen Hank's Facebook: www.facebook.com/hankimon Hank's tumblr: edwardspoonhands.tumblr.com John's Twitter: www.twitter.com/realjohngreen John's Facebook: www.facebook.com/johngreenfans John's tumblr: fishingboatproceeds.tumblr.com ====================== Other Channels Crash Course: www.youtube.com/crashcourse SciShow: www.youtube.com/scishow Gaming: www.youtube.com/hankgames VidCon: www.youtube.com/vidcon Hank's Channel: www.youtube.com/hankschannel Truth or Fail: www.youtube.com/truthorfail ====================== Nerdfighteria effyeahnerdfighters.com/ effyeahnerdfighters.com/nftumblrs reddit.com/r/nerdfighters nerdfighteria.info/ A Bunny (\(\ ( - -) ((') (')

Are you ready for a Nerdy Valentines Day? bit.ly/WekHqK effyeahnerdfighters: effyeahnerdfighters.tumblr.com/ John's tumblr: fishingboatproceeds.tumblr.com/ Hank's tumblr: edwardspoonhands.tumblr.com/ In which John Green discusses eating the unicorn, the tactility of Gus Is a Bug, his new novel and the need to resist spoiling it, and tumblr. HERE ARE A LOT OF LINKS TO NERDFIGHTASTIC THINGS: Shirts and Stuff: dftba.com/artist/30/Vlogbrothers Hank's Music: dftba.com/artist/15/Hank-Green John's Books: amzn.to/j3LYqo ====================== Hank's Twitter: www.twitter.com/hankgreen Hank's Facebook: www.facebook.com/hankimon Hank's tumblr: edwardspoonhands.tumblr.com John's Twitter: www.twitter.com/realjohngreen John's Facebook: www.facebook.com/johngreenfans John's tumblr: fishingboatproceeds.tumblr.com ====================== Other Channels Crash Course: www.youtube.com/crashcourse SciShow: www.youtube.com/scishow Gaming: www.youtube.com/hankgames VidCon: www.youtube.com/vidcon Hank's Channel: www.youtube.com/hankschannel Truth or Fail: www.youtube.com/truthorfail ====================== Nerdfighteria effyeahnerdfighters.com/ effyeahnerdfighters.com/nftumblrs reddit.com/r/nerdfighters nerdfighteria.info/ A Bunny (\(\ ( - -) ((') (')

Are you ready for a Nerdy Valentines Day? bit.ly/WekHqK Thanks to Karen Kavett for the graphics: youtube.com/xperpetualmotion In which John explains the education continuum and why math and literature both help us understand the universe in surprisingly similar ways. HERE ARE A LOT OF LINKS TO NERDFIGHTASTIC THINGS: Shirts and Stuff: dftba.com/artist/30/Vlogbrothers Hank's Music: dftba.com/artist/15/Hank-Green John's Books: amzn.to/j3LYqo ====================== Hank's Twitter: www.twitter.com/hankgreen Hank's Facebook: www.facebook.com/hankimon Hank's tumblr: edwardspoonhands.tumblr.com John's Twitter: www.twitter.com/realjohngreen John's Facebook: www.facebook.com/johngreenfans John's tumblr: fishingboatproceeds.tumblr.com ====================== Other Channels Crash Course: www.youtube.com/crashcourse SciShow: www.youtube.com/scishow Gaming: www.youtube.com/hankgames VidCon: www.youtube.com/vidcon Hank's Channel: www.youtube.com/hankschannel Truth or Fail: www.youtube.com/truthorfail ====================== Nerdfighteria effyeahnerdfighters.com/ effyeahnerdfighters.com/nftumblrs reddit.com/r/nerdfighters nerdfighteria.info/ A Bunny (\(\ ( - -) ((') (')

Are you ready for a Nerdy Valentines Day? bit.ly/WekHqK In which Hank talks about how freaking stupid we are, and why. Though I would like to have gone into more detail...it's a complicated topic. Just check out this absolutely epic list of cognitive biases on wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cognitive_biases John is biased to like people who have pre-ordered The Fault in Our Stars: dft.ba/tfios The Believing Brain t.co/aHLdJSf HERE ARE A LOT OF LINKS TO NERDFIGHTASTIC THINGS: Shirts and Stuff: dftba.com/artist/30/Vlogbrothers Hank's Music: dftba.com/artist/15/Hank-Green John's Books: amzn.to/j3LYqo ====================== Hank's Twitter: www.twitter.com/hankgreen Hank's Facebook: www.facebook.com/hankimon Hank's tumblr: edwardspoonhands.tumblr.com John's Twitter: www.twitter.com/realjohngreen John's Facebook: www.facebook.com/johngreenfans John's tumblr: fishingboatproceeds.tumblr.com ====================== Other Channels Crash Course: www.youtube.com/crashcourse SciShow: www.youtube.com/scishow Gaming: www.youtube.com/hankgames VidCon: www.youtube.com/vidcon Hank's Channel: www.youtube.com/hankschannel Truth or Fail: www.youtube.com/truthorfail ====================== Nerdfighteria effyeahnerdfighters.com/ effyeahnerdfighters.com/nftumblrs reddit.com/r/nerdfighters nerdfighteria.info/ A Bunny (\(\ ( - -) ((') (')

So Shay and I had the same 6:00 flight out of SFO last week and we were up so late we decided not to sleep...as we were once competitors in BlogTV's iron man competition, it brought back some memories But mostly we just rolled around on the floor laughing...I mean, why not. I slept the entire next day.

Are you ready for a Nerdy Valentines Day? bit.ly/WekHqK In which John talks about religion and nihilism. Let's continue this conversation in your pants: www.yourpants.org My tumblr: www.fishingboatproceeds.tumblr.com Hank's tumblr: www.edwardspoonhands.tumblr.com My twitter: www.twitter.com/realjohngreen Hank's twitter: www.twitter.com/hankgreen HERE ARE A LOT OF LINKS TO NERDFIGHTASTIC THINGS: Shirts and Stuff: dftba.com/artist/30/Vlogbrothers Hank's Music: dftba.com/artist/15/Hank-Green John's Books: amzn.to/j3LYqo ====================== Hank's Twitter: www.twitter.com/hankgreen Hank's Facebook: www.facebook.com/hankimon Hank's tumblr: edwardspoonhands.tumblr.com John's Twitter: www.twitter.com/realjohngreen John's Facebook: www.facebook.com/johngreenfans John's tumblr: fishingboatproceeds.tumblr.com ====================== Other Channels Crash Course: www.youtube.com/crashcourse SciShow: www.youtube.com/scishow Gaming: www.youtube.com/hankgames VidCon: www.youtube.com/vidcon Hank's Channel: www.youtube.com/hankschannel Truth or Fail: www.youtube.com/truthorfail ====================== Nerdfighteria effyeahnerdfighters.com/ effyeahnerdfighters.com/nftumblrs reddit.com/r/nerdfighters nerdfighteria.info/ A Bunny (\(\ ( - -) ((') (')

Are you ready for a Nerdy Valentines Day? bit.ly/WekHqK www.breathingearth.net/ by David Bleja There are far too many ways to be green, in the smallest and biggest ways for anyone to tell you how to do it. The only way is to understand the problems that we face so you can make intelligent decisions for yourself, be informative to your friends, and help promote and create the solutions that will truly allow this world to become sustainable. HERE ARE A LOT OF LINKS TO NERDFIGHTASTIC THINGS: Shirts and Stuff: dftba.com/artist/30/Vlogbrothers Hank's Music: dftba.com/artist/15/Hank-Green John's Books: amzn.to/j3LYqo ====================== Hank's Twitter: www.twitter.com/hankgreen Hank's Facebook: www.facebook.com/hankimon Hank's tumblr: edwardspoonhands.tumblr.com John's Twitter: www.twitter.com/realjohngreen John's Facebook: www.facebook.com/johngreenfans John's tumblr: fishingboatproceeds.tumblr.com ====================== Other Channels Crash Course: www.youtube.com/crashcourse SciShow: www.youtube.com/scishow Gaming: www.youtube.com/hankgames VidCon: www.youtube.com/vidcon Hank's Channel: www.youtube.com/hankschannel Truth or Fail: www.youtube.com/truthorfail ====================== Nerdfighteria effyeahnerdfighters.com/ effyeahnerdfighters.com/nftumblrs reddit.com/r/nerdfighters nerdfighteria.info/ A Bunny (\(\ ( - -) ((') (')

Are you ready for a Nerdy Valentines Day? bit.ly/WekHqK In which Hank goes to the Googleplex and talks about his trip to LA! It's only 9:00 on the east coast, I promise! Alex Day's "Hearts" is an awesome song isn't it? It's on Parrot Stories: dftba.com/#!/artist/7/Alex-Day www.thedigitour.com www.vidcon2011.com HERE ARE A LOT OF LINKS TO NERDFIGHTASTIC THINGS: Shirts and Stuff: dftba.com/artist/30/Vlogbrothers Hank's Music: dftba.com/artist/15/Hank-Green John's Books: amzn.to/j3LYqo ====================== Hank's Twitter: www.twitter.com/hankgreen Hank's Facebook: www.facebook.com/hankimon Hank's tumblr: edwardspoonhands.tumblr.com John's Twitter: www.twitter.com/realjohngreen John's Facebook: www.facebook.com/johngreenfans John's tumblr: fishingboatproceeds.tumblr.com ====================== Other Channels Crash Course: www.youtube.com/crashcourse SciShow: www.youtube.com/scishow Gaming: www.youtube.com/hankgames VidCon: www.youtube.com/vidcon Hank's Channel: www.youtube.com/hankschannel Truth or Fail: www.youtube.com/truthorfail ====================== Nerdfighteria effyeahnerdfighters.com/ effyeahnerdfighters.com/nftumblrs reddit.com/r/nerdfighters nerdfighteria.info/ A Bunny (\(\ ( - -) ((') (')

Are you ready for a Nerdy Valentines Day? bit.ly/WekHqK In which John celebrates financial independence by explaining how minimum-wage summer jobs can become incredibly lucrative if only you save some of your money in a retirement account. In the US, the most common retirement accounts are called IRAs (IRAs have tax advantages), but any investment account will do. Just sock the money away in a low-fee diverse mutual fund, wait 50 years, and enjoy the magic of compound interest. Caveat: Obviously, I am not a financial advisor or investment professional. I am a novelist. Also, while it's a good idea to start an IRA in high school for most people, it may be a BAD idea if you're planning to seek financial aid from a private college in the US, because they might count your retirement savings against your financial aid application. (If you attend or will attend a public university, this is unlikely to happen according to my research, although again, I am a novelist, not a banker.) There are a LOT of nerdfighters in the voting round for YouTube NextUp Europe. You can vote here: www.youtube.com/nextup Nerdfighters to vote for include: missxrojas (who gave The Fault in Our Stars its title) DeEelcoShow BarryAldridge dutchforn00bs Beckie0 booksandquills OMFGItsJackAndDean tristopiatv willsodyssey thegearskeepturning musicfromblueskies tyrannosauruslexxx EDIT: Islamic banking does not use interest, so this particular piece of financial planning advice does not hold water in the Islamic world. (But I still advocate for beginning to save early!) HERE ARE A LOT OF LINKS TO NERDFIGHTASTIC THINGS: Shirts and Stuff: dftba.com/artist/30/Vlogbrothers Hank's Music: dftba.com/artist/15/Hank-Green John's Books: amzn.to/j3LYqo ====================== Hank's Twitter: www.twitter.com/hankgreen Hank's Facebook: www.facebook.com/hankimon Hank's tumblr: edwardspoonhands.tumblr.com John's Twitter: www.twitter.com/realjohngreen John's Facebook: www.facebook.com/johngreenfans John's tumblr: fishingboatproceeds.tumblr.com ====================== Other Channels Crash Course: www.youtube.com/crashcourse SciShow: www.youtube.com/scishow Gaming: www.youtube.com/hankgames VidCon: www.youtube.com/vidcon Hank's Channel: www.youtube.com/hankschannel Truth or Fail: www.youtube.com/truthorfail ====================== Nerdfighteria effyeahnerdfighters.com/ effyeahnerdfighters.com/nftumblrs reddit.com/r/nerdfighters nerdfighteria.info/ A Bunny (\(\ ( - -) ((') (')

Are you ready for a Nerdy Valentines Day? bit.ly/WekHqK In which John discusses the top 10 amazing power moves--both offensive and defensive--in the animal kingdom. From giraffes to frogs to acid-ejecting beetles, animals have some awfully bizarre and awesome survival behaviors. If you don't get the Ze Frank joke: www.zefrank.com HERE ARE A LOT OF LINKS TO NERDFIGHTASTIC THINGS: Shirts and Stuff: dftba.com/artist/30/Vlogbrothers Hank's Music: dftba.com/artist/15/Hank-Green John's Books: amzn.to/j3LYqo ====================== Hank's Twitter: www.twitter.com/hankgreen Hank's Facebook: www.facebook.com/hankimon Hank's tumblr: edwardspoonhands.tumblr.com John's Twitter: www.twitter.com/realjohngreen John's Facebook: www.facebook.com/johngreenfans John's tumblr: fishingboatproceeds.tumblr.com ====================== Other Channels Crash Course: www.youtube.com/crashcourse SciShow: www.youtube.com/scishow Gaming: www.youtube.com/hankgames VidCon: www.youtube.com/vidcon Hank's Channel: www.youtube.com/hankschannel Truth or Fail: www.youtube.com/truthorfail ====================== Nerdfighteria effyeahnerdfighters.com/ effyeahnerdfighters.com/nftumblrs reddit.com/r/nerdfighters nerdfighteria.info/ A Bunny (\(\ ( - -) ((') (')