Last week I gave you an episode with Michael Stevens from Vsauce. Keeping our festive theme of interviewing classic YouTube royalty, I today present two hours with Hank Green.
One half of the “vlogbrothers”, he is also the co-creator and host of SciShow and Crash Course.
Where are all the aliens? Was Martin Luther wrong about God? Can we explain cold to an alien? Is science actually objective? Can we recreate consciousness in a giant China Brain?
Hank joins me to discuss these questions and so much more. Available now, early, as always, for my supporters on Substack.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Where Are All the Aleins?
8:08 - What Makes Humans So Special?
17:22 - Has the US Lost its Cultural Identity?
29:34 - Martin Luther Wrong About God?
36:30 - Is the World an Illusion?
46:54 - Should We Believe Our Illusions?
53:58 - How Objective is Science?
59:41 - Does Science Explain Anything?
01:11:10 - Could We Explain Cold to an Alien?
1:22:03 - The Hard Problem of Consciousness
01:27:44 - Will Computers Ever Become Conscious?
01:35:58 - Do You Have Two Brains?
01:42:30 - Should We Be Worried About TikTok?
1:49:08 - Hank’s Video Ideas
01:59:39 - What’s it Like Meeting Your Old Heroes?
2:05:51 - Being a YouTuber
