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Motivation in Hard Times
In which John discusses winter, the endlessness of it all, and finding motivation in difficult days.
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John Green Answers the Most Searched Hank Green Questions
In which John Green explores the life and work of Hank Green. What does he do? What illness does he have? Did he really invent 3-d Glasses?
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Is This Painting Upside Down?
In which John marries his friend whose painting he once hung upside down, and contemplates the question of whether a Piet Mondrian painting was actually hung upside down for 75 years.
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Is it Better Not to Know?
I think one of the difficult thing with how the world exists right now is that we're asked to care about, like, everything. I cannot care about everything and I SHOULD NOT care about everything, because if I do care about everything, I...
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Empathy and its Limits
In which John thinks about the limits of empathy, how we conceive of suffering, and how little he knows about being a bird. This video uses a format called The Format.
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Against Nihilism
In which John tries to think about whether anything matters in the grand scheme of things, and whether anything matters. Pizzamas starts next week! This ridiculous beard will finally be freed to do its essential work in the world.
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You'll Never Shine if You Don't Glow
In which John talks about fireflies and childhood and what was wrong with him in high school. The footage of lightning bugs in an Indiana field comes from this video, shared (as this one is) with a Creative Commons license: • lightning...
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Why is College So Expensive?
College is a good deal, but it could be a much better deal. A combination of factors have driven the costs of higher education in America to increase extremely quickly, pricing some people out of an education and building over a trillion...
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Can Sunak Cure the UK’s Fraud Epidemic?
If you live in the UK, chances are you know someone who’s been the victim of fraud. On Wednesday the government announced their new plan to tackle the UK’s so-called ‘fraud epidemic’. So what is the plan and will it actually work?
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1 Year On: Have Sanctions Against Putin Really Worked?
With the war in Ukraine reaching its first anniversary, we take a look at the sanctions package the UK has imposed on Russia, whether they've been effective and what more the government could do, alongside Sanctions Minister Anne-Marie...
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Why is the UK Running out of Food (and is it Brexit)?
Over the last few weeks, the UK has become accustom to finding empty shelves in supermarkets. The thing is, that unlike during COVID, this is a fairly UK specific phenonium. So why is Britain running out of food, and is Brexit to blame?
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Sunak’s New Northern Ireland Protocol Deal Explained
Ever since the Brexit deal was agreed, the Northern Ireland Protocol has been a source of serious contention between the UK and the EU. But after years of political posturing, has Sunak finally found an agreement that could ease the...
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Is Rishi Moving Further to the Right?
During the Conservative Leadership campaign, Rishi Sunak was seen as the more moderate candidate in comparison to Liz Truss' free-market libertarianism. But now as Prime Minister, is Sunak actually sliding further right on the political...
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TLDR News Interviews Mitch McConnell
This weekend we attended the Munich Security Conference, where we met with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. During the conversation we talk about future US arms shipments to Ukraine and the threat posed by China. The Munich...
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Will Starmer Destroy the SNP?
Following Nicola Sturgeon's resignation and the controversies surrounding the SNP's leadership election, some have speculated that Labour could take advantage and make gains in Scotland. Soes polling bear this out? Could Labour really...
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Why the Pound is Having a (Surprisingly) Good 2023
After the pound collapsed under Liz Truss, most forecasted economic doom and gloom for the UK before Sunak's arrival and, since then, the pound's value has continued to rise. So in this video, we break down the three reasons behind this...
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Why Does Only One Place in the UK not have an MP?
There is one area in the UK that doesn’t have a voice in the House of Commons. Their representative can’t vote in parliament and they can’t voice their opinions on the floor. How is this allowed in a modern democracy and will it ever...
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What to Look Out For at the Upcoming Local Elections
While local elections aren't all that important in isolation, they're a useful barometer of public sentiment on the major parties across the country. So in this video, we break down the upcoming elections and the things you should be...
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The Windsor Framework Explained: Is this Brexit Done?
Yesterday, Rishi Sunak and the EU announced their new Windsor Framework. This replacement for the Northern Ireland Protocol hopes to appeal to Europe, the Northern Irish and the Tory base. It's a risky move for Sunak but if successful...
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The UK’s Baby Shortage (and the Government's Plans to Fix it)
Over the last few decades, the UK's birth rate has been slowly dropping, and now half of women in England and Wales are childless by their 30th birthday. So in this video, we drill down into the data, why it's a problem and how Sunak...
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Is the UK Housing Market About to Crash?
House prices in Britain are currently falling faster than at any point since the financial crisis of 2009. So, in this video, we’re going to look at the UK’s current housing crisis; why prices are falling; and whether they might fall a...
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How the Housing Market Screwed Young People
If we drill down into the data of the UK's housing crisis, it's clear that young people face the most difficult challenges when trying to get on the property ladder. So in this video, we break down what's behind the generational...
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How Sunak (finally) Defeated Johnson and the Brexiteers
Last week, Sunak passed his Windsor Framework through Parliament to address the issues created by the Northern Ireland agreement. So has the Prime Minister finally succeeded in quashing any Brexiteer rebellions on his backbenches and got...