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Hank Green Still Believes

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Hank Green reveals why car crash videos and simple stories dominate your feed in the attention age.
Host Lizzie O'Leary interviews Hank Green about his work in educational media, the challenges of navigating AI and misinformation online, and his decision to turn his company Complexly into a nonprofit. They discuss how internet algorithms prioritize salience over nuance, the importance of critical thinking, and Green's efforts to create pro-social content in a landscape dominated by attention-grabbing but shallow material.

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A clear-eyed interview about impact, funding, and what can get lost when education chases more money.

Hank Green Still Believes works best when it stays on the builder side of Hank Green, the part that cares about lowering barriers to understanding.

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Hear Hank Green explain why the obvious money move can be the wrong one.

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