Text: If you guessed braconid wasps , you're right! With an illustration of our braconid wasp pin, designed by Sage Friss
If you guessed braconid wasps, you're right! Braconid wasps are parasitoids, which is a type of parasitism with a slightly different outcome. The host of a parasitoid, becomes a dual-purpose incubator and food source for its offspring. youtu.be/LmQNrI4aIzo
We don't know for sure, but humans might have the dirtiest butts.
with @hankgreen.bsky.social
📺️ :https://youtu.be/RuuyCOnuBDA?si=rJWVAUZq4YHgcCJZ
It's so over for Mantzoukas' pants. Stick a fork in them, they're DONE!
📺️ :https://youtu.be/RuuyCOnuBDA?si=9GQfdxgTQf6uc3uf
with @hankgreen.bsky.social
Comic book style illustrations of Jason Mantzoukas and Hank Green with hands outstretched. Jason’s hand has a sniffing dog nose, and Hank’s hand has boba flowing out of it into a beverage. “Ask Hank Anything” text in comic book font being electrocuted.
Jason Mantzoukas asked. I answered. Fan art based on the most recent episode of Ask Hank Anything from @complexly.org 👋
Destroy. Dismantle. Engulf in flames. Watch Jason Mantzoukas on Ask Hank Anything.
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Oh no! We’ll add some in a thread.
Alt text: slide 1: a doodle of Jason Mantzoukas with text “Jason Mantzoukas, February 25th, 2026 youtube.com/complexly”
Slide 2: Mantzoukas and Hank engaged in conversation on a couch
Slide 3: Mantzoukas with a concerned/confused face
Slide 4: Mantzoukas with his hands over his eyes palms out
I'm sure this will have zero chaotic energy. Jason will have zero bizarre questions.
Our next AHA guest went above and beyond, asking the most questions of anyone this season. @hankgreen.bsky.social blows the pants off of the one and only Jason Mantzoukas!
Check out the episode tomorrow, February 25th at youtube.com/complexly.
"Brennan Lee Mulligan Asks Hank Green How to Fly - Ask Hank Anything Animated" is live! ❤️ 🔗
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Introducing Nicole Sweeney, Outrider's new fellow at @complexly.org's @scishow.bsky.social.
Sweeney’s appointment marks the first fellow in the Outrider New Media Accelerator, which supports digital creators across multimedia platforms.
Read the full announcement 👇
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Okay, but why does it feel like a personal attack when someone touches your phone?
with @hankgreen.bsky.social and Angela Giarratana!
📺️ : youtu.be/zqOAor_Vytc?...
From L to R: Savannah Geary (host & producer), Nicole Sweeney (Executive Producer), and Amy Peterson (Script Editor) pose in front of the projector screen of their presentation titled : "Shaping Science Stories: How to Turn Simple Research into Engaging Narratives"
Science communication is totally our jam, and getting to talk about how we do what we do is always great! Thanks to everyone who sat in on our session during the #AAASmtg last week.
In the most recent episode of Ask Hank Anything, Angela Giarratana shared an amazing story of the time she pranked her mom.
And now, that story has been animated by Weird Pumpkins Studios on YouTube (@artbysutherland.bsky.social)!
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We are living in the future right now, and it looks like robots running into each other.
with @hankgreen.bsky.social and Angela Giarratana.
📺: youtu.be/zqOAor_Vytc?...
This one's for the folks who are obsessed with their pets. Give your dog an extra treat from us while you watch! youtu.be/zqOAor_Vytc
Next up on Ask Hank Anything is Angela Giarratana! If you want to know what's in store for episode two, you can expect some tears, light trolling, and at least one sonnet.
Angela really is asking anything of Hank in this one. Give it a watch February 11th at youtube.com/complexly!
Gummy vitamins are absolutely candy and they can totally be bad for you, so watch out!
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A square full of various colorful boxes, including purple, cyan, pink, and yellow. The boxes are full of quotes, including "WHAT IS COMPLEXLY?", "WHAT DOES IT MEAN THAT COMPLEXLY IS NOW A NONPROFIT?", "Why did you make this change?", "What does this mean for Hank and John?", "Can I make tax-deductible donations to Compexly now?", and "What does this mean for the Complexly team?"
A purple background with white and cyan text reading "What is Complexly? Complexly is a media company that produces shows like Crash Course, SciShow, Eons, Ask Hank Anything, Bizarre Beasts, Study Hall, and more. We were founded by John and Hank Green with a mission of creating trustworthy content stuff and lowering barriers to knowledge building." "What does it mean that Complexly is now a nonprofit? Until now, Complexly was a company privately owned by Hank and John Green. They have donated the company to the public as a new nonprofit 501c3 organization, which will help Complexly fulfill its mission for decades to come." "Why did you make this change? We've always been a mission-driven company. Becoming a nonprofit means we will be able to lean nto public support, supercharging our mission to make content the world needs, not what is optimized for advertisers." "What does this mean for Hank and John? Hank and John Green will assemble a board for our nonprofit, and will continue to be involved as they have been for the last couple years, as advisors, cheerleaders, and sometimes on-screen talent for Complexly shows!"
A white background with dark purple and cyan text, reading "What does this mean for me, a fan? You will keep getting to watch Crash Course, SciShow, and our other stuff for free, forever! And we will get to keep making those things without commercial pressures or outside investors! You can rest assured that Complexly will be here in the long term for generations of viewers.", "Can I make tax-deductible donations to Compexly now? Yes! We are a 501c3 nonprofit, so donations are tax-deductible. You can donate to support our work at any time at complexly.org. If you already contribute to Complexly via Patreon, or our donation page, or through fundraisers like the Crash Course Coin, some or all of your contribution may be tax-deductible. If your company matches donations, or if you want to make a major gift, Complexly is now eligible to receive those as well.", "What does this mean for the Complexly team? The team is the same! That goes for the folks directly making the shows, as well as the administration and leadership team. What's changing is Complexly will have a volunteer board of directors overseeing the organization at a high level, and making sure that the mission is always put first.", and "New structure. Same mission. Bigger impact."
Thank you for all of your thoughtful questions and kind messages since our announcement on Wednesday!
We wanted to take a moment to answer a few of the most common ones and share a little more about what becoming a 501(c)(3) nonprofit means for our work.
For more answers, visit Complexly.org
New College Journey interview with renown writer, philanthropist, tuberculosis hater, Vlogbrother, and newly crowned founder emeritus, @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social!
But before he was all of the above, he was almost a Reverend!
Find out what diverted him from that path. youtu.be/0ah7dGWwImM
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
As of January 1st 2026, John and I are **no longer** the owners of Complexly (the educational media company we started 15 years ago that makes Crash Course, Eons, SciShow, Study Hall, and a bunch of other shows.)
We have been the sole owners for all that time...
Large blue "C" logo above text reading "Complexly is now a 501c3 nonprofit!" with colorful curved stripes at the bottom of the image.
Complexly is excited to share that we are now a 501c3 nonprofit, built on the idea that good information is worth it.
New structure. Same mission. Bigger impact.
Find out how you can support free, independent, trustworthy education at Complexly.org
can you guess the next bizarre beast? silhouette of a beast in lime green!
Our next bizarre beast is really more of a collection of beasts that all have this one dark thing in common. Some may not surprise you, like deep sea fish, but we've seen it with butterflies and birds as well! Can you guess this beast, or it's bizarre feature?
Our Executive Producer, Meghan Modafferi, recently talked to @hankgreen.bsky.social about how Crash Course is made and how science works. Along the way they discussed the world of information, pseudoscience, and why we've never done a Crash Course on math. youtu.be/DpGU8NARX-s
New SciShow Deep Dive premieres in 25 minutes at www.youtube.com/scishow
a cutout of a photo of Brennan with a hand-drawn wizard costume.
Brennan Lee Mulligan holding an orange peanut m&m pointing toward the camera
Brennan Lee Mulligan mid-laugh with eyes full of bewilderment
Hank Green points out features of a shell he gifted to Brennan Lee Mulligan on set.
The first guest on Ask Hank Anything is @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social. In classic Brennan fashion, there will be snacks, bird facts, and good old-fashioned friendship in this episode. If you’re curious how long you could live eating only candy, you should tune in Jan 28th at youtube.com/complexly
Science is our attempt to become less wrong over time. And in honor of Crash Course Scientific Thinking, we put it on a shirt! Get yours at complexly.info/ccsci
Jaida Elcock and Dr. Feng Zheng pose for a photo during their interview.
Jaida Elcock dressed in lab gear giving an expression that says "can you believe this is happening?"
Dr. Zheng and Jaida engrossed in conversation about the specifics of the lab work.
Dr. Zheng showing off how some of the lab equipment works.
First stop on our Field Trip tour is Dr. Feng Zhang's lab at the Broad Institute.
You may already be familiar with Dr. Zhang’s work if you’ve ever heard of CRISPR… but how do you follow up a hit like that?
That’s a story big enough to tell in person.
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What is science? And why do we need it? In this episode of Crash Course Scientific Thinking with host @hankgreen.bsky.social, we explore how cognitive bias shapes the way we think about the world, and how scientific thinking can help us overcome it. youtu.be/d2r7Bk1NlgU
Thank you for the reminder, and apologies for not including alt text on this post. The setting has now been switched on so we can avoid this mistake in the future.
