Tom Steyer is coming to Stanford!
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What questions should we ask Hank Green?

  1. How does it feel to be such an influential factor on so many people’s individual education?

  2. What’s your favorite fact right now? (*He claims to always have a favorite fact)

  3. What is your biggest fear and biggest hope for humanity right now?

  4. How do you balance being the public face of truth and knowledge in many Complexly videos with your desire to communicate your feelings and politics on your personal social media?

  5. How do you personally balance the need for technical accuracy with the need for succinct communication to a wide audience?

  6. Do you have any unconventional tips for communicating science to the general public?

  7. At what point is our solution to tech more tech? When is it not?

  8. Across your career as serial creator, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, how have you navigated balancing social impact and profit?

  9. Your love for science seems to come from a joyful place; how can we help others find and hold onto that same joy and love for learning?

  10. What’s your best advice for post-college life?

  11. How has your relationship with YouTube changed as it's grown from scrappy startup to tech giant?

  12. How do you think scientists can be more engaged in effectively communicating science to the public and combating mis/disinformation?

  13. You've spent the larger part of your career making science more accessible. Have there ever been times you've felt humanity's pursuit of scientific innovation has crossed a line, or become more harmful than helpful? Do you think we're reaching that point in some areas today?

  14. When John was here a year ago, he said that he'd rather fight ten turtle sized Hanks rather than one Hank sized turtle. To flip it on him, would you rather fight a three pelican-sized Johns or one John-sized pelican?

  15. Would April May name her kid June or August?

  16. You once said "Don't Follow Your Dreams, Follow Your Tools." What happens when the dream is a better world? How do decide what tools to follow next?

  17. How do you keep hope at the forefront of your work while also grieving the state of reality? And how do you stay informed and involved without burning out?

  18. What do you hope Stanford student take away from the ethics and implications of modern science and technology being at the academic epicenter of artifical intelligence?

  19. As many people are trying to be less "online", what do you think will be the future best ways to reach (and teach) people?

  20. How do you find really interesting topics? Many of us learn quirky science things from science communicators like you, but where do you get them from?

  21. So... when are you running for office?

  22. What is the best question your son has ever asked you?