Health Beyond the Blog: Hank Green’s TikTok is Your New Source For Science Info

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Hank Green has been a science communicator for over a decade. You might recognize him as the host of the YouTube channels Crash Course and SciShow, or more recently, from his TikTok videos. His three minute or less videos tackle everything from big ideas, like the expansion of the universe, to smaller topics like why it feels weird to poke your belly button. He frequently answers questions from followers or explains the science behind viral videos. The through line of his content is a desire to explain the complexities of our world, with a handful of dad jokes and cat videos mixed in.

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