Unapologetically Nerdy

Joel, Tanisha and Sudhir

Today, we have the privilege of hearing from Mr. Joel Louzado, a man who Tanisha and Sudhir have spent the majority of our adult lives knowing as classmates, colleagues and artists. From identifying plot holes in movies to proposing alternate conspiracy theory to the already existing ones, Joel is able to (and with incredibly entertaining arm movements, we might add) make you appreciate life in diverse ways. We asked Joel to write for us and he brought out a post which did all of this. For more of Joel's awesomeness, you can follow him on twitter and read his blog

Love,

Tanisha and Sudhir

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Hello,

Before we begin, if you don’t like super nerdy songs then there’s nothing I can do for you I’m afraid. I wish you safe travels.

Hey, you’re still here… Awesome!

So I personally wish that this band ‘Hank Green and the Perfect Strangers’ were more widely known. Hank Green, the lead vocalist, is one half of the internet-famous Vlogbrothers channel where he and his brother John Green talk about life (John Green is the one who wrote that book ‘The Fault in our Stars’ btw, in case you’ve heard of it). Between the two of them they’ve built an impressive empire on the Internets: a couple of science shows (SciShow, etc), an education channel (Crash Course), a couple of vlog channels, a record studio (DFTBA Records), an online video convention (VidCon) and subbable.com to name a few ventures… and then just for fun there’s also the band.

What’s awesome about Hank (besides the superhuman productivity) is that he just seems like a regular guy who’s just unapologetically nerdy while doing cool things to hopefully make the world suck less.

Hank Green and the Perfect Strangers : This Isn't Hogwarts

“Unapologetically nerdy”, as exemplified by this first song which is a rock ballad about a kid who wishes he was in Hogwarts instead of public school. And it’s not just full of fanboy-isms, it’s also commentary on the school system with lines like:

...this isn't Hogwarts, this is a concrete box 
and the pictures on the wall are never gonna talk, 
and the teachers don't care, 
that the kids don't try the most magical thing we have is fluorescent lights...



There’s another really fun one addressed to JK Rowling which is full of fanboy-love: “Oh JK Rowling”


Hank Green and the Perfect Strangers : I F***ing Love Science

As I mentioned earlier, Hank clearly has a great love for science education and between SciShow and Crash Course puts out a lot of really informative yet entertaining science content.

I think the guiding ethos behind all of it is pretty firmly condensed into this next song. Super energetic stuff btw, bound to perk up your Monday morning. :)

And I f**kin' love Carl Sagan 
'Cause I think it's fly to look up at the sky 
And never ever ever stop wondering why. 
There's nothing here to argue against 
It's a process not an ideology, 
And I f**king love science.

There are a few others I really like where he puts scientific concepts to music like this one about the Fermi Paradox and another about Quarks.

By the way, It’s funny but over on the Vlogbrothers Youtube channel they quite often sign off on their videos by saying “DFTBA”, which stands for “Don’t Forget To Be Awesome”.

It makes sense then that Hank Green and the Perfect Strangers might be just the band to help soothe that crippling Mephobia you’ve been dealing with lately. Have a good week. :)