Hank (left) and John Green (right) co-created Crash Course and hosted the initial Biology and World History series, respectively.
In 2017, Crash Course launched three film-related series: one covered film history, another film production, and the last of which covered film criticism. Also in 2017, Thomas Frank began hosting Crash Course Study Skills, which covered topics such as productivity skills, time management, and note-taking.
In 2014, Crash Course announced a partnership with PBS Digital Studios, which began in 2015 with the Astronomy and U.S. Government and Politics series. In addition funding the channel itself, the partnership also entails PBS Digital Studios helping Crash Course to receive sponsorships.
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Their SciShow and Crash Course YouTube shows are now funded by Patreon backers to the tune of, respectively, $16.4k and $25.9k a month. Green sees crowdfunding as the key to expanding the range of shows on YouTube that are profitable enough for their creators to be able to make more of them.
Most of the Crash Course videos are very accurate. However, in an effort to simplify content, some of the Crash Course Kids videos miss the mark. In "Vegetation Transformation," the video specifically states that carbon dioxide and water are turned into energy in sugar.
John and Hank GreenCrash Course (sometimes stylized as CrashCourse) is an educational YouTube channel started by John and Hank Green (collectively the Green brothers), who first achieved notability on the YouTube platform through their Vlogbrothers channel.
With “Crash Course,” viewers are much more engaged and quick to absorb information because of the visually attractive, fast-paced format. These videos prove to be a pretty helpful tool for exams, especially for intro classes.
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