Tiktokology (THE TIKTOK APP) with Hank Green
A screenshot of the landing page on Hank Green’s TikTok account, featuring a grid of videos of him paused while talking about serotonin, socks, his top comments and exasperated faces. View counts are superimposed and the Ologies logo appears in the top right corner.
Who’s on it? What’s on it? And why does the interface feel like you’re on a prank show? Scicomm host, vlogger, author, internet friend, and TikTok-maker Hank Green stops in to chat about learning the language of the algorithm, dopamine, duets, data concerns, idealized selves, self-expression, mental health, authenticity, work/ life boundaries. And just a bunch of milk.
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Alie Dadward aka me on TikTok
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His website: hankgreen.com
A donation was made to Partners in Health
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