Family bonding with John & Hank Green and Julia & Jim Curtis

We like to get into it and get serious and talk about important things. And we also like to goof. And for me, if the goof isn't there, it's hard to vibe with a person. I find it easier than you do if the goof isn't there because I'm so frickin' earnest. As I say about John, some people are afraid to be corny, but John was born on the cob. Such a bad joke. Don't reward that with a laugh, Adam. I'm sorry, I can't tell it. It's so bad, it's almost funny. There's something great about Born on the Cob. Yeah. You love the goofs. Hey everyone, it's Adam Grant. Welcome back to Rethinking, my podcast with Ted on the science of what makes us tick.

I'm an organizational psychologist and I'm taking you inside the minds of fascinating people. to explore new thoughts and new ways of thinking. I just launched my new book, Vibe, The Secrets of Strong Connections in a Lonely World. To celebrate, I'm doing some special episodes with pairs whose vibe I admire. We kicked off with Olympic champion ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moyer.

Today it's a double feature with two pairs of dynamic duos who are family and collaborators. First it's brothers Hank and John Green. We've co-created hugely successful YouTube projects together, including the educational channel Crash Course, which has over two billion views, and Vlogbrothers, where the videos they make for each other have over a billion views. I've had several people express surprise that I've seen all of John's Vlogbrothers videos. Hm.

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