touched by a king

In which John visits a museum and discusses scrofula, a royal illness that could only be cured by the king's touch, and also why Hank's cancer was initially believed to be tuberculosis.
(For new viewers: This video is part of a recent new format Hank and I have been using called "The Format." In this one, I chose not to do any close-up shots at all for some reason? I just wanted you to enjoy the scenery I guess. Thanks for being here with us. Hope you're finding it a comfortable place to hang out online.)

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[phoebelambdon]

Turns out if you type tuberculosis three times in 15 minutes you really can summon a John Green

[OriamRepus]

I'll let you in on a little secret, the 30ft cord never stops being funny to us either John

[MarlaDesat]

"People are always like, oh we're the worst, and sure, but look how hard we've worked to get better" is going to stick with me for a long while.

[MorphineMolly]

“Wherever I go I bring myself with me.” Feels unintentionally poetic and I love it.

[Sam-nfgy]

When my mom got cancer, she said to her doctor, “I am grateful for the doctors and researchers, but also for the patients who came before me too”. It was such a profound thing to say. And yes, thanks to the doctors, researchers, and patients who came before her, my mom has been able to live longer and more beautifully than we thought possible. I am forever grateful for them and her.

[MadSpacePig]

John gets made interim CEO of Complexly.

*Immediately makes Tuberculosis Crash Course series.*

[HelloFutureMe]

"That is the issue. Wherever I go, I bring myself with me" is such a line

[mndrew]

John's mid-life crisis being also his goth phase is pure hilarity.

[RainbowSprnklz]

“…most reliable cure for scrofula was wait for it…” John, my subconscious was 100% ready for you to say the Mongols.

I like to imagine John sat down in the special Crash Course CEO chair for like 30 minutes, then realized the extent of his power and called in the Crash Course secretary to tell them that he would be making Crash Course Tuberculosis.

[joshuadennis]

The 30 foot cord allows John to explore the world yet still whisper sweet nothings into our ears.

[marycl]

I used to work in a lab in London which was an old, decommissioned hospital. There, the walls of the children’s ward were covered in paintings of nursery rhymes (little bo prep, etc.). It was all cute, colourful, fun and games until, one day, they realised all the paintings were painted with harmfully radioactive paints.
There is no moral to this story, the little iron lungs just reminded me of how strange the history we sit on actually is.

[MrAndrewlang]

Is it weird to be excited to watch a series about a single specific illness? I’m just so glad we finally get to see John disgorge all his knowledge on TB.

[aeliatain]

absolutely loving john's quiet, calm and collected info-dumping format. it brings a nice chill vibe to a 4 minute video about tb

[alanamuir]

I used to be a medical coder, where you record numerical codes for diagnoses in the hospital for statistical purposes. The codes we use were originally developed for the WHO specifically to track and categorise tuberculosis. The entire first chapter of the code book is just different tuberculosis diagnoses.

[mccorkleknight]

Well, now Hank needs to be touched by a King. I highly recommend Stephen King. Even if it doesn't help your cancer, it would be cool to meet him!
This was fascinating, the medical equipment in the background means I will ABSOLUTELY be watching this Crash Course just to know what they are.

[spookyfish]

"I'm super pissed off that you got cancer" is how we should all feel about our loved ones.

[lailedcat]

There’s something really joyful about reading a title and thinking “I wonder what this is about” and then getting so engrossed in the video that when the title inevitably re-enters the conversation I have forgotten what it was and then being genuinely surprised

[dallinj]

John's enthusiasm for talking about tuberculosis is almost as infectious as actual tuberculosis.

[jenikat_]

My boyfriend was diagnosed with cancer a week ago today. I can’t begin to describe how comforting this video is. Thank you, John.