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Join us at youtube.com/complexly in a couple hours for the premiere of a new episode of The History Show! We'll be live in the chat as we uncover the story of the "Dancing Plague of Strasbourg"

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The Danc-- A painting of people dancing in the streets of 16th-century Strasbourg

cing, "Seldom Told Stories" color palette for the show Photo of Maison des Tanneurs in Strasbourg city center.

Hand-drawn map of Strasbourg, The History Show logo, Half of the Quaternion Eagle an emblem of the Holy Roman Empire.

Half of the Quaternion Eagle, an emblem of the Holy Roman Empire, "Plague," a black & white drawing of a group of people dancing with various onlookers surrounding them.

This week, RJ takes us all the way back to 16th-century France, where a plague of dancing took over the city of Strasbourg.

Watch along with the Complexly team as part of the Learn-a-thon on Friday, November 14th at youtube.com/complexly

Poster for our "Escape the Lab" SciShow TTRPG game, streaming live at youtube.com/scishow Saturday, November 15th at 10:00 AM PT.

Poster for our Science Riff-Along streaming live from our exclusive supporter discord, Thursday, November 20th, at 10:00 am PT.

We are counting the seconds until we get to spend some time with y'all during the 2026 Learn-a-thon!

Please join us Saturday, November 15th, for a Complexly team TTRPG on the SciShow channel, and Thursday, November 20th, for a science riff off in our donor-exclusive Discord "The Learner Zone!"

Complexly is truly one of the best educational companies out there today. If you've ever watched SciShow, Crash Course, Eons, or any of their other productions, you know how valuable they are as a learning resource. Join in the fun of this year's Learn-a-thon and support free educational content!

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Mark your calendar for tomorrow at 4 pm MT and hop over to the livestream on the @complexly.bsky.social YouTube channel to learn how Sound Designer Callie Dishman edits and mixes the audio for Complexly podcasts and videos, featuring a sample specially recorded for the Learn-a-thon!

D&D with the complexly staff? Let's goooo!!

There's a lot of useful stuff here too!

It’s time for the 2026 Complexly Learn-a-thon!

We’re so excited to learn with you over the next few weeks. Make sure you check out our last post for the full schedule of events, donate to join the exclusive "Leaner Zone" donor discord, and help us show the world that good information is worth it!

The Complexly Learn-a-thon starts today, and we have three weeks full of fun events for you!

For more information about the events, the Learn-a-thon-exclusive merchandise, and how you can hang out in "The Learner Zone", visit complexlylearnathon.com!

Yo ho ho pirates! The story of Zheng Yi Sao, aka the Pirate Queen, is up now at youtu.be/OsmNyKScGvg!

Dear Hank and John Dear Hank and John is a weekly comedy podcast (about death) in which questions are answered, dubious advice is dispensed, and listeners are subjected to news that they likely do not care a great deal ...

To celebrate the @complexly.bsky.social Learn-a-thon which starts next week, we're making our Patron-exclusive livestream open to the public! Join us at 3 pm ET / 12 noon PT on Monday 11/3 on the Dear Hank and John YouTube channel www.youtube.com/@dearhankand...

"The" Map of India, "Pira--"

"SELDOM TOLD STORIES" Painting of an on-the-water battle scene, Color palate, "--ate"

The History Show logo, half a painting of ships on fire, portrait of a pirate with hair on fire

Drawing of Zheng Yi Sao in battle, paiting of a pirate ship, "Queen", ruler

Zheng Yi Sao is probably not at the top of your mind when it comes to pirates, which is strange given that she was SO good at being a pirate... This week on The History Show, RJ tells her story.

Crash Course Futures of A.I. starts 11/19 & is a 5-episode series about AI's current trajectory, the wide-ranging impacts it is theorized to have on society, what capabilities future AI systems might have, and the governance frameworks being developed to ensure these technologies benefit humanity.

Ep. 430 "A Yawn Across Time" is now available wherever you get your podcasts! #dearhankandjohn

The forecast for next week shows a 100% chance of learning.
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Coming soon to Crash Course Native American History: Lily Gladstone! Before she was an Oscar nominee for her role in Killers of the Flower Moon, Lily hosted Crash Course Film Production. We asked Lily to come back and guest host our episode about Native women, which comes out tomorrow!

A cloaked figure standing at a boiling cauldron with orange smoke clouds emerging from the cauldron

A drawing of a scientist in a lab writing something with a feather quill, standing next to a volumetric flask on a table.

A chalice and a collection of mysterious ingredients: a bag of white substance, a chunk of a metallic material, and a yellow liquid in a volumetric flask.

A man with suns for eyes, reaching out toward a paper that is floating toward him.

The next Deep Dive premieres on October 17th, hosted by @tomlumperson.bsky.social!!

Here's a sneak preview of the animations.

The first episode of our Endlings miniseries is out now! This has been such a huge project for us, and we couldn't have done it without our amazing audience.

Check it out!!
youtu.be/JbTAVnyHB88?...

JOB!

Title card: Study Hall courses Below is a composition notebook with 4 tabs sticking out. They read: Power and Politics in US Government, Real World College Math, Modern World History, and Intro to Psychology. To the right is a yellow post it note that says "take a top tier college course for just $25." Behind these objects are fall leaves. In the bottom right corner there is a brown notebook, and in the top left corner there is a matcha latte.

Study Hall courses offer the best low-investment, risk free way to start, re-start, or continue your college journey! Where else can you take a college course that starts on YouTube, and only pay for the credit after you've passed the course?

The secrets in the story you thought you knew about bananas are being uncovered right now at youtube.com/complexly!

Upper left corkboard with images and details from the next episode of Complexly's The History Show. L to R 1- banana stamp on a torn piece of paper 2- half of an image of host RJ holidng up a banana

Upper right corkboard with images and details from the next episode of Complexly's The History Show. L to R: 1- the other half of RJ holding a banana 2- SELDOM TOLD STORIES scrawled on torn notebook paper 3- the video's thumbnail featuring a banana and the words "A Slippery History" 4- A color palette featuring The History Show's brand colors.

Lower left corkboard with images and details from the next episode of Complexly's The History Show. L to R 1- Diagram showing the Changuinola Railroad Lines 2- The History Show logo on an index card 3- partial photo of a man holding a bunch of bananas on a boat

Lower right corkboard with images and details from the next episode of Complexly's The History Show. From L to R 1- the other half of a man on a boat holding some bananas 2- chunk of yellow measuring tape 3- "Banana" on a torn piece of paper 4- Workers filling a rail car with a large pile of bananas

Ah, bananas... cheap, full of potassium, and basically everywhere. But what happens when you peel back a little? Find out in an all-new episode of The History Show 10/3 at youtube.com/complexly.

As we reach the end of Ask Hank Anything Season 1, Hank brings us an important message from the set of Season 2!

We have new AHA merch available at Complexly.store/askhankanything, including a mug, a shirt, and a sticker of our very own Holder of Questions, Puzzle the Pelican!

The Season Finale of Ask Hank Anything is out now with @try-guys.bsky.social and @hankgreen.bsky.social!! youtu.be/MHPqFJ1zwoI

It's the beginning of the semester, you have a brand new set of folders and you need to decide which folder to use for each class. Which do you pick for math?

From L to R: Keith Habersberger, Zach Kornfeld, and Hank Green posing for a photo on the set of Ask Hank Anything.

The final guests of our first season @try-guys.bsky.social are grilling @hankgreen.bsky.social on why moths feel like that and if octopus is aliens, Wednesday!

Complexly is looking to hire a Director of Development!

If you're interested, please review our job posting at Complexly.com/job and apply before Friday, October 17!

YouTube video by Study Hall How to Tell a Story with Data | Statistics Ep. 8

Graphs allow you to "show" rather than "tell" your data. But they can easily be misleading, whether the maker intends to deceive or not.

Here's how to turn your data into a graph that's accurate and easy to understand!

youtu.be/n_NDPcWWI-0