--- title: Hank Green on Curiosity-Driven Learning and Human Connection description: Hank Green delivered MIT's 2025 commencement address emphasizing the importance of curiosity-driven learning, effective science communication, and using... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/hank-green-on-curiosity-driven-learning-and-human-connection-riur0aca2 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Hank Green on Curiosity-Driven Learning and Human Connection | daily.dev og:description: Hank Green delivered MIT's 2025 commencement address emphasizing the importance of curiosity-driven learning, effective science communication, and using... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/hank-green-on-curiosity-driven-learning-and-human-connection-riur0aca2 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/RIUR0ACa2.png og:image:alt: Hank Green on Curiosity-Driven Learning and Human Connection og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Hank Green on Curiosity-Driven Learning and Human Connection **[Collections](https://daily.dev/sources/collections)** · 2 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Hank Green delivered MIT's 2025 commencement address emphasizing the importance of curiosity-driven learning, effective science communication, and using technology to solve everyday problems. He highlighted the need for scientists to adapt to modern platforms like TikTok to reach broader audiences, while maintaining focus on human connection and meaning rather than just technical capabilities. Green encouraged graduates to quickly transform ideas into action, pursue solvable problems that help ordinary people, and maintain appreciation for human existence despite distractions from social media and capitalism. ## Content In the 2025 commencement address at MIT, Hank Green, renowned science communicator and co-founder of Complexly, emphasized the transformative power of curiosity-driven learning and the adaptability required in modern science communication. Green urged the graduating class to direct their technical prowess towards solving everyday problems faced by ordinary people, emphasizing that technology should serve humanity rather than operate in isolation. Highlighting the rapid evolution of communication platforms and methods, Green noted the necessity of adapting to mediums like TikTok to engage broader audiences. He argued that curiosity should be oriented around personal values rather than ego, as this approach fosters genuine discovery and understanding. By focusing on relevance in an AI-powered world, Green stressed the importance of maintaining human connection, asserting that the true essence of technology lies in the value and meaning it imparts to people, not in its capabilities alone. President Sally Kornbluth supported these views by underscoring the significance of scientific discovery and open inquiry as MIT's core values, along with the vital role of international collaboration. Green shared insights from his expansive career, ranging from TikTok content creation to bestselling novels, reminding graduates of the importance of quickly transforming ideas into action and embracing the imperfections of life. He encouraged the pursuit of solvable problems that enhance the lives of ordinary people, emphasizing that meaning stems from human connections. The address called upon graduates to control their focus amidst distractions like social media and capitalism, maintaining the extraordinary appreciation for human existence, and to find joy in every circumstance—a message that resonates with Green's belief in the infinite possibilities of science and discovery. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ai](https://daily.dev/tags/ai), [#career](https://daily.dev/tags/career), [#social-media](https://daily.dev/tags/social-media) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/hank-green-on-curiosity-driven-learning-and-human-connection-riur0aca2) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Hank Green on Curiosity-Driven Learning and Human Connection","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/hank-green-on-curiosity-driven-learning-and-human-connection-riur0aca2","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/hank-green-on-curiosity-driven-learning-and-human-connection-riur0aca2"},"datePublished":"2025-05-29T22:15:53.487Z","dateModified":"2025-05-29T23:11:59.067Z","description":"Hank Green delivered MIT's 2025 commencement address emphasizing the importance of curiosity-driven learning, effective science communication, and using...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/89ebdfa84f4febac04aebbed5b45b37b?_a=AQAEulh","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/89ebdfa84f4febac04aebbed5b45b37b?_a=AQAEulh","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Collections","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Collections","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--fk_6ycEi--/f_auto,q_auto/v1780996001/logos/collections?_a=BAMAMiWQ0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/collections"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/hank-green-on-curiosity-driven-learning-and-human-connection-riur0aca2","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"ai,career,social-media","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Collections","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/collections"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Hank Green on Curiosity-Driven Learning and Human Connection"}]} ```