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Derek Muller
Producer, Director, Writer, Actor, Editor
Born November 9, 1982 (41 years)
Derek Alexander Muller is an Australian-born Canadian science communicator, filmmaker, and television personality, who is best known for creating the YouTube channel Veritasium.
Dr. Derek Muller is the creator of Veritasium, a YouTube channel about science with over 8 million subscribers and almost a billion views, winner of the Streamy award for Science or Education in 2017. He has hosted award-winning documentaries: Uranium: Twisting the Dragon's Tail, Digits, and Vitamania for international broadcast networks. He was also a correspondent on Netflix's Bill Nye Saves the World and a host of the Australian science program, Catalyst. He has appeared live on stage with Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michio Kaku, Space station commander Chris Hadfield, and co-hosted the 2017 March for Science on the Washington Mall. He kickstarted a magnetic molecule-making kit called Snatoms, which exceeded its funding goal in the first hour, sold 10,000 units, and is now available on Amazon.
Muller completed a degree in Engineering Physics from Queen's University in Canada, and a Ph.D. in physics education research at the University of Sydney. His thesis topic was 'Designing Effective Multimedia for Physics Education'.
Dr. Derek Muller is the creator of Veritasium, a YouTube channel about science with over 8 million subscribers and almost a billion views, winner of the Streamy award for Science or Education in 2017. He has hosted award-winning documentaries: Uranium: Twisting the Dragon's Tail, Digits, and Vitamania for international broadcast networks. He was also a correspondent on Netflix's Bill Nye Saves the World and a host of the Australian science program, Catalyst. He has appeared live on stage with Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michio Kaku, Space station commander Chris Hadfield, and co-hosted the 2017 March for Science on the Washington Mall. He kickstarted a magnetic molecule-making kit called Snatoms, which exceeded its funding goal in the first hour, sold 10,000 units, and is now available on Amazon.
Muller completed a degree in Engineering Physics from Queen's University in Canada, and a Ph.D. in physics education research at the University of Sydney. His thesis topic was 'Designing Effective Multimedia for Physics Education'.
Filmography
| 2020 | Royalty Free: The Music of Kevin MacLeod · as Self |
| 2018 | Could You Survive The Movies? (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | Vitamania: The Sense and Nonsense of Vitamins · as Self - Presenter |
| 2017 | Bill Nye Saves the World (TV Series) · as Self - Correspondent |
| 2017 | Mind Field (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | Digits (TV Series) · as Himself - Host |
| 2015 | TigerBelly (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2015 | Uranium: Twisting The Dragon's Tail (TV Series) · as Himself - Host |
| 2014 | Ancient Impossible (TV Series) · as Self - Engineer |
| 2013 | e-penser (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | Strangest Weather on Earth (TV Series) · as Self - Physicist |
| 2012 | YouTubers React (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Physics Girl (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Smarter Every Day (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Vsauce (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | vlogbrothers (TV Series) · as Self |