Veritasium
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| Hosted by | Derek Muller |
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| Genre | Education, Science |
| Language | English |
| Length | 2-12 minutes per video |
| Debut | January 2011 |
| Provider | YouTube |
| Website | https://youtube.com/veritasium |
Veritasium is an English-language educational science channel on YouTube created by Derek Muller, a physicist, in 2011. The videos range in style from interviews with experts, such as 2011 Physics Nobel Laureate Brian Schmidt, to science experiments, dramatisations, songs, and—a hallmark of the channel—interviews with the public to uncover misconceptions about science. As of 29 December 2016[update] the main channel has 211 uploads, 3,857,767 subscribers and 311,341,301 total views; the secondary channel, 2Veritasium, has 38 uploads, 409,005 subscribers, and 11,090,437 total views.
Veritasium videos have received critical acclaim. At Science Online 2012, “Mission Possible: Graphene” won the Cyberscreen Science Film Festival and was therefore featured on Scientific American as the video of the week.
A video debunking the common misconception that the moon is closer than it is was picked up by CBS News.
Two early successful Veritasium videos demonstrate the physics of a falling Slinky toy. The videos explain the following: when a slinky is held dangling vertically and then released, it can be observed in slow motion that the bottom end does not begin to move until the entire slinky has collapsed, making it look as if the slinky was defeating gravity (i.e. floating). This counter-intuitive phenomenon inspired a wealth of media coverage, including the Toronto Star,NPR, and a segment on the BBC show QI. Muller also created a segment on the topic for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation show Catalyst.
Muller has a second channel, 2veritasium, which he uses for things such as behind-the-scenes footage and for communicating with viewers.
The name "Veritasium" is a combination of the Latin word for truth, Veritas, and the suffix common to many elements, -ium. This creates "Veritasium", an element of truth, a play on the popular phrase and a reference to scientific elements.
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