Derek Muller

Born: 1982-11-09

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'.


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Vitamania: The Sense and Nonsense of Vitamins

as Self - Presenter
Released: 2018-07-28

Dr Derek Muller takes us on an epic adventure, a world-spanning investigation of vitamin science...

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Royalty Free: The Music of Kevin MacLeod

as Self
Released: 2020-10-17

A documentary on how composer Kevin MacLeod unwittingly became one of the most heard composers...

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Digits: Guardians of the Web

as Host
Released: 2016-10-20

Learn about "white hat" hackers, the U.S. Secret Service's cyber crime division working to...

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Bill Nye Saves the World

as Self - Correspondent
First aired: 2017-04-21

Bill Nye explores science and its impact on politics, society and pop culture. Each episode...

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Could You Survive The Movies?

as Self
First aired: 2019-10-21

Explore the magic and science of cinema. In each episode, Vsauce3’s Jake Roper takes you on an...

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Veritasium

as Presenter
First aired: 2010-08-15

An element of truth | Science and engineering videos Veritasium is a channel of science and...

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Uranium: Twisting the Dragon's Tail

as Himself - Host
First aired: 2015-08-09

A stunning new documentary series exploring the incredible story of uranium, from its creation...

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Digits

as Himself - Host
First aired: 2016-10-20

Vint Cerf, Steve Case, and Ed Snowden -- internet insiders reveal its hidden past and startling...

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