Derek Muller

Derek Muller
Derek Muller
	Veritasium YouTube channel logo
	Derek Muller at TED@Sydney, 2012
Personal information
Born	Derek Alexander Muller; 9 November 1982 (age 42); Traralgon, Victoria, Australia
Nationality	Australian; Canadian; American; South African;
Other names	Veritasium
Education	Queen's University at Kingston (B.A.Sc.); University of Sydney (Ph.D.);
Occupation	Science communicator
Spouse	Raquel Nuno
Website	veritasium.com
YouTube information
Channels	"Veritasium". YouTube.; "2veritasium". YouTube.; "Sciencium". YouTube.;
Location	Los Angeles
Years active	2010–present
Genre(s)	Science, education
Subscribers	17.2 million (Veritasium); 569 thousand (2veritasium); 319 thousand (Sciencium);
Total views	3 billion (Veritasium); 23 million (2veritasium); 6.6 million (Sciencium);
Creator Awards
Television	Catalyst, Bill Nye Saves the World, Uranium – Twisting the Dragon's Tail, Vitamania
Awards	First prize, Science Online Cyberscreen Science Film Festival (2012); Australian Webstream Awards for Best Educational & Lifestyle Series (2013); Sigma Xi Honorary Member (2014); Eureka Prize for Science Journalism (2016); Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award for outstanding contributions to physics and effectively communicating those contributions to physics educators (2016); Australian Department of Innovation Nanotechnology film competition; Streamy Award (2017) for "Best Science and Education Channel, Show, or Series";
	Last updated: 19 March 2024

Derek Alexander Muller (born 9 November 1982)^[3] is a science communicator and media personality, best known for his YouTube channel Veritasium, which has over 17 million subscribers and 3 billion views as of February 2025. He currently lives in Los Angeles.^[4]

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