Derek Muller Biography

Dr. Derek Muller serves as a science communicator who operates across multiple national borders including Australia and Canada and the United States and South Africa to simplify complex scientific ideas for public audiences. His academic background in Engineering Physics from Queen’s University and Physics Education Research from the University of Sydney supports his goal to enhance science education through effective and engaging methods.

Derek launched his YouTube channel Veritasium in January 2011 and now reaches 18 million subscribers with 3.4 billion views through his distinctive method of debunking public misconceptions by conducting experiments and interviewing experts and creating engaging visual narratives. His content development process emerges from his research because students learn best when they face their incorrect understanding which he demonstrated through his 2008 thesis Designing Effective Multimedia for Physics Education.

The media presence of Derek extends beyond YouTube through his work in television productions and documentary films. The ABC television program Catalyst has featured Derek as its presenter since a long time while he also serves as the "Why Guy" on Network Ten's Breakfast show and works as a correspondent for Netflix's Bill Nye Saves the World. The award-winning documentaries Uranium: Twisting the Dragon's Tail and Vitamania and Digits and Question Everything have all been hosted by him. Through his science journalism work he has received multiple awards including the Eureka Prize along with the Streamy Award and Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award and Cogito Prize among others.

Derek uses his influence to make an impact in areas beyond television production. Through his work with Snatoms he co-developed a magnetic educational kit that achieved Kickstarter success before entering worldwide retail markets. Neil deGrasse Tyson and Michio Kaku and Chris Hadfield have joined him on stage while he co-led the 2017 March for Science in Washington D.C. In April 2025 he delivered a presentation at the Perimeter Institute about AI and educational prospects.

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