# Derek Muller

> Derek Muller is a Canadian-Australian physicist turned YouTuber who runs Veritasium, a channel of 20+ million subscribers built on the idea that learning science starts with admitting you got it wrong. His PhD thesis argued that confusion is a feature, not a bug, and he has spent fifteen years engineering that confusion on camera.

- **Role:** Founder and host, Veritasium
- **Organizations:** Veritasium, Snatoms
- **From:** Traralgon, Victoria, Australia
- **Nationality:** Canadian-Australian
- **Education:** High school, West Vancouver Secondary School, B.A.Sc., Engineering Physics, Queen's University at Kingston, PhD, Physics Education Research, University of Sydney
- **Known for:** 20+ million YouTube subscribers and over 4 billion views on Veritasium, Eureka Prize for Science Journalism (2016), Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award, American Association of Physics Teachers (2016)

## Career timeline

- **2008** — Completes PhD on designing effective multimedia for physics education; joins ABC's Catalyst
- **2011** — Launches the Veritasium YouTube channel
- **2012** — TEDxSydney talk; launches second channel 2veritasium
- **2015** — Hosts documentary Uranium - Twisting the Dragon's Tail
- **2016** — Wins Eureka Prize for Science Journalism and the Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award
- **2017** — Correspondent on Netflix's Bill Nye Saves the World; launches Sciencium; Streamy Award for Science or Education
- **2018** — Hosts Vitamania: The Sense and Nonsense of Vitamins
- **2021** — Hosts YouTube Original series Pindrop
- **2023** — Kickstarts Snatoms magnetic molecule kit; funded in just over an hour
- **2025** — Wins AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Gold Award for PFAS investigation; family relocates to Portugal; marries Raquel Nuno

## Achievements

- 20+ million YouTube subscribers and over 4 billion views on Veritasium
- Eureka Prize for Science Journalism (2016)
- Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award, American Association of Physics Teachers (2016)
- Streamy Award for Science or Education (2017)
- AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Gold Award (2025)
- Sigma Xi Honorary Member (2014)

## Latest updates

- **2025-05** — Wins the AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Gold Award for the PFAS investigation 'How One Company Secretly Poisoned The Planet'.
- **2025-11** — Marries planetary scientist Raquel Nuno; family relocates to Portugal.

## Links

- Website: https://www.veritasium.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekamuller/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/veritasium
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@veritasium
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veritasium/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Veritasium/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@veritasium

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Last updated: 2026-05-19