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Vsauce
Vsauce (/ˈviːsɔːs/) is a YouTube brand created by American educator Michael Stevens consisting of the eponymous channel plus five other spin-offs. The channels feature videos on scientific, psychological, mathematical, and philosophical topics, as well as gaming, technology, popular culture, and other general interest subjects.
In 2009, Michael Stevens was asked by a company to pitch them a show about food, so he teamed up with his friend Justin-superstar from Los Angeles, California to create a pilot episode showing them using a hammer to supposedly make a peanut butter and banana sandwich in under a second, titling the proposed show "Food Smashers", but the show was never made. The company asked him to create a YouTube channel dedicated to video games and name it "Video Game Nation." Although he agreed, he did not like the name and eventually renamed it "Vsauce."
Michael Stevens came up with the name "Vsauce" in 2010 by generating available pronounceable ".com" domain names using a website called FakeNameGenerator.com until he found one he liked. On July 30, 2007, someone created a YouTube account named "Vsauce" but had never used it, and on April 16, 2010, YouTube granted Michael Stevens's request to claim the account, as was their policy back then; if he were not able to claim it, he might have decided to instead use his first YouTube channel, "pooplicker888". Initially, the channel's programming focused on video games and featured a number of hosts. However, certain segments such as IMG! slowly took over, and Stevens became the sole host.[citation needed] The channel then became a mix of information and online activities, and solely educational segments popped up.[citation needed] The educational segments became more popular, and since September 9, 2012, only the educational segment (known as DOT.) has been presented.
In December 2010, the Vsauce2 (on December 7) and Vsauce3 (on December 24) channels were created. On July 25, 2012, the YouTube channel WeSauce was created. Vsauce was one of the fastest growing channels during September 2012. During that month, the main Vsauce channel reached 1 million subscribers.
Stevens, in the video "A Defense of Comic Sans", notes that the text font Alsina was used by the Vsauce channels because of its close resemblance to the handwriting of the creator of the original Vsauce logo, Nik Guinta. A new branding scheme designed by Natasha Jen was adopted in December 2014 to bring a "grown-up" feel to the channels. It utilizes the DIN Next Rounded font and fluid designs to convey the idea of sauce that the name "Vsauce" implies.
The Vsauce channel, also known as Vsauce1 to distinguish it from the brand as a whole and the other channels, is presented by the founder, Michael Stevens, and features videos about science, mathematics, anthropology, and philosophy.[citation needed] The primary series features Stevens discussing a topic or question in a tangential manner, including various interpretations of the question and related facts and observations. In 2013, Stevens stated that he researches on Wikipedia and academic papers to find information for his videos. Stevens collaborated with educator and television personality Adam Savage in 2017 for a show titled Brain Candy Live. Stevens has also collaborated with celebrities and other YouTubers like James May and Derek Muller for videos.
Videos by Vsauce have been featured on online news publications, such as The Huffington Post, CBS, and Gizmodo.
Mind Field (a word play on minefield and mind) is an American web television series produced exclusively for YouTube Premium (formerly YouTube Red), created and presented by Michael Stevens. Three seasons of Mind Field have been released on Vsauce, each one with eight episodes. On October 1, 2019, all episodes became viewable, with ads, for free for those without YouTube Premium.
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Vsauce
Vsauce (/ˈviːsɔːs/) is a YouTube brand created by American educator Michael Stevens consisting of the eponymous channel plus five other spin-offs. The channels feature videos on scientific, psychological, mathematical, and philosophical topics, as well as gaming, technology, popular culture, and other general interest subjects.
In 2009, Michael Stevens was asked by a company to pitch them a show about food, so he teamed up with his friend Justin-superstar from Los Angeles, California to create a pilot episode showing them using a hammer to supposedly make a peanut butter and banana sandwich in under a second, titling the proposed show "Food Smashers", but the show was never made. The company asked him to create a YouTube channel dedicated to video games and name it "Video Game Nation." Although he agreed, he did not like the name and eventually renamed it "Vsauce."
Michael Stevens came up with the name "Vsauce" in 2010 by generating available pronounceable ".com" domain names using a website called FakeNameGenerator.com until he found one he liked. On July 30, 2007, someone created a YouTube account named "Vsauce" but had never used it, and on April 16, 2010, YouTube granted Michael Stevens's request to claim the account, as was their policy back then; if he were not able to claim it, he might have decided to instead use his first YouTube channel, "pooplicker888". Initially, the channel's programming focused on video games and featured a number of hosts. However, certain segments such as IMG! slowly took over, and Stevens became the sole host.[citation needed] The channel then became a mix of information and online activities, and solely educational segments popped up.[citation needed] The educational segments became more popular, and since September 9, 2012, only the educational segment (known as DOT.) has been presented.
In December 2010, the Vsauce2 (on December 7) and Vsauce3 (on December 24) channels were created. On July 25, 2012, the YouTube channel WeSauce was created. Vsauce was one of the fastest growing channels during September 2012. During that month, the main Vsauce channel reached 1 million subscribers.
Stevens, in the video "A Defense of Comic Sans", notes that the text font Alsina was used by the Vsauce channels because of its close resemblance to the handwriting of the creator of the original Vsauce logo, Nik Guinta. A new branding scheme designed by Natasha Jen was adopted in December 2014 to bring a "grown-up" feel to the channels. It utilizes the DIN Next Rounded font and fluid designs to convey the idea of sauce that the name "Vsauce" implies.
The Vsauce channel, also known as Vsauce1 to distinguish it from the brand as a whole and the other channels, is presented by the founder, Michael Stevens, and features videos about science, mathematics, anthropology, and philosophy.[citation needed] The primary series features Stevens discussing a topic or question in a tangential manner, including various interpretations of the question and related facts and observations. In 2013, Stevens stated that he researches on Wikipedia and academic papers to find information for his videos. Stevens collaborated with educator and television personality Adam Savage in 2017 for a show titled Brain Candy Live. Stevens has also collaborated with celebrities and other YouTubers like James May and Derek Muller for videos.
Videos by Vsauce have been featured on online news publications, such as The Huffington Post, CBS, and Gizmodo.
Mind Field (a word play on minefield and mind) is an American web television series produced exclusively for YouTube Premium (formerly YouTube Red), created and presented by Michael Stevens. Three seasons of Mind Field have been released on Vsauce, each one with eight episodes. On October 1, 2019, all episodes became viewable, with ads, for free for those without YouTube Premium.