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"A popular YouTuber filmed himself driving a wind-powered vehicle downwind faster than the wind itself. [...] Muller, the creator of the Veritasium YouTube channel, likes to break down funky science concepts for his 9.5 million subscribers."

The "popular YouTuber" is Derek Muller, who studied Engineering Physics and has a PhD in Physics Education Research... It's so frustrating to see how the writer tried so hard to make as much as clickbait-y title as possible...

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dmurray|4 years ago

Having 9.5 million subscribers on a science-based YouTube channel is definitely more notable than having gone to university, or indeed having a PhD. I think the writer picked the correct description here.

database_lost|4 years ago

I see your point, but the title and first paragraphs try to paint the picture of a "funky science" youtuber betting a UCLA physicist $10k and winning (which for me is very different to the truth: UCLA physicist bets another physicist $10k and loses)

glitchc|4 years ago

It's a sad indictment of the times when people feel that having a million subscribers (read: being popular) is more notable than having a PhD (read: expert training) in a relevant field.

It's no wonder anti-vaccine material is so widespread. Someone famous on Youtube said it was bad, it must be true!