Angela Collier
Angela Collier is a theoretical physicist from Eastern Kentucky who makes thoughtful, dryly funny videos about physics, data, academia, and how science reaches the public.
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- From
- Eastern Kentucky, USA
- Work
- Theoretical physicist and video creator
- Education
- Physics PhD, University of Kentucky, 2019
- Research
- Galaxy dynamics, stellar bars, and dark matter
- Early YouTube work
- First generation graduate students, August 2021
- Wider recognition
- Her 2023 string theory essay drew a recommendation from physicist Peter Woit
Mini bio
Before the channel.
Angela comes from Eastern Kentucky. She earned a physics and mathematics bachelor’s degree at Morehead State University in 2012, then a physics master’s in 2017 and PhD in 2019 at the University of Kentucky. Her research uses computer simulations to study galaxies, stellar bars, and dark matter.
How it started.
An early public upload, “First generation graduate students,” appeared in August 2021. Aimed at professors and research supervisors, it offered five ways to help first-generation students succeed. Academia remained a recurring subject, including her 2023 essay “the adjunct problem.”
Finding an audience.
Her April 2023 essay on string theory and science communication reached beyond her existing audience: Peter Woit recommended it on his Not Even Wrong blog that month. By September, Simon Clark and Sophie Ward were interviewing her for How To Make A Science Video about her growing channel and approach to explaining science.
What fans come back for.
Her channel moves between physics explanations, criticism of scientific hype, and the people and institutions behind research. There is room for longer investigations, such as her Richard Feynman essay, and practical curiosity, such as building a backyard radio telescope. Recent videos also bring in films, knitting, and the tools scientists use.
Creditschronological, newest first
Videos and interviews
- 2025backyard radio telescope: part ICreator and host
- 2024the sham legacy of Richard FeynmanCreator and host
- 2023How To Make A Science Video: ... like Angela CollierInterview guest
- 2023string theory lied to us and now science communication is hardCreator and host
Research
- 2023How to Flip a BarCo-author with Ann-Marie Madigan
- 2021The Coupling of Galactic Dark Matter Halos with Stellar BarsCo-author with Ann-Marie Madigan
Awards
Quotes
Thank you for keeping this channel alive!Angela Collier, YouTube description for human shaped robots: redux
She thanked her patrons for voting on topics and suggesting videos in March 2026.
Trivia
- She plays The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth during her 2023 string theory video.
- She knitted the top she wears in her Pixar climate-change essay and names the pattern and yarn in its description.
- Her carbon-model video links to a Carbon Based Life scarf pattern.
- Her patrons help choose topics and suggest videos.
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