Arvin Ash
Arvin Ash makes science videos that use animation and everyday analogies to explore quantum physics, the universe, consciousness and the big questions behind ordinary things.
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Known for
- Why is All Life Carbon Based, Not Silicon? Three Startling Reasons!2023 · Creator and presenter
YouTube - Why is the speed of light what it is? Maxwell equations visualized2020 · Creator and presenter
YouTube - Why Do Magnets Attract, at a Fundamental Level? Why? Why? Why?2025 · Creator and presenter
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Overview
- Work
- Science video creator and presenter
- Education
- Chemical engineering, mechanical engineering and an MBA
- Earlier career
- Graduate teaching followed by almost 20 years in the chemical industry
- Early identity
- Who Gives a Bleep? Complex questions answered simply
Mini bio
A teacher first.
Arvin traces his interest in science education to teaching physics, mechanical engineering and robotics as a graduate student at the University of Michigan. He later spent almost 20 years at a large chemical company, rising into management.
How it started.
In his 2025 Engineeringness interview, he said his brother’s death in 2017 led him to rethink his career. Making videos about subjects they had discussed became a way to heal, and the audience grew unexpectedly.
Questions worth following.
His early channel introduction used the name Who Gives a Bleep? and promised simple answers grounded in science and logic. His work now ranges across quantum physics, cosmology, chemistry and artificial intelligence. His carbon-versus-silicon explainer has become one of his most watched videos.
A team behind the explanations.
His official biography describes a production team that includes physicists, animators, video editors and a sound engineer. They also consult outside experts when a subject falls beyond the team’s expertise.
Creditschronological, newest first
- 2026Why You Exist Comes Down to 2 Strange Quantum RulesCreator and presenter
- 2025Why Do Magnets Attract, at a Fundamental Level? Why? Why? Why?Creator and presenter
- 2023Why is All Life Carbon Based, Not Silicon? Three Startling Reasons!Creator and presenter
- 2020Why is the speed of light what it is? Maxwell equations visualizedCreator and presenter
Quotes
I am a lifelong learner, as I hope you are.Arvin Ash, official biography
Arvin describes the curiosity behind his varied education and science videos.
Trivia
- He also attended two years of medical school, according to his official biography.
- When revising scripts, he imagines whether his children would have understood them at age 12, he told Engineeringness.
- He named his Maxwell’s equations and speed-of-light video as a personal favorite in his 2025 Engineeringness interview.
- GiveInternet.org lists him as a volunteer ambassador supporting internet access for students.
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