Michael Stevens
Michael Stevens is the creator and host of Vsauce, exploring science, mathematics and human curiosity, and co-host of The Rest Is Science with Hannah Fry.
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YouTube Originals
YouTubeOverview
- Known as
- The creator and host of Vsauce
- Grew up
- Stilwell, Kansas
- Studied
- Psychology and English literature at the University of Chicago
- Started Vsauce
- 2010, initially making video game comedy
- Now also hosting
- The Rest Is Science with Hannah Fry
Mini bio
How it started.
Michael grew up in Stilwell, Kansas, and studied psychology and English literature at the University of Chicago. College theater and video editing gave him a way into making things online. An early mashup paired Friday the 13th audio with Ferris Bueller’s Day Off footage and found an audience on CollegeHumor.
Finding Vsauce.
He created Vsauce in 2010 as a video game comedy channel. It evolved toward science and puzzling everyday questions, including “Why Are Things Creepy?” His approach turns an odd question into a path through research, ideas and unexpected connections.
Taking curiosity further.
Michael produced and hosted three seasons of the YouTube Original series Mind Field. In its first episode, Isolation, he spent three days in a windowless, soundproof chamber to explore what happens without outside stimulation.
Beyond the channel.
He co-created Brain Candy Live with Adam Savage, taking science onto stages in the US, Canada and Australia, and co-founded The Curiosity Box, a subscription of science and mathematics toys. In 2025, he teamed up with Hannah Fry for The Rest Is Science.
Creditschronological, newest first
Online video and podcasts
- 2025–presentThe Rest Is ScienceCo-host with Hannah Fry
- 2025All The Ghosts You Will BeVsauce host
- 2017–2019Mind FieldCreator and presenter
- 2015The Banach–Tarski ParadoxVsauce host
Live performance
- 2017Brain Candy Live!Co-creator and co-presenter with Adam Savage
Awards
Quotes
I’ve always been fascinated by that space between what we know and what we think we know.Michael Stevens, Goalhanger launch announcement
On the questions behind The Rest Is Science, announced in November 2025.
Trivia
- The name “Vsauce” came from a random name generator.
- He learned video production and editing while taking part in college theater.
- For Mind Field’s opening episode, he spent three days in a windowless, soundproof isolation chamber.
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