The 14 Best Science YouTubers of All Time

Physics, chemistry, maths and backyard engineering share one shelf here. Some channels run on animation, others on explosions.

1. 1
   Veritasium

   Derek Muller's channel built on misconceptions, big experiments and long-form physics stories.
   1000pts
2. 2
   3Blue1Brown

   Grant Sanderson's animated mathematics channel that made linear algebra and neural networks visual.
   741pts
3. 3
   SciShow

   Hank Green's fast-paced science news and explainer channel, a pillar of educational YouTube.
   661pts
4. 4
   SmarterEveryDay

   Destin Sandlin's channel of high-speed cameras, rockets and Southern-accented wonder.
   611pts
5. 5
   Steve Mould

   British science presenter famous for the self-siphoning bead chain and clever tabletop experiments.
   529pts
6. 6
   Numberphile

   Brady Haran's channel of mathematicians scribbling on brown paper about numbers.
   529pts
7. 7
   Tom Scott

   Ten years of weekly videos about amazing places and things, filmed on location around the world.
   529pts
8. 8
   Periodic Videos

   Chemistry channel starring Professor Martyn Poliakoff's hair and a video for every element.
   529pts
9. 9
   Cody's Lab

   Cody Reeder's homestead science channel of mining, chemistry and questionable home experiments.
   448pts
10. 10
    Vsauce

    Michael Stevens' channel of mind-bending questions that turned curiosity into a YouTube genre.
    353pts
11. 11
    Physics Girl

    Dianna Cowern's playful physics channel, known for hands-on demos and astronomy explainers.
    353pts
12. 12
    MinutePhysics

    Henry Reich's whiteboard-animation channel explaining physics in a few minutes at a time.
    353pts
13. 13
    NileRed

    Canadian chemistry channel famous for turning nitrile gloves into grape flavoring and other strange transformations.
    240pts
14. 14
    Mark Rober

    Former NASA JPL engineer whose backyard builds, glitter bombs and squirrel mazes made engineering a spectator sport.
    0pts

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