Psst, hey, big news here at Popular Science: We’re back on YouTube. Wait, let me say it louder: POPULAR SCIENCE IS BACK ON YOUTUBE. Whew, that felt good.
As you may have gleaned from my only mildly irritating use of all caps, I’m thrilled to not only announce the relaunch of Popular Science on YouTube, but also introduce the team leading the channel.
Reader, say hello to Kevin Lieber and Matt Tabor. If you’ve spent any time on YouTube in the past decade or so, you’re probably already familiar with their work. Kevin and Matt are the team behind the esteemed Vsauce2 channel, which has accumulated 4.5 million subscribers and nearly 800 million views since launching in 2010. Now they’ve joined the staff at Popular Science, and we’re super excited to have them on the team! Let me tell you why.
Kevin and Matt love Popular Science as much as you do. One of the most incredible things about leading Popular Science is the reaction I get when people ask what I do for a living. When I say “I’m the editor-in-chief of Popular Science,” the glazed over look we all get when making small talk disappears and is replaced with a sudden twinkle, a spark of oh cool. And then, I’ll hear something like “Wow, I love Popular Science” or “I LOVED Popular Science as a kid,” followed by them telling me about their favorite story from the past 150 years. Kevin and Matt share that giddy enthusiasm and will be bringing you videos that capture the spirit of why we’ve maintained a loyal audience for more than a century.
I asked Kevin to share why he wanted to join us: “Popular Science has analyzed and entertained since before the telephone was patented. Eight generations have relied on this publication to understand what’s happening in the world and what’s about to happen in the world. My family subscribed to the magazine when I was a kid, and now I’m merging that incredible legacy with my experience on YouTube.”
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