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== History ==
== History ==
On April 17 , 2010, Michael Stevens launched the main Vsauce channel.<ref name="Vsauceabout">[https://twitter.com/tweetsauce/status/1383274722847166473 Vsauce is 11 years old today!!] Apr 16, 2021</ref> Initially, the channel's programming focused on video games and featured a number of hosts.<ref name=NMRinterview>{{cite magazine|author=Ed Carrasco|url=http://newmediarockstars.com/2012/09/youtubes-vsauce-has-the-special-ingredients-to-make-science-viral-interview/|title=YouTube's Vsauce Has the Special Ingredients to Make Science Viral [Interview] |magazine=New Media Rockstars|date=September 14, 2012|access-date=April 18, 2013}}</ref> However, certain segments such as ''IMG!'' slowly took over, and Stevens became the sole host. The channel then became a mix of information and online activities, and solely educational segments popped up. The educational segments became more popular, and since September 9, 2012, only the educational segment (known as ''DOT.'') has been presented.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/Vsauce/videos|title=Vsauce videos|publisher=YouTube|work=Vsauce|access-date=April 18, 2013}}</ref> According to episode #18 of ''LÜT'' on the original Vsauce channel, the name "Vsauce" was generated using the fake website generator portion of a site called Fake Name Generator. After Stevens generated the fake website Vsauce.com, he registered it and began uploading videos.<ref>"Make Your Cat a DJ – and more! LÜT #18". ''Vsauce. YouTube. ''Retrieved July 24, 2013</ref>
On April 17, 2010, Michael Stevens launched the main Vsauce channel.<ref name="Vsauceabout">[https://twitter.com/tweetsauce/status/1383274722847166473 Vsauce is 11 years old today!!] Apr 16, 2021</ref> According to episode #18 of ''LÜT'' on the original Vsauce channel, the name "Vsauce" was generated using the fake website generator portion of a site called Fake Name Generator.<ref name=":1">"Make Your Cat a DJ – and more! LÜT #18". ''Vsauce. YouTube. ''Retrieved July 24, 2013</ref> After Stevens generated the fake website Vsauce.com, he registered it and began uploading videos.<ref name=":1" /> Initially, the channel's programming focused on video games and featured a number of hosts.<ref name=NMRinterview>{{cite magazine|author=Ed Carrasco|url=http://newmediarockstars.com/2012/09/youtubes-vsauce-has-the-special-ingredients-to-make-science-viral-interview/|title=YouTube's Vsauce Has the Special Ingredients to Make Science Viral [Interview] |magazine=New Media Rockstars|date=September 14, 2012|access-date=April 18, 2013}}</ref> However, certain segments such as ''IMG!'' slowly took over, and Stevens became the sole host.{{Cn|date=August 2022}} The channel then became a mix of information and online activities, and solely educational segments popped up.{{Cn|date=August 2022}} The educational segments became more popular, and since September 9, 2012, only the educational segment (known as ''DOT.'') has been presented.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/Vsauce/videos|title=Vsauce videos|publisher=YouTube|work=Vsauce|access-date=April 18, 2013}}</ref>


In December 2010, the Vsauce2 (on December 7) and Vsauce3 (on December 24) channels were created.<ref>
In December 2010, the Vsauce2 (on December 7) and Vsauce3 (on December 24) channels were created.<ref>
*{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/Vsauce2/about|title=Vsauce2 about|publisher=YouTube|work=Vsauce2|access-date=April 19, 2013}}
*{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/Vsauce2/about|title=Vsauce2 about|publisher=YouTube|work=Vsauce2|access-date=April 19, 2013}}
*{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/Vsauce3/about|title=Vsauce3 about|publisher=YouTube|work=Vsauce3|access-date=April 19, 2013}}</ref> On July 25, 2012, the WeSauce channel was opened.<ref name=WeSauceabout>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/WeSauce/about|title=WeSauce about|publisher=YouTube|work=WeSauce|access-date=April 19, 2013}}</ref>
*{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/Vsauce3/about|title=Vsauce3 about|publisher=YouTube|work=Vsauce3|access-date=April 19, 2013}}</ref> On July 25, 2012, the WeSauce channel was created.<ref name=WeSauceabout>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/WeSauce/about|title=WeSauce about|publisher=YouTube|work=WeSauce|access-date=April 19, 2013}}</ref> Vsauce was one of the fastest growing channels during September 2012.<ref>{{cite web|author=Elayna Seguin|url=http://my.hsj.org/Schools/Newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/4269/articleid/537094/newspaperid/4506/Top_5_Rapidly_Growing_YouTube_Channels.aspx|title=Top 5 Rapidly Growing YouTube Channels|publisher=My High School Journalism|work=East Side Newspaper|date=September 15, 2012|access-date=September 15, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130415005846/http://my.hsj.org/Schools/Newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/4269/articleid/537094/newspaperid/4506/Top_5_Rapidly_Growing_YouTube_Channels.aspx|archive-date=April 15, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> During that month, the main Vsauce channel reached 1&nbsp;million subscribers.<ref>*{{cite magazine|author=Ed Carrasco|url=http://newmediarockstars.com/2012/09/youtubes-vsauce-has-the-special-ingredients-to-make-science-viral-interview/|title=YouTube's Vsauce Has The Special Ingredients to Make Science Viral [Interview]|magazine=New Media Rockstars|date=September 14, 2012|access-date=September 15, 2012}}
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*{{cite news|author=Simon Usborne|url= https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/features/how-to-explain-absolutely-anything-academics-pick-apart-mysteries-of-the-cosmos-on-youtube-8473826.html|title=How to explain absolutely anything: Academics pick apart mysteries of the cosmos on YouTube|newspaper=The Independent|date=January 30, 2013|access-date=February 3, 2013}}</ref>

Vsauce was one of the fastest growing channels during September 2012.<ref>{{cite web|author=Elayna Seguin|url=http://my.hsj.org/Schools/Newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/4269/articleid/537094/newspaperid/4506/Top_5_Rapidly_Growing_YouTube_Channels.aspx|title=Top 5 Rapidly Growing YouTube Channels|publisher=My High School Journalism|work=East Side Newspaper|date=September 15, 2012|access-date=September 15, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130415005846/http://my.hsj.org/Schools/Newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/4269/articleid/537094/newspaperid/4506/Top_5_Rapidly_Growing_YouTube_Channels.aspx|archive-date=April 15, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> During that month, the main Vsauce channel reached 1&nbsp;million subscribers.<ref>
*{{cite magazine|author=Ed Carrasco|url=http://newmediarockstars.com/2012/09/youtubes-vsauce-has-the-special-ingredients-to-make-science-viral-interview/|title=YouTube's Vsauce Has The Special Ingredients to Make Science Viral [Interview]|magazine=New Media Rockstars|date=September 14, 2012|access-date=September 15, 2012}}
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*{{cite news|author=Simon Usborne|url= https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/features/how-to-explain-absolutely-anything-academics-pick-apart-mysteries-of-the-cosmos-on-youtube-8473826.html|title=How to explain absolutely anything: Academics pick apart mysteries of the cosmos on YouTube|newspaper=The Independent|date=January 30, 2013|access-date=February 3, 2013}}</ref> In the same month, [[Bill Nye]] appeared in one of the main channel's videos, which focused on the joke, "[[Why did the chicken cross the road?]]"<ref>{{Citation|last=Vsauce|title=Why Did The Chicken Cross The Road?|date=2012-09-16|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6nSOgsI_vo|access-date=2017-11-18}}</ref>


[[File:Vsauce_banner_old.png|thumb|right|The former logo, based on Guinta's designs.]]Stevens, in the video "A Defense of Comic Sans", notes that the text font Alsina was used by the Vsauce channels because of its close resemblance to the handwriting of Nik Guinta, the creator of the original Vsauce logo.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/13/vsauce-defense-of-comic-sans-video_n_2670129.html|title='A Defense of Comic Sans': Vsauce Gives History of the World's Most Hated Font (Video)|work=Huffington Post|date=February 13, 2013|access-date=April 29, 2013}}</ref> A new branding scheme designed by Natasha Jen was adopted in December 2014 to bring a "grown-up" feel to the channels. It utilizes the DIN Next Rounded font and fluid designs to convey the idea of sauce that the name "Vsauce" implies.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/2015/02/pentagrams-new-grown-logo-vsauces-youtube-stars/|title=Pentagram's New Grown-Up Logo for Vsauce's YouTube Stars|magazine=Wired|date=February 9, 2015|access-date=November 2, 2015}}</ref>
[[File:Vsauce_banner_old.png|thumb|right|The former logo, based on Guinta's designs.]]Stevens, in the video "A Defense of Comic Sans", notes that the text font Alsina was used by the Vsauce channels because of its close resemblance to the handwriting of Nik Guinta, the creator of the original Vsauce logo.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/13/vsauce-defense-of-comic-sans-video_n_2670129.html|title='A Defense of Comic Sans': Vsauce Gives History of the World's Most Hated Font (Video)|work=Huffington Post|date=February 13, 2013|access-date=April 29, 2013}}</ref> A new branding scheme designed by Natasha Jen was adopted in December 2014 to bring a "grown-up" feel to the channels. It utilizes the DIN Next Rounded font and fluid designs to convey the idea of sauce that the name "Vsauce" implies.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/2015/02/pentagrams-new-grown-logo-vsauces-youtube-stars/|title=Pentagram's New Grown-Up Logo for Vsauce's YouTube Stars|magazine=Wired|date=February 9, 2015|access-date=November 2, 2015}}</ref>
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=== Vsauce ===
=== Vsauce ===
{{See also|Michael Stevens (educator)}}
{{See also|Michael Stevens (educator)}}
The Vsauce channel, also known as '''Vsauce1''' to distinguish it from the brand as a whole and the other channels, is presented by the founder, Michael Stevens, and features videos about science, mathematics, anthropology, and philosophy. The primary series, ''DOT.'', features Stevens discussing a topic or question in a tangential manner, including various interpretations of the question and related facts and observations.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lahey|first=Jessica|date=2014-10-28|title=What Classrooms Can Learn From Youtube|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/10/what-can-teachers-learn-from-youtube/381887/|access-date=2020-08-11|website=The Atlantic|language=en-US}}</ref> Stevens has stated that he researches on Wikipedia and academic papers to find information for his videos.<ref name=SixtySymbols>{{cite web|author=Brady Haran|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXnTZw_2fAI| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211101/CXnTZw_2fAI| archive-date=2021-11-01|title=Meet Vsauce – Sixty Symbols|publisher=YouTube|work=[[Sixty Symbols]]|date=March 2, 2013|access-date=December 5, 2013|author-link = Brady Haran}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
The Vsauce channel, also known as '''Vsauce1''' to distinguish it from the brand as a whole and the other channels, is presented by the founder, [[Michael Stevens (educator)|Michael Stevens]], and features videos about science, mathematics, anthropology, and philosophy.{{Cn|date=August 2022}} The primary series features Stevens discussing a topic or question in a tangential manner, including various interpretations of the question and related facts and observations.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lahey|first=Jessica|date=2014-10-28|title=What Classrooms Can Learn From Youtube|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/10/what-can-teachers-learn-from-youtube/381887/|access-date=2020-08-11|website=The Atlantic|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2013, Stevens stated that he researches on Wikipedia and academic papers to find information for his videos.<ref name=SixtySymbols>{{cite web|author=Brady Haran|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXnTZw_2fAI| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211101/CXnTZw_2fAI| archive-date=2021-11-01|title=Meet Vsauce – Sixty Symbols|publisher=YouTube|work=[[Sixty Symbols]]|date=March 2, 2013|access-date=December 5, 2013|author-link = Brady Haran}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Stevens collaborated with educator and television personality [[Adam Savage]] in 2017 for a show titled ''Brain Candy Live''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Liptak |first=Andrew |date=2017-03-25 |title=Adam Savage on his live science show, cosplay, and ‘promoting the joy in making things’ |url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/3/25/15049064/adam-savage-brain-candy-live-cosplay-mythbusters-tested-building-interview |access-date=2022-08-12 |website=The Verge |language=en}}</ref>


Videos by Vsauce have been featured on online news publications,<ref>
Videos by Vsauce have been featured on online news publications,<ref>
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==== ''Mind Field'' ====
==== ''Mind Field'' ====
{{main|Mind Field}}
{{main|Mind Field}}
''Mind Field'' (a [[word play]] on [[minefield]] and [[mind]]) is an American [[web television]] series produced exclusively for [[YouTube Premium]] (formerly YouTube Red), created and presented by Michael Stevens.
''Mind Field'' (a [[word play]] on [[minefield]] and [[mind]]) is an American [[web television]] series produced exclusively for [[YouTube Premium]] (formerly YouTube Red), created and presented by Michael Stevens. Three seasons of ''Mind Field'' have been released on Vsauce, each one with eight episodes. On October 1, 2019, all episodes became viewable, with ads, for free for those without YouTube Premium.<ref>{{Citation |last=Vsauce |url=https://youtube.com/_WHRWLnVm_M?t=1295 |title=Laws & Causes |language=en |date=2019-10-01 |access-date=2021-06-20}}</ref>

Three seasons of ''Mind Field'' have been released on Vsauce, each one with eight episodes. The first season ran in early 2017, the second season from late 2017 to early 2018, and the third from late 2018 to early 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZRRxQcaEjA7LX19uAySGlc9hmprBxfEP |title=Mind Field Season 3|website=www.youtube.com|language=en|access-date=2019-02-17}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=Vsauce|title=Mind Field - Official Trailer|date=2017-01-11|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAPqEAWW9lc| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211101/GAPqEAWW9lc| url-status=live | archive-date=2021-11-01|access-date=2017-06-04}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On October 1, 2019, all episodes became viewable, with ads, for free for those without YouTube Premium.<ref>{{Citation |last=Vsauce |url=https://youtube.com/_WHRWLnVm_M?t=1295 |title=Laws & Causes |language=en |date=2019-10-01 |access-date=2021-06-20}}</ref> On October 24, 2019, a special episode entitled ''What Is The Scariest Thing?'' was released.<ref>{{Citation|last=Vsauce|title=What Is The Scariest Thing?|date=2019-10-24|url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=9Vmwsg8Eabo| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211101/9Vmwsg8Eabo| archive-date=2021-11-01|access-date=2020-02-01}}{{cbignore}}</ref>


=== Vsauce2 ===
=== Vsauce2 ===
Vsauce2, hosted by Kevin Lieber, has covered topics concerning unusual knowledge, gadgets, and people. Since 2019, Vsauce2 has largely produced videos regarding probability, paradoxes, and dilemmas, most of which are mathematical or economic in nature and visualized through real-world situations.<ref name="Metzener">{{cite web |first=Dave |last=Metzener |url=http://metzener.com/2013/03/31/vsauce-vsauce2-vsauce3-youtube-channels/ |title=Vsauce, Vsauce2 & Vsauce3 – YouTube Channels |publisher=Metzener.com |date=March 31, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029192207/http://metzener.com/2013/03/31/vsauce-vsauce2-vsauce3-youtube-channels/ |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |url-status=dead |access-date=April 19, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vsauce.com/vsauce2/#/|title=About|access-date=April 11, 2020}}</ref>
Vsauce2, hosted by Kevin Lieber, has covered topics concerning unusual knowledge, gadgets, and people. Since 2019, Vsauce2 has largely produced videos regarding probability, paradoxes, and dilemmas, most of which are mathematical or economic in nature and visualized through real-world situations.<ref name="Metzener">{{cite web |first=Dave |last=Metzener |url=http://metzener.com/2013/03/31/vsauce-vsauce2-vsauce3-youtube-channels/ |title=Vsauce, Vsauce2 & Vsauce3 – YouTube Channels |publisher=Metzener.com |date=March 31, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029192207/http://metzener.com/2013/03/31/vsauce-vsauce2-vsauce3-youtube-channels/ |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |url-status=dead |access-date=April 19, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vsauce.com/vsauce2/#/|title=About|access-date=April 11, 2020}}</ref> Before 2019, videos were released under recurring segments,<ref name="Metzener" /> such as ''MindBlow, BiDiPi, 54321'', and ''BOAT''.

Before 2019, videos were released under recurring segments.<ref name="Metzener"/> ''MindBlow'' is a segment where Lieber showcases current inventions that are useful, are of significant value to society or are simply humorous. ''FAK'' (''Facts And Knowledge'') is a segment about trivia with one main topic. ''BiDiPi'' (''Build it, Draw it, Play it'') is a segment on things that were built and drawn by people from around the world, including ones that Vsauce fans have submitted—the best ones are showcased on the show. ''54321'' is a segment where Kevin covers four topics, each having one, two, three, or four things related to each other according to the order shown. He gives a short summary of each and ends with five-word problems or riddles. ''WAC'' (''Weird Awesome Crazy'') is a segment that focuses on people from around the world who participate in unusual activities.<ref>{{cite AV media |last=Lieber|first=Kevin| title =Unborn Baby Handshake – WAC #1 | url =https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HLm4NfN9zU |publisher=YouTube| work=Vsauce2 |date=January 27, 2013 |access-date =April 2, 2013}}</ref> ''BOAT'' stands for ''Best of All Time'', a segment in which Kevin presents lists of, as the segment name implies, the best word plays, best flash mobs, best pranks, etc.<ref>{{cite AV media |last=Lieber|first=Kevin|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpaxGP8QZLE&list=SPA6D478A5337F7B57| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211101/cpaxGP8QZLE| url-status=live | archive-date=2021-11-01|title=BEST Flash Mobs of All Time – Boat 1|publisher=YouTube|work=Vsauce2|date=December 28, 2010|access-date=January 25, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> ''Weirdos of the Month'' displays people with habits Kevin finds weird, using the tagline "Everyone has a little weird in them."

''Thought Glass'' is another recurring segment where several topics within a theme, such as school facts or ancient medical practices, are posted to a glass pane and discussed. In earlier episodes, assorted topics were posted to the pane and a final subject was revealed through a [[rebus]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Lieber|first=Kevin|title=Waterfalls Make You Pee?|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f442D79k-cs| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211101/f442D79k-cs| url-status=live | archive-date=2021-11-01|work=Thought Glass|publisher=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> ''GRUB'' is a segment detailing strange and unusual foods.

Vsauce2 has created three [[April Fools' Day|April Fools joke]] segments. ''PAB'' (''People Are Boring'') was released in 2013. For these segments, Kevin treated normal everyday events like they were unusual. ''Noggin' Blow'' was uploaded in 2014, parodying the ''Mind Blow'' segment by showcasing items popularized in the 1940s and 1950s. In a parody of ''BiDiPi'' titled ''BiDiPiGiFiTiWiPiBiCiMiFiDiFiTi'' and released in 2015, Kevin shared a mixture of parodic nonsense and actual scientific studies and phenomena.

==== The Create Unknown ====
==== The Create Unknown ====
In November 2018, Lieber and channel producer Matt Tabor launched ''The Create Unknown'' [[podcast]], which interviews digital creators.<ref>[https://www.tubefilter.com/2018/11/02/vsauce2-podcast-the-create-unknown/ VSauce2 Launches 'Create Unknown' Podcast About The Business Of Being A YouTuber – Tubefilter<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The podcast has featured interviews with [[Casey Neistat]], [[Derek Muller]] from ''Veritasium'', [[Destin Sandlin]] from Smarter Every Day, Dolan Dark, [[iDubbbz]], and [[Grandayy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://trianglecontent.com/podcasts/thecreateunknown/|title='The Create Unknown' podcast|website=Triangle Content|language=en|access-date=2019-07-22}}</ref> On April 2, 2019, ''The Create Unknown'' announced that it would be coming back for a second season that would include live video of the podcast posted to its YouTube channel.<ref>{{Citation|last=The Create Unknown|title=Season 2 Announcement – The Create Unknown [Out Now!]|date=2019-04-02|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_izkEBc-Xjw| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211101/_izkEBc-Xjw| archive-date=2021-11-01|access-date=2019-07-22}}{{cbignore}}</ref> YouTuber Quackity was the first guest of season 2, appearing on a large wall of televisions behind Lieber and Tabor.<ref>{{Citation|last=The Create Unknown|title=Quackity enters The Create Unknown — #8|date=2019-04-11|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO96T4OaNRQ&t=856s| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211101/TO96T4OaNRQ| url-status=live | archive-date=2021-11-01|access-date=2019-07-22}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
In November 2018, Lieber and channel producer Matt Tabor launched ''The Create Unknown'' [[podcast]], which interviews digital creators.<ref>[https://www.tubefilter.com/2018/11/02/vsauce2-podcast-the-create-unknown/ VSauce2 Launches 'Create Unknown' Podcast About The Business Of Being A YouTuber – Tubefilter<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The podcast has featured interviews with [[Casey Neistat]], [[Derek Muller]] from ''Veritasium'', [[Destin Sandlin]] from Smarter Every Day, Dolan Dark, [[iDubbbz]], and [[Grandayy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://trianglecontent.com/podcasts/thecreateunknown/|title='The Create Unknown' podcast|website=Triangle Content|language=en|access-date=2019-07-22}}</ref>


=== Vsauce3 ===
=== Vsauce3 ===
Vsauce3<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/vsauce3|title=Vsauce3|publisher=YouTube|access-date=April 17, 2013}}</ref> is hosted by [[Jake Roper]] and is dedicated to fictional worlds and video games.<ref name=Metzener/><ref>{{cite web|author=Dan Van Winkle|url=http://www.geekosystem.com/vsauce-playstation-stop-motion-facts/|title=Vsauce and a Stop Motion Animated PlayStation Bring You Six Awesome PlayStation Facts [Video]|work=Geekosystem|date=November 25, 2013|access-date=December 5, 2013}}</ref> There are currently four recurring segments: ''HeadShot'', ''Game LÜT'', ''9bit'', and ''Fact Surgery''.
Vsauce3 is hosted by [[Jake Roper]] and is dedicated to fictional worlds and video games.<ref name=Metzener/><ref>{{cite web|author=Dan Van Winkle|url=http://www.geekosystem.com/vsauce-playstation-stop-motion-facts/|title=Vsauce and a Stop Motion Animated PlayStation Bring You Six Awesome PlayStation Facts [Video]|work=Geekosystem|date=November 25, 2013|access-date=December 5, 2013}}</ref> There are currently four recurring segments: ''HeadShot'', ''Game LÜT'', ''9bit'', and ''Fact Surgery''. Vsauce3 has collaborated with YouTubers Joe Hanson from ''[[It's Okay to be Smart]]'' and Vanessa Hill from ''[[BrainCraft]]''. He has also presented videos with celebrity guest appearances from [[Bill Nye]], [[Jack Black]], [[The Muppets]], [[Paul Rudd]], and [[Neil deGrasse Tyson]]. On November 25, 2015, Jake revealed that he has [[sarcoma]], a rare form of cancer.<ref>*{{Cite web|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpqnX4Who2Q|title = I Need to Tell You Something.|date = November 25, 2015|website = Youtube|publisher = Jake Roper|last = Roper|first = Jake}}

''HeadShot'' discusses video games, how they are connected to real life, and the games' science. ''Game LÜT'' displays game merchandise. ''App All Knight'' talks about new [[Mobile app|app]]s that can be bought on the iOS [[App Store (iOS)|App Store]] or [[Google Play]]. ''App All Knight'' was moved to the D!NG channel in January 2017. ''9bit'' details facts about video games. ''Fact Surgery'' disassembles a video game system as trivia about the system is shown.

Vsauce3 has collaborated with well-known YouTubers, including Joe Hanson from ''[[It's Okay to be Smart]]'' and Vanessa Hill from ''[[BrainCraft]]''. He has also presented videos with celebrity guest appearances from [[Bill Nye]], [[Jack Black]], [[The Muppets]], [[Paul Rudd]], and [[Neil deGrasse Tyson]].

On November 25, 2015, Jake revealed that he has [[sarcoma]], a rare form of cancer.<ref>
*{{Cite web|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpqnX4Who2Q|title = I Need to Tell You Something.|date = November 25, 2015|website = Youtube|publisher = Jake Roper|last = Roper|first = Jake}}
*{{Cite web|title = VSauce3's Jake Roper Tells Fans He Has Cancer|url = http://whatstrending.com/creators/20847-jake-roper-cancer-vsauce3|website = What's Trending|access-date = 2015-12-27|date = November 27, 2015}}</ref> On December 19, Jake announced that he had begun treatment and a tumor on his lower leg had been successfully removed by surgery.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMCfU48vVws|title = What defines you? |date = November 25, 2015|website = Youtube|publisher = Jake Roper|last = Roper|first = Jake}}</ref>
*{{Cite web|title = VSauce3's Jake Roper Tells Fans He Has Cancer|url = http://whatstrending.com/creators/20847-jake-roper-cancer-vsauce3|website = What's Trending|access-date = 2015-12-27|date = November 27, 2015}}</ref> On December 19, Jake announced that he had begun treatment and a tumor on his lower leg had been successfully removed by surgery.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMCfU48vVws|title = What defines you? |date = November 25, 2015|website = Youtube|publisher = Jake Roper|last = Roper|first = Jake}}</ref>

Vsauce3 began releasing Could You Survive The Movies, a YouTube Premium original series, on October 10, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZkCZ4LCO0o&list=PLiyjwVB09t5yjL4jfulM43Bo0iO9OADsQ&index=1&t=98s|title = Could You Survive Mad Max? |date = October 10, 2018|website = Youtube|publisher = Jake Roper|last = Roper|first = Jake}}</ref> The series explores scientific topics by questioning the survivability of scenes in popular movies. Episodes parody the movies plot and include popular Youtubers in the character roles.


=== WeSauce ===
=== WeSauce ===
WeSauce<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/wesauce|title=WeSauce|publisher=YouTube|access-date=April 29, 2013}}</ref> was a channel that compiled works from fans of the Vsauce channels. The channel featured segments ''Your BiDiPi'', ''JAM'', ''Music LeanBack!'', ''Riddle Challenge'', ''This World of Ours'', and ''ITVS''. WeSauce has remained inactive since October 15, 2015.
WeSauce was a channel that compiled works from fans of the Vsauce channels. The channel featured segments ''Your BiDiPi'', ''JAM'', ''Music LeanBack!'', ''Riddle Challenge'', ''This World of Ours'', and ''ITVS''. WeSauce has remained inactive since October 15, 2015.


=== D!NG ===
=== D!NG ===
D!NG,<ref name="D!NGabout">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClq42foiSgl7sSpLupnugGA/about|title=D!NG About|publisher=YouTube|work=D!NG|access-date=October 29, 2015}}</ref> formerly DONG (Do Online Now, Guys), is a spin-off channel by Vsauce that features unusual pages, apps, and games from around the Internet.<ref>{{cite web|last=Greengart|first=Tani|title=Three Strategies of Successful Educational Videos|url=https://www.jewishlinknj.com/features/19729-three-strategies-of-successful-educational-videos|website=Jewish Link of New Jersey|date=July 13, 2017|access-date=February 18, 2019|quote=Vsauce itself explains scientific and psychological phenomena, Vsauce2 creates mind-blowing videos about new technology, Vsauce3 analyzes the junction between science and pop culture and D.O.N.G. introduces viewers to all the weirdest internet sites and merchandise.}}</ref> ''DONG'' was formerly a segment featured on the main Vsauce channel and then on the Vsauce3 channel before its own channel was launched in 2015, with the first video uploaded on October 29, 2015. DONG also features ''LÜT'', a segment formerly featured on the Vsauce2 channel about various products that can be purchased online; ''Game LÜT'', which was also featured previously on Vsauce2; and ''App All Knight'', which came from Vsauce3. The channel also houses educational content via a segment known as ''Michael's Toys''. In these videos, Stevens investigates tools and toys that are useful for explaining scientific or mathematical phenomena. The channel was renamed to D!NG on May 12, 2019, seemingly due to the channel being demonetized for having a name that was not considered advertiser-friendly.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Garcia |first1=Elijah |title=Vsauce Experimental Channel Changes Name From 'DONG' To 'D!NG', Fearing Demonetization |url=https://mammothgamers.com/2019/05/vsauce-experimental-channel-changes-name-from-dong-to-dng-fearing-demonetization/ |website=Mammoth Gamers |access-date=18 May 2019 |date=14 May 2019}}</ref>
D!NG, formerly DONG (Do Online Now, Guys), is a spin-off channel by Vsauce that features unusual pages, apps, and games from around the Internet.<ref>{{cite web|last=Greengart|first=Tani|title=Three Strategies of Successful Educational Videos|url=https://www.jewishlinknj.com/features/19729-three-strategies-of-successful-educational-videos|website=Jewish Link of New Jersey|date=July 13, 2017|access-date=February 18, 2019|quote=Vsauce itself explains scientific and psychological phenomena, Vsauce2 creates mind-blowing videos about new technology, Vsauce3 analyzes the junction between science and pop culture and D.O.N.G. introduces viewers to all the weirdest internet sites and merchandise.}}</ref> ''DONG'' was formerly a segment featured on the main Vsauce channel and then on the Vsauce3 channel before its own channel was launched in 2015, with the first video uploaded on October 29, 2015. The channel was renamed to D!NG on May 12, 2019, seemingly due to the channel being demonetized for having a name that was not considered advertiser-friendly.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Garcia |first1=Elijah |title=Vsauce Experimental Channel Changes Name From 'DONG' To 'D!NG', Fearing Demonetization |url=https://mammothgamers.com/2019/05/vsauce-experimental-channel-changes-name-from-dong-to-dng-fearing-demonetization/ |website=Mammoth Gamers |access-date=18 May 2019 |date=14 May 2019}}</ref>

== Music ==
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Except for ''BiDiPi'' and some older videos, much of the music used in Vsauce content was created by Jake Chudnow.<ref>{{cite web|author=Michael Stevens|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2tKg3E53DM| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211101/w2tKg3E53DM| url-status=live | archive-date=2021-11-01|title=How Much Money is There on Earth?|publisher=YouTube|work=Vsauce|date=April 23, 2013|access-date=April 29, 2013}}: "''music by https://www.youtube.com/JakeChudnow''".{{cbignore}}</ref> Since mid-2014, Vsauce also uses music from the public domain music site audionetwork.com. Since early 2015, Vsauce2 also uses music by Aiur,<ref>{{cite web|title=Aiur's YouTube. Channel|website=[[YouTube]]|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu_UJRRuNCVs-1c6PdbnERw}}</ref> notably the song "FoxTrot".

=== Jake Chudnow ===
Jake Chudnow and Stevens have known each other from their jobs at [[The Key of Awesome|BarelyPolitical]]. Jake created much of the music in the earlier "The Key of Awesome" music videos. Because of this, Chudnow gives Vsauce exclusive rights to his music, and all Vsauce channels use the music in their videos. One of the most recognizable pieces of his music is the instrumental to "Moon Men", which is used in the original Vsauce channel and is often played whenever Stevens poses a mysterious question or makes a thought provoking statement. Other pieces of music used by the channels include "145-(Poodles)", "Sunday", "It's Good to be D", "Hydrogen", "Darwin", "Carlin Dream", "Lions Tigers and Apes Part II", "Hanami", "Pressed Pennies", "Keith" and "Shona". They are often played when the audience is encouraged to think. "Turquoise" is often used, usually when unsettling, astonishing, or otherwise significant facts or ideas are mentioned. "Flan" is often used for sorrowful or abstract facts. "Rainstorms and Rainbows (I Am the Hero)", "Going Down", and "Flan" are played at the end of the videos. "192-1", "White", "For You", "Meet Men and Party (All Night)", "Banana", "Ducking", "Buildings and Bikes", "Shallow Anne", "Button", "Olive", and "Muff Mittens" are also often used in Vsauce2 and Vsauce3.

In the video "The Moon Terminator Illusion", Chudnow's vinyl album ''Shona EP'' was the object of focus against the wall when showing the visual effects of zooming and moving on nearby objects (a Vsauce-branded mug) and distant ones (the EP).

== Notable collaborations and other appearances ==
Vsauce has collaborated with Henry Reich of [[MinutePhysics]] on two videos: "Guns in Space"<ref name=Gizmodo2/> and "What if the Earth were Hollow?".<ref>{{cite web|author=Keith Shaw|url=http://www.itworld.com/virtualization/291747/science-monday-minutephysics-teams-vsauce-what-if-palooza|title=Science Monday: MinutePhysics teams with VSauce for a What-if-a-palooza|work=IT World|date=August 27, 2012|access-date=September 9, 2012}}</ref> Vsauce has also collaborated with [[The Periodic Table of Videos|Periodic Videos]]<ref>
*{{cite web|url=http://www.periodicvideos.com/videos/feature_vsauce_visit.htm|title=Vsauce Visit – The Periodic Table of Videos|work=Periodic Videos|access-date=September 18, 2012}}
*{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGfCp7CPx-M| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211101/yGfCp7CPx-M| archive-date=2021-11-01|title=Standard Weight (feat. Vsauce) – Periodic Table of Videos|publisher=YouTube|work=Periodic Videos|date=November 17, 2011|access-date=December 5, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and "Sixty Symbols",<ref name=SixtySymbols/> a chemistry- and physics-based website and videos created by the video journalist [[Brady Haran]]. Vanessa Hill of [[BrainCraft]] has appeared on the video, "Math Magic". [[Bill Nye]] appeared on a Vsauce3 video in September 2012.<ref name="BillNye">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6nSOgsI_vo|title=Why Did The Chicken Cross The Road?|date=September 16, 2012|author=Vsauce|website=[[YouTube]]|access-date=September 4, 2016}}</ref> On February 28, 2013, Stevens appeared on [[James May]]'s HeadSqueeze YouTube channel (now BBC Earth Lab).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzFQ6LefGCo| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211101/hzFQ6LefGCo| archive-date=2021-11-01|title=How Does Glue Work?|publisher=YouTube|work=HeadsqueezeTV|date=February 28, 2013|access-date=April 6, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Stevens spoke about the main Vsauce channel during a [[TED (conference)|TEDTalk]] at TEDActive 2013.<ref>{{cite web|author=Kate Torgovnick|url=http://blog.ted.com/2013/04/24/how-much-a-video-weighs-and-why-the-chicken-crossed-the-road-13-great-questions-from-vsauce-creator-michael-stevens/|title=How much a video weighs and why the chicken crossed the road: 13 great questions from Vsauce creator Michael Stevens|work=[[TED (conference)#TED.com|TED-Ed]]|date=April 24, 2013|access-date=April 29, 2013}}</ref> Vsauce has also collaborated with [[Derek Muller]] of Veritasium.

Stevens has appeared on the YouTube channel [[Good Mythical Morning]] on their segments ''The Mythical Show'' and ''Ear Biscuits'' where he was asked random questions by [[Rhett & Link]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9GObCLq_GA| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211101/a9GObCLq_GA| archive-date=2021-11-01|title=The Mythical Show Ep 12 (Vsauce, Key & Peele, KassemG, ChesterSee)|publisher=YouTube|work=The Mythical Show|date=July 11, 2013|access-date=August 14, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He has appeared in [[Barely Political]] videos and is recognised as the Bearded Nun.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTPNAF2wsiA| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211101/bTPNAF2wsiA| archive-date=2021-11-01|title=YouTube Complaints!|publisher=YouTube|work=Barley Political|date=June 30, 2012|access-date=December 5, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Stevens made an appearance in Travel Channel's America Declassified for "The Quiet Zone" episode<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.travelchannel.com/video/the-quiet-zone|title=The Quiet Zone|publisher=Travel Channel|work=Travel Channel|date=November 3, 2013|access-date=December 29, 2013}}</ref> and on ''[[The Joe Rogan Experience]]'' podcast.<ref>{{cite web|title=Joe Rogan Experience #528 – Michael Stevens, from VSauce|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHpbXtDtcoY| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211101/YHpbXtDtcoY| archive-date=2021-11-01|website=PowerfulJRE|publisher=YouTube|date=July 30, 2014|access-date=March 19, 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Stevens also made an appearance on [[Joji (musician)|Filthy Frank's channel]] for the third and final video in his cake series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-Vuw-burI0| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211101/Z-Vuw-burI0| archive-date=2021-11-01|title=Hair Cake| website=[[YouTube]] }}{{cbignore}}</ref> In the video, Michael is found homeless lying next to a dumpster, and Maxmoefoe pays him to spit in a cup.

In 2014, Jake of Vsauce3 had narrated two episodes of the series ''[[Did You Know Gaming?]]'' covering the [[Game Boy line|Game Boy]].<ref>
*{{cite web|url=http://www.destructoid.com/check-out-the-inner-workings-of-a-game-boy-and-learn-something-while-you-re-at-it-275090.phtml|title=Check out the inner workings of a Game Boy and learn something while you're at it|website=Destructoid|first=Brittany|last=Vincent|date=May 19, 2014|access-date=May 25, 2014}}
*{{Cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/the-vanishing-modem-and-other-surprising-game-boy-advan-1581305655|title=The Vanishing Modem And Other Surprising Game Boy Advance Trivia|work=Kotaku|first=Mike|last=Fahey|date=May 25, 2014|access-date=May 25, 2014}}</ref> Vsauce3 has collaborated with [[AsapScience]] on the video "Can You Genetically Enhance Yourself?"<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-48RVaqZck|title = Can You Genetically Enhance Yourself?|date = March 30, 2014|access-date = November 17, 2015|website = Vsauce3|publisher = YouTube}}</ref> and with ''[[BrainCraft]]'' on "Is Mario Really Evil?"<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIePWBgKaXw|title = Is Mario Really Evil?|date = August 14, 2015|access-date = November 17, 2015|website = Vsauce3|publisher = YouTube}}</ref> and with [[Matthew Santoro]] on "What if Quicksilver Ran Past You?"<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6sGARbnnfM|title = What if Quicksilver Ran Past You?|date = April 4, 2015|access-date = November 17, 2015|website = Vsauce3|publisher = YouTube}}</ref> and has featured celebrities such as [[Paul Rudd]],<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkvo-DrU2gM|title = What Would Happen if You Were Shrunk?|date = July 14, 2015|access-date = November 17, 2015|website = Vsauce3|publisher = YouTube}}</ref> [[Jack Black]],<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsMxsIZSg08|title = 4 Strange Paranormal Phenomena|date = October 12, 2015|access-date = November 17, 2015|website = Vsuace3|publisher = YouTube}}</ref> and the [[Muppets]].<ref name=":0" /> He also collaborated with [[Mark Rober]] on "Could You Survive Home Alone?"
Jake appeared on AsapSCIENCE in the video "Can We Genetically Improve Intelligence?"<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr5n_ZOZ6E8|title = Can We Genetically Improve Intelligence?|date = March 30, 2014|website = AsapScience|publisher = YouTube}}</ref>

Stevens took part in a collaboration with [[Chris Pratt]] and [[Jack Horner (paleontologist)|Jack Horner]] on June 17, 2015,<ref>{{Citation|last=Vsauce|title=Dinosaur Science! feat. Chris Pratt and Jack Horner|date=2015-06-17|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4AJmvzImbM| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211101/L4AJmvzImbM| archive-date=2021-11-01|access-date=2017-11-18}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and also talked with [[David Attenborough]] in 2016.<ref>{{Citation|last=Vsauce|title=Talking With Attenborough|date=2016-11-05|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OC8_Sjlvxic| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211101/OC8_Sjlvxic| archive-date=2021-11-01|access-date=2017-11-18}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In August 2016, Stevens served as a guest host on the show BattleBots.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/tv-highlights-killing-the-colorado-airs-on-discovery-channel/2016/08/03/4b3a762a-58cb-11e6-831d-0324760ca856_story.html|title=TV highlights: 'Killing the Colorado' airs on Discovery Channel - The Washington Post|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=August 3, 2016|access-date=March 12, 2020}}</ref>

Stevens released a [[YouTube Premium]] exclusive show called ''Mind Field'' on his main Vsauce channel on 18 Jan 2017.

Stevens collaborated with the famed educator and television personality [[Adam Savage]] in 2017 for a show titled ''Brain Candy Live''.<ref>{{Citation|last=Vsauce|title=Announcing Brain Candy Live|date=2016-11-29|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VhVtK7UhKbI| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211101/VhVtK7UhKbI| archive-date=2021-11-01|access-date=2017-12-10}}{{cbignore}}</ref> They visited 40 cities in March 2017. Episodes of the show are scheduled until December 6, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.braincandylive.com/tickets/tour|title=Shows - Brain Candy|website=Brain Candy Live!|access-date=2017-12-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210232429/http://www.braincandylive.com/tickets/tour|archive-date=December 10, 2017|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

On December 6, 2017, Stevens released a second season to his [[YouTube Premium]] exclusive show ''Mind Field'' on his main Vsauce channel.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2017/01/12/vsauce-trailer-youtube-red-mind-field/|title=Vsauce Drops Trailer For YouTube Premium Series 'Mind Field', Premiering Jan. 18 - Tubefilter|date=2017-01-12|work=Tubefilter|access-date=2018-09-26|language=en-US}}</ref>


== Collaborations ==
On March 24, 2018, Stevens was largely involved with a collaboration featured on [[HowToBasic]]'s YouTube channel with YouTuber MaxMoeFoe, his friend Warrun, and several clips of different YouTubers screaming the phrase "I'm HowToBasic". The video was titled ''Face Reveal'' for his 10 Million Subscriber Special, which was a video that led subscribers to believe that HowToBasic would reveal his identity in the video. Stevens was used as the first person to reveal himself as the person behind HowToBasic's channel, but it was later revealed to be a prank as many other famous YouTubers made cameos claiming to be HowToBasic, including Kevin Lieber and Jake Roper.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Katzowitz|first1=Josh|title=The HowToBasic YouTube channel finally reveals its creator—sort of|url=https://www.dailydot.com/upstream/howtobasic-youtube-face-reveal/|website=[[The Daily Dot]]|access-date=7 April 2018|date=26 March 2018}}</ref>
Some people or channels Michael Stevens of Vsauce1 has collaborated with include [[Bill Nye]], [[BrainCraft]], [[Derek Muller]], [[Good Mythical Morning]], [[Joji (musician)|Filthy Frank]], and others. The following collaborations were mentioned in publications. Vsauce has collaborated with Henry Reich of [[MinutePhysics]] on two videos: "Guns in Space"<ref name=Gizmodo2/> and "What if the Earth were Hollow?".<ref>{{cite web|author=Keith Shaw|url=http://www.itworld.com/virtualization/291747/science-monday-minutephysics-teams-vsauce-what-if-palooza|title=Science Monday: MinutePhysics teams with VSauce for a What-if-a-palooza|work=IT World|date=August 27, 2012|access-date=September 9, 2012}}</ref> In 2014, Jake of Vsauce3 had narrated two episodes of the series ''[[Did You Know Gaming?]]'' covering the [[Game Boy line|Game Boy]]. In August 2016, Stevens served as a guest host on the show BattleBots.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/tv-highlights-killing-the-colorado-airs-on-discovery-channel/2016/08/03/4b3a762a-58cb-11e6-831d-0324760ca856_story.html|title=TV highlights: 'Killing the Colorado' airs on Discovery Channel - The Washington Post|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=August 3, 2016|access-date=March 12, 2020}}</ref> On March 24, 2018, Stevens was largely involved with a collaboration featured on [[HowToBasic]]'s YouTube channel.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Katzowitz|first1=Josh|title=The HowToBasic YouTube channel finally reveals its creator—sort of|url=https://www.dailydot.com/upstream/howtobasic-youtube-face-reveal/|website=[[The Daily Dot]]|access-date=7 April 2018|date=26 March 2018}}</ref>


== Awards ==
== Awards ==

Revision as of 00:55, 12 August 2022

This article is about the channel brand. For the host of Vsauce, see Michael Stevens (educator).

Vsauce
YouTube information
ChannelsVsauce, Vsauce2, Vsauce3, WeSauce, D!NG
Created byMichael Stevens
Presented by
  • Vsauce: Michael Stevens
  • Vsauce2: Kevin Lieber
  • Vsauce3: Jake Roper
  • WeSauce: Michael Stevens, Kevin Lieber, Jake Roper
  • D!NG: Michael Stevens, Kevin Lieber, Jake Roper, Nicholas Fung
  • vsauceLEANBACK: Michael Stevens
Years active
  • Vsauce: 2007–present
  • vsauceLEANBACK: 2011–2012
  • Vsauce2: 2010–present
  • Vsauce3: 2010–present
  • WeSauce: 2012–2015
  • D!NG: 2015–present
Genre(s)Education, information, science, gaming, technology
Subscribers
  • Vsauce: 18 million
  • Vsauce2: 4.50 million
  • Vsauce3: 4.14 million
  • WeSauce: 158 thousand
  • D!NG: 1.82 million
  • vsauceLEANBACK: 71,300
Total views
  • Vsauce: 2.41 billion
  • Vsauce2: 741.6 million
  • Vsauce3: 542.6 million
  • WeSauce: 4.56 million
  • D!NG: 183.8 million
  • vsauceLEANBACK: 20.82 million
100,000 subscribers2011
1,000,000 subscribers2012[1]
10,000,000 subscribers2016[2]
Last updated: August 6, 2022

Vsauce (/ˈviːsɔːs/) is a YouTube brand created by educator Michael Stevens.[3] The channels feature videos on scientific, psychological, mathematical, and philosophical topics, as well as gaming, technology, popular culture, and other general interest subjects.[4][5]

History

On April 17, 2010, Michael Stevens launched the main Vsauce channel.[6] According to episode #18 of LÜT on the original Vsauce channel, the name "Vsauce" was generated using the fake website generator portion of a site called Fake Name Generator.[7] After Stevens generated the fake website Vsauce.com, he registered it and began uploading videos.[7] Initially, the channel's programming focused on video games and featured a number of hosts.[8] However, certain segments such as IMG! slowly took over, and Stevens became the sole host.[citation needed] The channel then became a mix of information and online activities, and solely educational segments popped up.[citation needed] The educational segments became more popular, and since September 9, 2012, only the educational segment (known as DOT.) has been presented.[9]

In December 2010, the Vsauce2 (on December 7) and Vsauce3 (on December 24) channels were created.[10] On July 25, 2012, the WeSauce channel was created.[11] Vsauce was one of the fastest growing channels during September 2012.[12] During that month, the main Vsauce channel reached 1 million subscribers.[13]

File:Vsauce banner old.png
The former logo, based on Guinta's designs.

Stevens, in the video "A Defense of Comic Sans", notes that the text font Alsina was used by the Vsauce channels because of its close resemblance to the handwriting of Nik Guinta, the creator of the original Vsauce logo.[14] A new branding scheme designed by Natasha Jen was adopted in December 2014 to bring a "grown-up" feel to the channels. It utilizes the DIN Next Rounded font and fluid designs to convey the idea of sauce that the name "Vsauce" implies.[15]

Channels

Vsauce

See also: Michael Stevens (educator)

The Vsauce channel, also known as Vsauce1 to distinguish it from the brand as a whole and the other channels, is presented by the founder, Michael Stevens, and features videos about science, mathematics, anthropology, and philosophy.[citation needed] The primary series features Stevens discussing a topic or question in a tangential manner, including various interpretations of the question and related facts and observations.[16] In 2013, Stevens stated that he researches on Wikipedia and academic papers to find information for his videos.[17] Stevens collaborated with educator and television personality Adam Savage in 2017 for a show titled Brain Candy Live.[18]

Videos by Vsauce have been featured on online news publications,[19] such as The Huffington Post,[20] CBS,[21] and Gizmodo.[4][22][23]

Mind Field

Main article: Mind Field

Mind Field (a word play on minefield and mind) is an American web television series produced exclusively for YouTube Premium (formerly YouTube Red), created and presented by Michael Stevens. Three seasons of Mind Field have been released on Vsauce, each one with eight episodes. On October 1, 2019, all episodes became viewable, with ads, for free for those without YouTube Premium.[24]

Vsauce2

Vsauce2, hosted by Kevin Lieber, has covered topics concerning unusual knowledge, gadgets, and people. Since 2019, Vsauce2 has largely produced videos regarding probability, paradoxes, and dilemmas, most of which are mathematical or economic in nature and visualized through real-world situations.[25][26] Before 2019, videos were released under recurring segments,[25] such as MindBlow, BiDiPi, 54321, and BOAT.

The Create Unknown

In November 2018, Lieber and channel producer Matt Tabor launched The Create Unknown podcast, which interviews digital creators.[27] The podcast has featured interviews with Casey Neistat, Derek Muller from Veritasium, Destin Sandlin from Smarter Every Day, Dolan Dark, iDubbbz, and Grandayy.[28]

Vsauce3

Vsauce3 is hosted by Jake Roper and is dedicated to fictional worlds and video games.[25][29] There are currently four recurring segments: HeadShot, Game LÜT, 9bit, and Fact Surgery. Vsauce3 has collaborated with YouTubers Joe Hanson from It's Okay to be Smart and Vanessa Hill from BrainCraft. He has also presented videos with celebrity guest appearances from Bill Nye, Jack Black, The Muppets, Paul Rudd, and Neil deGrasse Tyson. On November 25, 2015, Jake revealed that he has sarcoma, a rare form of cancer.[30] On December 19, Jake announced that he had begun treatment and a tumor on his lower leg had been successfully removed by surgery.[31]

WeSauce

WeSauce was a channel that compiled works from fans of the Vsauce channels. The channel featured segments Your BiDiPi, JAM, Music LeanBack!, Riddle Challenge, This World of Ours, and ITVS. WeSauce has remained inactive since October 15, 2015.

D!NG

D!NG, formerly DONG (Do Online Now, Guys), is a spin-off channel by Vsauce that features unusual pages, apps, and games from around the Internet.[32] DONG was formerly a segment featured on the main Vsauce channel and then on the Vsauce3 channel before its own channel was launched in 2015, with the first video uploaded on October 29, 2015. The channel was renamed to D!NG on May 12, 2019, seemingly due to the channel being demonetized for having a name that was not considered advertiser-friendly.[33]

Collaborations

Some people or channels Michael Stevens of Vsauce1 has collaborated with include Bill Nye, BrainCraft, Derek Muller, Good Mythical Morning, Filthy Frank, and others. The following collaborations were mentioned in publications. Vsauce has collaborated with Henry Reich of MinutePhysics on two videos: "Guns in Space"[22] and "What if the Earth were Hollow?".[34] In 2014, Jake of Vsauce3 had narrated two episodes of the series Did You Know Gaming? covering the Game Boy. In August 2016, Stevens served as a guest host on the show BattleBots.[35] On March 24, 2018, Stevens was largely involved with a collaboration featured on HowToBasic's YouTube channel.[36]

Awards

In 2014, Vsauce won a Webby for People's Voice award for best news and information.[37]

In 2014 and 2015, the channel won the Streamy Award for Best Science and Education Channel, Show, or Series.[38]

References

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  2. ^ @tweetsauce (February 27, 2016). "💥 10 Million Subscribers! 💥 Thanks for watching! Thanks for supporting educational content!! 📈🔬🔭⚗💡📚 🌏" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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  6. ^ Vsauce is 11 years old today!! Apr 16, 2021
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  13. ^ *Ed Carrasco (September 14, 2012). "YouTube's Vsauce Has The Special Ingredients to Make Science Viral [Interview]". New Media Rockstars. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
  14. ^ "'A Defense of Comic Sans': Vsauce Gives History of the World's Most Hated Font (Video)". Huffington Post. February 13, 2013. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
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  26. ^ "About". Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  27. ^ VSauce2 Launches 'Create Unknown' Podcast About The Business Of Being A YouTuber – Tubefilter
  28. ^ "'The Create Unknown' podcast". Triangle Content. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  29. ^ Dan Van Winkle (November 25, 2013). "Vsauce and a Stop Motion Animated PlayStation Bring You Six Awesome PlayStation Facts [Video]". Geekosystem. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
  30. ^ *Roper, Jake (November 25, 2015). "I Need to Tell You Something". Youtube. Jake Roper.
  31. ^ Roper, Jake (November 25, 2015). "What defines you?". Youtube. Jake Roper.
  32. ^ Greengart, Tani (July 13, 2017). "Three Strategies of Successful Educational Videos". Jewish Link of New Jersey. Retrieved February 18, 2019. Vsauce itself explains scientific and psychological phenomena, Vsauce2 creates mind-blowing videos about new technology, Vsauce3 analyzes the junction between science and pop culture and D.O.N.G. introduces viewers to all the weirdest internet sites and merchandise.
  33. ^ Garcia, Elijah (May 14, 2019). "Vsauce Experimental Channel Changes Name From 'DONG' To 'D!NG', Fearing Demonetization". Mammoth Gamers. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
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