Destin Sandlin

Destin Sandlin
Sandlin in 2014
Born
Destin Wilson Sandlin

(1981-09-17) September 17, 1981 (age 43)
Alma materUniversity of Alabama (B.S.)
University of Alabama, Huntsville (M.S.)[1]
OccupationsRocket engineer
YouTube personality
Known forEducational YouTube videos[2]
SpouseTara Sandlin
Children4
YouTube information
Websitewww.smartereveryday.com
Channel
Years active2006–present
GenreEducational
Subscribers11.3 million[3]
Total views1.15 billion[3]
Associated acts
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers
10,000,000 subscribers

Last updated: October 27, 2023

Destin Wilson Sandlin[1] (born September 17, 1981) is an American engineer and science communicator who produces the video series Smarter Every Day[4][5] on his YouTube channel of the same name, which was launched in 2007. Sandlin also runs the YouTube channels The Sound Traveler, Smarter Every Day 2, and a podcast called No Dumb Questions with his friend Matt Whitman.[6]

In early 2016, Sandlin was one of three YouTube personalities chosen to conduct a one-on-one interview with then-president Barack Obama[7] after his final State of the Union address.[8]

  1. ^ a b "Capstone Engineer (Fall 2003)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 7, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  2. ^ "SmarterEveryDay". YouTube. Archived from the original on January 5, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "About SmarterEveryDay". YouTube.
  4. ^ "Huntsville engineer's YouTube channel, 'Smarter Every Day,' in running for best entertaining, educational videos". AL.com. July 15, 2011. Archived from the original on September 14, 2014.
  5. ^ ""Smarter Every Day" teaches science lesson by blowing things up". cbsnews.com. April 25, 2011. Archived from the original on September 14, 2014.
  6. ^ "No Dumb Questions". iTunes. February 14, 2017. Archived from the original on February 15, 2017.
  7. ^ Martin, Rachel (January 17, 2016). "YouTube Star Talks Space With President Obama". NPR. Archived from the original on January 31, 2016.
  8. ^ P. Claire Dodson (January 12, 2016). "Meet The YouTubers Interviewing President Obama After The State Of The Union Address". Fast Company. Archived from the original on February 1, 2016.