Destin Sandlin | |||||||||||||
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| Born | Destin Wilson Sandlin September 17, 1981 Huntsville, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Alabama (B.S.) University of Alabama, Huntsville (M.S.)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Occupations | Rocket engineer YouTube personality | ||||||||||||
| Known for | Educational YouTube videos[2] | ||||||||||||
| Spouse | Tara Sandlin | ||||||||||||
| Children | 4 | ||||||||||||
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| Website | www | ||||||||||||
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| Years active | 2006–present | ||||||||||||
| Genre | Educational | ||||||||||||
| Subscribers | 11.6 million[3] | ||||||||||||
| Total views | 1.21 billion[3] | ||||||||||||
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Last updated: October 14, 2024 | |||||||||||||
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]
- ^ a b "Capstone Engineer (Fall 2003)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 7, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
- ^ "SmarterEveryDay". YouTube. Archived from the original on January 5, 2015.
- ^ a b "About SmarterEveryDay". YouTube.
- ^ "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.
- ^ ""Smarter Every Day" teaches science lesson by blowing things up". cbsnews.com. April 25, 2011. Archived from the original on September 14, 2014.
- ^ "No Dumb Questions". iTunes. February 14, 2017. Archived from the original on February 15, 2017.
- ^ Martin, Rachel (January 17, 2016). "YouTube Star Talks Space With President Obama". NPR. Archived from the original on January 31, 2016.
- ^ 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.