Bringing Veritasium to China to Break Down Science Communication Barriers

Physics educational content has existed on YouTube for over a decade, and YouTube channels in physics and STEM have been inspirational to many aspiring scientists worldwide. Veritasium, a popular science educational YouTube channel with a focus in physics, is no exception. As one of the most established physics YouTube channels, Veritasium has existed since the earliest days of education on YouTube and now has over 13M subscribers and over 1.9B views.



Veritasium is undeniably successful on YouTube. However, due to political barriers, many potential scientists of the future in China cannot view this high-quality content on YouTube. This energy barrier, although significant, is not insurmountable. In this talk, I will be telling the story of how Chinese Veritasium has developed into one of the most popular science and technology channels on Bilibili, a video sharing platform in China. With over 200k subscribers and over 9M views, Veritasium is gaining significant traction in China and has demonstrated that accessible physics educational content can cross significant cultural and political barriers to reach anyone in the world.



Links:

Veritasium YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/veritasium

Chinese Veritasium: https://space.bilibili.com/94742590