About this episode

Destin Sandlin discusses missile testing, astronaut applications, and the creation of his YouTube channel Smarter Every Day.

Destin Sandlin discusses missile testing, astronaut applications, and why he created the wildly popular YouTube channel Smarter Every Day. YouTube version of this episode: https://youtu.be/Anmaky0Kksw Listen to the latest Signals & Threads podcast episode: https://jane-st.co/Numberphile-ST-WillWilson Check out other episodes Signals & Threads here: https://jane-st.co/Numberphile-SignalsandThreads Destin’s YouTube channel is Smarter Every Day: https://www.youtube.com/smartereveryday We also co-hosts the podcast No Dumb Questions: https://www.nodumbquestions.fm/ With thanks to the Ben Delo Foundation - https://delo.org/ You can support Numberphile on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/numberphile Here are our Patrons - https://www.numberphile.com/patrons Numberphile is created by Brady Haran

People in this episode

Host: Brady Haran

Guest: Destin Sandlin

Topics covered

• missile testing
• YouTube
• astronaut applications
• science communication
• education

Sponsors

Ben Delo Foundation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Smarter Every Day, Numberphile, No Dumb Questions

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