October 23, 2021

STEM Everyday #216 | YouTube Stars are Educators Too | feat. Grace Dirig from The King of Random

22 minutes

"The second you're the smartest person in the room is the moment you stop learning things."

Grace Dirig, the new face of mega popular YouTube channel, The King Of Random (or TKOR), which currently boasts more than 12.6M followers, joined the channel after a nationwide search for a new member to join the TKOR family. The then college student majoring in Meteorology fit the bill—armed with the knowledge, passion, curiosity, and personality to push the channel forward in its adventuring, exploring, and understanding science endeavors. As the first female member of TKOR and first female host of the channel, Grace has helped grow the channel in many ways, but her impact on the female demographic has been the most impressive; showing young people science is for everyone and it is everywhere.

She will also be the host of Random Theory, a new podcast launching late 2021. Random Theory emphasizes empowering listeners to ask questions about the world around them and show them that not only is science an intricate part of life but talking about science doesn’t have to be intense or boring, it can be casual and fun. Grace cleverly combines scientific concepts with everyday life and asks the questions that sometimes lead her down a random rabbit hole of information, but at the end of the podcast, that rabbit hole ends up being a critical learning element that helps her listeners appreciate and question the world around them. Each episode spotlights a question existing in the world and is backed up with scientific information. Grace isn’t an expert in all science areas, but she has enough curiosity and excitement about the world around her that it is infectious to the listener.

Check out Grace’s favorite video! This Catapult Throws People - YouTube
Also check out the O2 Depletion video and the Robot and Dog video!

MORE ABOUT TKOR

Dedicated to exploration and adventure in our everyday lives, TKOR videos range from jumping out of airplanes to building lasers that reach the stars. Led by Grace, the team at TKOR brings an energetic and playful approach to explain principles of science in digestible ways. Their curious and eccentric personalities have built an invested and action-oriented fan-base. They’re building up the next generation of science creators through collaborations with channels like Louis Weisz and Jake Makes.

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