# Michael Stevens on Reddit (u/Michael_Stevens)

Part of Celebrities on Reddit, researched with Autumn (https://www.autumn.ai) from public sources. Updated 2026-11-06. Interactive version: https://www.autumn.ai/resources/celebrities-on-reddit/michael-stevens

Michael Stevens: Educator and YouTuber, Vsauce.

- Reddit account: [u/Michael_Stevens](https://www.reddit.com/user/Michael_Stevens/) (Personal account)
- How we know it's theirs: [His 2014 r/IAmA AMA, posted from this account](https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/23lun8/i_am_michael_stevens_of_vsauce_on_youtube_ama/)
- Where they post, in the records we retrieved: r/IAmA (52), r/quizzaciously (5), r/woahdude (2), r/ChannelWatch (1), r/YTPL (1), r/ObscureMedia (1)
- Known activity in the posts we found: 2012 to 2024
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Stevens_(educator)

## Moments

### u/Michael_Stevens in r/IAmA, Apr 21, 2014 · Behind the scenes

Replying to a redditor:

> Where did the name Vsauce come from?

> I wanted a name with a .com domain I could buy that also meant NOTHING so it would always fit whatever kind of videos I wanted to make. I refreshed [FakeNameGenerator](http://www.fakenamegenerator.com/) until I saw Vsauce.com listed under "website" and I knew it was true love <3

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/23lun8/i_am_michael_stevens_of_vsauce_on_youtube_ama/cgy9ckb/ · 1,161 points as of Nov 6, 2026

### u/Michael_Stevens in r/IAmA, Apr 21, 2014 · Behind the scenes

Replying to a redditor:

> Hey Michael, TheDuskDragon here. In your videos, you tend to pop up into frame from the bottom of the screen for transitional purposes. How much stronger are your legs as a result of you having to squat out of frame beforehand? Also, what are other notable things that you have…

> Also, I had to switch to energy drinks right before shooting (if necessary) instead of coffee because coffee made my tongue brown and it looked gross in the videos.

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Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/23lun8/i_am_michael_stevens_of_vsauce_on_youtube_ama/cgy9hat/ · 1,086 points as of Nov 6, 2026

### u/Michael_Stevens in r/woahdude, Sep 30, 2012 · Normal redditor

**The Size of Our Moon [pic]**

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/woahdude/comments/10q749/the_size_of_our_moon_pic/ · 2,421 points as of Nov 6, 2026