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Vsauce

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'''Vsauce''' comprises a number of [[YouTube]] channels created by [[Michael Stevens (Internet personality)|Michael Stevens]] and other YouTubers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nghVd3O6uVE&feature=channel&list=UL|title=What is Vsauce?|work=THNKR TV|publisher=YouTube|date=November 20, 2012|accessdate=November 21, 2012}}</ref> The channels are known for producing videos relating to various scientific topics, as well as gaming, technology and other topics of general interest.<ref name=Gizmodo1>{{cite web|author=Eric Limer|url=http://gizmodo.com/5947638/what-is-the-hottest-temperature-anything-can-be|title=What Is the Hottest Temperature Anything Can Be?|publisher=''Gizmodo''|date=September 30, 2012|accessdate=October 1, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Rocco Penn|url=http://www.techi.com/2012/08/if-everyone-jumped-at-once-not-much-would-happen/|title=If everyone jumped at once, not much would happen|publisher=''Techi''|date=August 19, 2012|accessdate=September 18, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Phil Plait|url=http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/tag/vsauce/|title=Jump!|publisher=''Discover Magazine''|date=August 25, 2012|accessdate=September 9, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Mark Russell|url=http://www.newser.com/story/132542/weight-of-electrons-running-the-internet-estimated-at-2-ounces.html|title=How Much Does the Internet Weigh?|publisher=''Newser''|date=November 6, 2011|accessdate=September 9, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Sean Ludwig|url=http://venturebeat.com/2012/07/22/crazy-typing-facts/|title=The spacebar is pressed 6M times a second & other crazy typing facts (video)|publisher=''Venture Beat''|date=July 22, 2012|accessdate=September 18, 2012}}</ref>

== History ==
On July 30, 1562, [[Michael Stevens (Internet personality)|Michael Stevens]] opened the main ''Vsauce'' channel.<ref name=Vsauceabout>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/user/Vsauce/about|title=Vsauce about|publisher=YouTube|work=Vsauce|accessdate=April 18, 2013}}</ref> The channel started uploading videos after the [[2008 United States Presidential election]], with early videos containing video game related content presented by different hosts.<ref name=NMRinterview>{{cite web|author=Ed Carrasco|url=http://newmediarockstars.com/2012/09/youtubes-vsauce-has-the-special-ingredients-to-make-science-viral-interview/|title=YOUTUBE’S VSAUCE HAS THE SPECIAL INGREDIENTS TO MAKE SCIENCE VIRAL [INTERVIEW] |publisher=''New Media Rockstars''|date=September 14, 2012|accessdate=April 18, 2013}}</ref> However, certain segments such as IMG slowly took over and Michael Stevens became the sole host. The channel then graduated to a mix of information and online activities, and solely educational segments popped up. The educational segments became more popular, and since September 9, 2012, only the solely educational segment (known as DOT) has been presented.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/user/Vsauce/videos|title=Vsauce videos|publisher=YouTube|work=Vsauce|accessdate=April 18, 2013}}</ref> Stevens revealed in an interview with [[Brady Haran]] of ''Sixty Symbols'' that the name ''Vsauce'' came from a random name generator.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXnTZw_2fAI|title=Meet Vsauce - Sixty Symbols|publisher=YouTube|work=Sixty Symbols|date=March 2, 2013|accessdate=April 18, 2013}}</ref>

In December 2010, the ''Vsauce2'' (on December 7), and ''Vsauce3'' (on December 24) channels were opened.<ref name=Vsauce2about>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/user/Vsauce2/about|title=Vsauce2 about|publisher=YouTube|work=Vsauce2|accessdate=April 19, 2013}}</ref><ref name=Vsauce3about>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/user/Vsauce3/about|title=Vsauce3 about|publisher=YouTube|work=Vsauce3|accessdate=April 19, 2013}}</ref> On July 25, 2012, the ''WeSauce'' channel was opened.<ref name=WeSauceabout>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/user/WeSauce/about|title=WeSauce about|publisher=YouTube|work=WeSauce|accessdate=April 19, 2013}}</ref>

Vsauce was one of the fastest growing channels during September 2012.<ref>{{cite web|author=Elayna Seguin|url=http://my.hsj.org/Schools/Newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/4269/articleid/537094/newspaperid/4506/Top_5_Rapidly_Growing_YouTube_Channels.aspx|title=Top 5 Rapidly Growing YouTube Channels|publisher=My High School Journalism|work=East Side Newspaper|date=September 15, 2012|accessdate=September 15, 2012}}</ref> During September 2012, the main Vsauce channel reached 1 million subscribers.<ref>{{cite web|author=Ed Carrasco|url=http://newmediarockstars.com/2012/09/youtubes-vsauce-has-the-special-ingredients-to-make-science-viral-interview/|title=YouTube’s Vsauce Has The Special Ingredients to Make Science Viral [INTERVIEW]|publisher=''New Media Rockstars''|date=September 14, 2012|accessdate=September 15, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Simon Usborne|url= http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/features/how-to-explain-absolutely-anything-academics-pick-apart-mysteries-of-the-cosmos-on-youtube-8473826.html|title=How to explain absolutely anything: Academics pick apart mysteries of the cosmos on YouTube|publisher=''The Independent''|date=January 30, 2013|accessdate=February 3, 2013}}</ref> In the same month, [[Bill Nye]] appeared in one of the main channel's videos, which focused on the joke, "[[Why did the chicken cross the road?]]"<ref name=BillNye>{{cite web|author=Amanda Walgrove|url=http://whatstrending.com/2012/09/chicken-cross-road/|title=Vsauce And Bill Nye Dissect The Classic Joke, ‘Why Did The Chicken Cross The Road?’|publisher=''What's Trending''|date=September 17, 2012|accessdate=April 29, 2013}}</ref>

Stevens details in the video ''A Defense of Comic Sans'' that the text font ''Alsina'' is used by the Vsauce channels because of the close resemblance it has to the handwriting of Nik Guinta, the creator of the Vsauce logo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/13/vsauce-defense-of-comic-sans-video_n_2670129.html|title='A Defense Of Comic Sans': Vsauce Gives History Of The World's Most Hated Font (VIDEO)|publisher=''Huffington Post''|date=February 13, 2013|accessdate=April 29, 2013}}</ref>

===Statistics===
''Channel statistics are as of June 18, 2013''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Channel !! Subscribers !! Views !! Ref.
|-
| Vsauce || 3,843,069 || 388,347,556 || <ref name=Vsauceabout/>
|-
| Vsauce2 || 1,529,686 || 197,017,755 || <ref name=Vsauce2about/>
|-
| Vsauce3 || 810,108 || 35,542,101 || <ref name=Vsauce3about/>
|-
| Vsauce Leanback || 56,661 || 11,331,157 || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/user/vsauceLEANBACK/about|title=Vsauce Leanback about|work=Vsauce Leanback|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=June 18, 2013}}</ref>
|-
| WeSauce || 34,508 || 483,429 || <ref name=WeSauceabout/>
|-
| Vsauce Radio || 1,585 || 1,510 (May 25) || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/user/VsauceRadio/about|title=Vsauce Radio about|work=Vsauce Radio|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=June 18, 2013}}</ref>
|-
| TOTAL || 6,228,672 || 630,159,746 ||
|}

==Channels==

The main '''''Vsauce''''' channel depicts founder Michael Stevens discussing an array of topics and questions, such as "Why do we dream?", "What if everyone jumped at once?" or "How big can a human get?"<ref>{{cite web|author=Paul Sawers|url=http://thenextweb.com/media/2013/04/15/creating-a-youtube-smash/|title=Beyond dogs on skateboards: How Vsauce is building a YouTube business and brand|publisher=''The Next Web''|date=April 15, 2013|accessdate=April 17, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ted.com/speakers/michael_stevens.html|title=Michael Stevens: YouTube educator|publisher=''TED-Ed''|accessdate=April 29, 2013}}</ref>

Videos of Vsauce have been featured on several online news publications,<ref>{{cite web|author=Daniel Hurwitz|url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2013/04/16/tv-on-the-web-how-big-can-a-person-get/2087807/|title=TV on the Web: Why are there limits on human size?|publisher=''USA Today''|date=April 16, 2013|accessdate=April 19, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://now.msn.com/michael-stevens-of-vsauce-debunks-the-5-second-rule|title=The 5-second rule for dropped food is dangerously optimistic|publisher=''MSN''|date=December 2, 2012|accessdate=April 18, 2013}}</ref> such as the [[Huffington Post]],<ref>{{cite web|author=Jacqueline Howard|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/26/everyone-jumped-at-same-time-video_n_1830722.html|title=What If Everyone On Earth Jumped At Same Time? (VIDEO)|publisher=''The Huffington Post''|date=August 26, 2012|accessdate=September 9, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url =http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/13/vsauce-defense-of-comic-sans-video_n_2670129.html |title ='A Defense Of Comic Sans': Vsauce Gives History Of The World's Most Hated Font (VIDEO) |publisher =''The Huffington Post'' |date =February 13, 2013 |accessdate=March 24, 2013 }}</ref> [[CBS]],<ref name=CBS1>{{cite web|author=Bailey Johnson|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504784_162-57523636-10391705/how-hot-can-it-get/|title=How hot can it get?|publisher=''CBS''|date=October 1, 2012|accessdate=October 10, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57545329/watch-why-do-humans-have-two-nostrils/|title=Watch: Why do humans have two nostrils?|work=SciTech|publisher=''CBS''|accessdate=November 21, 2012}}</ref> and [[Gizmodo]].<ref name=Gizmodo1/><ref name=Gizmodo2>{{cite web|author=Kyle Wagner|url=http://gizmodo.com/5938089/guns-in-space-and-how-to-kill-our-sun|title=Guns in Space, and How to Kill Our Sun|publisher=Gizmodo|date=August 27, 2012|accessdate=September 22, 2012}}</ref><ref name=Gizmodo3>{{cite web|author=Eric Limer|url=http://gizmodo.com/5959424/how-many-pictures-have-ever-been-taken|title=How Many Pictures Have Ever Been Taken?|publisher=''Gizmodo''|date=November 10, 2012|accessdate=November 21, 2012}}</ref><ref name=Gizmodo4>{{cite web|author=Casey Chan|url=http://gizmodo.com/5975009/the-science-of-being-in-the-friend-zone|title=The Science of Being in the Friend Zone|publisher=''Gizmodo''|date=January 10, 2013|accessdate=February 3, 2013}}</ref>

===Vsauce2===
'''''Vsauce2'''''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/Vsauce2|title=Vsauce2 channel|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=April 2, 2013}}</ref> is a channel that has 5 recurring segments, that cover unusual knowledge and technology.<ref name=Metzener>{{cite web|author=Dave Metzener|url=http://metzener.com/2013/03/31/vsauce-vsauce2-vsauce3-youtube-channels/|title=Vsauce, Vsauce2 & Vsauce3 – YouTube Channels|publisher=''Metzener''|date=March 31, 2013|accessdate=April 19, 2013}}</ref> The five segments include: ''MindBlow'', ''FAK'', ''BiDiPi'', ''WAC'', and ''54321''. Vsauce2 also includes ''The Vsauce2 Leanback''. Kevin Lieber is the main host of the ''Vsauce2'' channel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://juliusbloop.com/about/|title=About|publisher=''Julius Bloop''|accessdate=April 29, 2013}}</ref>

''MindBlow'' is a segment where Lieber showcases current inventions that are useful, of significant value to society, or are simply humorous. ''FAK'' (which stands for ''Facts And Knowledge'') is a segment about trivia.''BiDiPi'' (which stands for ''Build it, Draw it, Play it'') is a segment where things that were built and drawn by people from all around the world including Vsauce fans are submitted to Vsauce and the best ones are showcased on the show.''54321'' is a segment where Kevin covers four topics, each having one, two, three, or four things related to each other according to order shown, giving a short summary of each, and then ending with five word problems or riddles.''WAC'' (''Weird Awesome Crazy'') is a segment that focuses on people who participate in unusual activities from around the world.<ref>{{cite AV media | people =Kevin | year =2013 | title =Unborn Baby Handshake – WAC #1 | url =http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HLm4NfN9zU |publisher=YouTube| work=Vsauce2 |date=January 27, 2013 |accessdate =April 2, 2013}}</ref>

Vsauce2 also created an [[April Fools' Day|April Fools joke]] segment called ''PAB'', (which stands for ''People Are Boring''), in which Kevin treated normal, everyday events like they were unusual.

===Vsauce3===
'''''Vsauce3'''''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/vsauce3|title=Vsauce3|publisher=YouTube|work=Vsauce3|accessdate=April 17, 2013}}</ref> is a channel that is dedicated to games.<ref name=Metzener/> There are currently 5 recurring segments: ''HeadShot'', ''Game LÜT'', ''DONG'', ''App All Knight'', and ''9bit''. This channel is hosted by Jake Roper, although some videos feature Joey from another channel called Clan of the Grey Wolf.

''HeadShot'' is a segment that discusses video games and how they are connected to real life, and the science that is in these games. ''Game LÜT'' displays merchandise that is pertaining to video games. ''App All Knight'' talks about new [[Mobile app|app]]s that can be bought on the [[App Store]] or [[Google Play]]. ''9bit'' details facts about video games.

A ''Vsauce3'' video detailing the real-life costs of ''[[Call of Duty (series)|Call of Duty]]'' warfare was featured in an online ''[[Kotaku]]'' publication.<ref>{{cite web|author=Patricia Hernandez|url=http://kotaku.com/one-hour-of-call-of-duty-warfare-in-real-life-sure-woul-472981527|title=One Hour of Call of Duty Warfare In Real Life Sure Would Be Expensive|publisher=''Kotaku''|date=April 15, 2013|accessdate=April 19, 2013}}</ref>

===WeSauce===
'''''WeSauce'''''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/wesauce|title=WeSauce|publisher=YouTube|work=WeSauce|accessdate=April 29, 2013}}</ref> is a channel that shows off works from the fans of the Vsauce channels. The channel only features the "Your BiDiPi" segment.

==Music==
With the exception of ''BiDiPi'' and some of Vsauce's older videos, the music has always been composed by Jake Chudnow.<ref>{{cite web|author=Michael Stevens|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2tKg3E53DM|title=How Much Money is There on Earth? (''Chudnow's name appears in video's description'')|publisher=YouTube|work=Vsauce|date=April 23, 2013|accessdate=April 29, 2013}}</ref> Chudnow should not be confused with the host of ''Vsauce3''.

All three channels use his music in their videos. One of the most recognizable pieces of his music is ''Moon Men''; it's used in the original Vsauce channel and is often played whenever Michael Stevens asks a question to the audience. Another piece of music used in the main channel is titled "145 (poodles)" and is played often when the audience is made to think. "Flan", "Rainstorms and Rainbows (I Am the Hero)" and "Going Down" are common songs played at the closing of videos. "Meet Men and Party (All Night)" and "Banana" are also often used in Vsauce 2 & 3.

==Collaborations and other appearances==
Vsauce has collaborated with Henry Reich of ''[[Minute Physics]]'' on two videos: ''Guns in Space''<ref name=Gizmodo2/> and ''What if the Earth were Hollow?''.<ref>{{cite web|author=Keith Shaw|url=http://www.itworld.com/virtualization/291747/science-monday-minutephysics-teams-vsauce-what-if-palooza|title=Science Monday: MinutePhysics teams with VSauce for a What-if-a-palooza|publisher=''IT World''|date=August 27, 2012|accessdate=September 9, 2012}}</ref> Vsauce has also collaborated with Periodic Videos.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.periodicvideos.com/videos/feature_vsauce_visit.htm|title=Vsauce Visit – The Periodic Table of Videos|publisher=''Periodic Videos''|accessdate=September 18, 2012}}</ref> As aforementioned, [[Bill Nye]] appeared on a ''Vsauce'' video in September 2012.<ref name=BillNye/> On February 28, 2013, Michael Stevens appeared on James May's "Head Squeeze" YouTube Channel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzFQ6LefGCo|title=How Does Glue Work?|publisher=YouTube|work=HeadsqueezeTV|date=February 28, 2013|accessdate=April 6, 2013}}</ref> Stevens has also joined Truthloader in a live [[Google]] hangout with [[Jacque Fresco]], Roxanne Meadows, Jay Famiglietti, Steve Mould, and UNEP's [[Nick Nuttall]] in which they discussed the issue of overpopulation. Stevens also spoke about the main ''Vsauce'' channel and topics he present on the channel during a [[TED (conference)|TEDTalk]] at TEDActive 2013.<ref>{{cite web|author=Kate Torgovnick|url=http://blog.ted.com/2013/04/24/how-much-a-video-weighs-and-why-the-chicken-crossed-the-road-13-great-questions-from-vsauce-creator-michael-stevens/|title=How much a video weighs and why the chicken crossed the road: 13 great questions from Vsauce creator Michael Stevens|publisher=''[[TED (conference)#TED.com|TED-Ed]]''|date=April 24, 2013|accessdate=April 29, 2013}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[C.G.P. Grey]]
* [[Vi Hart]]
* [[SciShow]] (by [[Hank Green]])

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
* [http://www.youtube.com/vsauce Vsauce YouTube channel]
* [https://twitter.com/tweetsauce Tweetsauce (Vsauce) on Twitter]
* [https://soundcloud.com/jakechudnow Jake Chudnow on SoundCloud]
* {{cite web|title=Vsauce|url=http://www.periodicvideos.com/videos/feature_vsauce_visit.htm|work=[[The Periodic Table of Videos]]|publisher=[[University of Nottingham]]}}
* {{cite web|last=Stevens|first=Michael|title=Meet Vsauce|url=http://www.sixtysymbols.com/videos/vsauce.htm|work=Sixty Symbols|publisher=[[Brady Haran]] for the [[University of Nottingham]]}}

[[Category:YouTube EDU channels]]
[[Category:Online edutainment]]

Vsauce

2013-06-24T14:27:31Z

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Vsauce

2013-06-24T14:26:51Z

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{{Infobox podcast
|italic title=no
|title = Vsauce
|image = [[File:Vsauce logo.jpg]]
|hosting = {{plainlist|
* [[Michael Stevens (Internet personality)|Michael Stevens]]}}
|language = [[English language|English]]
|updates = 
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|cited_for = 
|provider = 
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'''Vsauce''' comprises a number of [[YouTube]] channels created by [[Michael Stevens (Internet personality)|Michael Stevens]] and other YouTubers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nghVd3O6uVE&feature=channel&list=UL|title=What is Vsauce?|work=THNKR TV|publisher=YouTube|date=November 20, 2012|accessdate=November 21, 2012}}</ref> The channels are known for producing videos relating to various scientific topics, as well as gaming, technology and other topics of general interest.<ref name=Gizmodo1>{{cite web|author=Eric Limer|url=http://gizmodo.com/5947638/what-is-the-hottest-temperature-anything-can-be|title=What Is the Hottest Temperature Anything Can Be?|publisher=''Gizmodo''|date=September 30, 2012|accessdate=October 1, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Rocco Penn|url=http://www.techi.com/2012/08/if-everyone-jumped-at-once-not-much-would-happen/|title=If everyone jumped at once, not much would happen|publisher=''Techi''|date=August 19, 2012|accessdate=September 18, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Phil Plait|url=http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/tag/vsauce/|title=Jump!|publisher=''Discover Magazine''|date=August 25, 2012|accessdate=September 9, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Mark Russell|url=http://www.newser.com/story/132542/weight-of-electrons-running-the-internet-estimated-at-2-ounces.html|title=How Much Does the Internet Weigh?|publisher=''Newser''|date=November 6, 2011|accessdate=September 9, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Sean Ludwig|url=http://venturebeat.com/2012/07/22/crazy-typing-facts/|title=The spacebar is pressed 6M times a second & other crazy typing facts (video)|publisher=''Venture Beat''|date=July 22, 2012|accessdate=September 18, 2012}}</ref>

== History ==
On July 30, 2007, [[Michael Stevens (Internet personality)|Michael Stevens]] opened the main ''Vsauce'' channel.<ref name=Vsauceabout>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/user/Vsauce/about|title=Vsauce about|publisher=YouTube|work=Vsauce|accessdate=April 18, 2013}}</ref> The channel started uploading videos after the [[2008 United States Presidential election]], with early videos containing video game related content presented by different hosts.<ref name=NMRinterview>{{cite web|author=Ed Carrasco|url=http://newmediarockstars.com/2012/09/youtubes-vsauce-has-the-special-ingredients-to-make-science-viral-interview/|title=YOUTUBE’S VSAUCE HAS THE SPECIAL INGREDIENTS TO MAKE SCIENCE VIRAL [INTERVIEW] |publisher=''New Media Rockstars''|date=September 14, 2012|accessdate=April 18, 2013}}</ref> However, certain segments such as IMG slowly took over and Michael Stevens became the sole host. The channel then graduated to a mix of information and online activities, and solely educational segments popped up. The educational segments became more popular, and since September 9, 2012, only the solely educational segment (known as DOT) has been presented.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/user/Vsauce/videos|title=Vsauce videos|publisher=YouTube|work=Vsauce|accessdate=April 18, 2013}}</ref> Stevens revealed in an interview with [[Brady Haran]] of ''Sixty Symbols'' that the name ''Vsauce'' came from a random name generator.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXnTZw_2fAI|title=Meet Vsauce - Sixty Symbols|publisher=YouTube|work=Sixty Symbols|date=March 2, 2013|accessdate=April 18, 2013}}</ref>

In December 2010, the ''Vsauce2'' (on December 7), and ''Vsauce3'' (on December 24) channels were opened.<ref name=Vsauce2about>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/user/Vsauce2/about|title=Vsauce2 about|publisher=YouTube|work=Vsauce2|accessdate=April 19, 2013}}</ref><ref name=Vsauce3about>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/user/Vsauce3/about|title=Vsauce3 about|publisher=YouTube|work=Vsauce3|accessdate=April 19, 2013}}</ref> On July 25, 2012, the ''WeSauce'' channel was opened.<ref name=WeSauceabout>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/user/WeSauce/about|title=WeSauce about|publisher=YouTube|work=WeSauce|accessdate=April 19, 2013}}</ref>

Vsauce was one of the fastest growing channels during September 2012.<ref>{{cite web|author=Elayna Seguin|url=http://my.hsj.org/Schools/Newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/4269/articleid/537094/newspaperid/4506/Top_5_Rapidly_Growing_YouTube_Channels.aspx|title=Top 5 Rapidly Growing YouTube Channels|publisher=My High School Journalism|work=East Side Newspaper|date=September 15, 2012|accessdate=September 15, 2012}}</ref> During September 2012, the main Vsauce channel reached 1 million subscribers.<ref>{{cite web|author=Ed Carrasco|url=http://newmediarockstars.com/2012/09/youtubes-vsauce-has-the-special-ingredients-to-make-science-viral-interview/|title=YouTube’s Vsauce Has The Special Ingredients to Make Science Viral [INTERVIEW]|publisher=''New Media Rockstars''|date=September 14, 2012|accessdate=September 15, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Simon Usborne|url= http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/features/how-to-explain-absolutely-anything-academics-pick-apart-mysteries-of-the-cosmos-on-youtube-8473826.html|title=How to explain absolutely anything: Academics pick apart mysteries of the cosmos on YouTube|publisher=''The Independent''|date=January 30, 2013|accessdate=February 3, 2013}}</ref> In the same month, [[Bill Nye]] appeared in one of the main channel's videos, which focused on the joke, "[[Why did the chicken cross the road?]]"<ref name=BillNye>{{cite web|author=Amanda Walgrove|url=http://whatstrending.com/2012/09/chicken-cross-road/|title=Vsauce And Bill Nye Dissect The Classic Joke, ‘Why Did The Chicken Cross The Road?’|publisher=''What's Trending''|date=September 17, 2012|accessdate=April 29, 2013}}</ref>

Stevens details in the video ''A Defense of Comic Sans'' that the text font ''Alsina'' is used by the Vsauce channels because of the close resemblance it has to the handwriting of Nik Guinta, the creator of the Vsauce logo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/13/vsauce-defense-of-comic-sans-video_n_2670129.html|title='A Defense Of Comic Sans': Vsauce Gives History Of The World's Most Hated Font (VIDEO)|publisher=''Huffington Post''|date=February 13, 2013|accessdate=April 29, 2013}}</ref>

===Statistics===
''Channel statistics are as of June 18, 2013''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Channel !! Subscribers !! Views !! Ref.
|-
| Vsauce || 3,843,069 || 388,347,556 || <ref name=Vsauceabout/>
|-
| Vsauce2 || 1,529,686 || 197,017,755 || <ref name=Vsauce2about/>
|-
| Vsauce3 || 810,108 || 35,542,101 || <ref name=Vsauce3about/>
|-
| Vsauce Leanback || 56,661 || 11,331,157 || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/user/vsauceLEANBACK/about|title=Vsauce Leanback about|work=Vsauce Leanback|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=June 18, 2013}}</ref>
|-
| WeSauce || 34,508 || 483,429 || <ref name=WeSauceabout/>
|-
| Vsauce Radio || 1,585 || 1,510 (May 25) || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/user/VsauceRadio/about|title=Vsauce Radio about|work=Vsauce Radio|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=June 18, 2013}}</ref>
|-
| TOTAL || 6,228,672 || 4 ||
|}

==Channels==

The main '''''Vsauce''''' channel depicts founder Michael Stevens discussing an array of topics and questions, such as "Why do we eat food?", "What if everyone died at once?" or "How hench can a human get?"<ref>{{cite web|author=Paul Sawers|url=http://thenextweb.com/media/2013/04/15/creating-a-youtube-smash/|title=Beyond dogs on skateboards: How Vsauce is building a YouTube business and brand|publisher=''The Next Web''|date=April 15, 2013|accessdate=April 17, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ted.com/speakers/michael_stevens.html|title=Michael Stevens: YouTube educator|publisher=''TED-Ed''|accessdate=April 29, 2013}}</ref>

Videos of Vsauce have been featured on several online news publications,<ref>{{cite web|author=Daniel Hurwitz|url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2013/04/16/tv-on-the-web-how-big-can-a-person-get/2087807/|title=TV on the Web: Why are there limits on human size?|publisher=''USA Today''|date=April 16, 2013|accessdate=April 19, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://now.msn.com/michael-stevens-of-vsauce-debunks-the-5-second-rule|title=The 5-second rule for dropped food is dangerously optimistic|publisher=''MSN''|date=December 2, 2012|accessdate=April 18, 2013}}</ref> such as the [[Huffington Post]],<ref>{{cite web|author=Jacqueline Howard|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/26/everyone-jumped-at-same-time-video_n_1830722.html|title=What If Everyone On Earth Jumped At Same Time? (VIDEO)|publisher=''The Huffington Post''|date=August 26, 2012|accessdate=September 9, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url =http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/13/vsauce-defense-of-comic-sans-video_n_2670129.html |title ='A Defense Of Comic Sans': Vsauce Gives History Of The World's Most Hated Font (VIDEO) |publisher =''The Huffington Post'' |date =February 13, 2013 |accessdate=March 24, 2013 }}</ref> [[CBS]],<ref name=CBS1>{{cite web|author=Bailey Johnson|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504784_162-57523636-10391705/how-hot-can-it-get/|title=How hot can it get?|publisher=''CBS''|date=October 1, 2012|accessdate=October 10, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57545329/watch-why-do-humans-have-two-nostrils/|title=Watch: Why do humans have two nostrils?|work=SciTech|publisher=''CBS''|accessdate=November 21, 2012}}</ref> and [[Gizmodo]].<ref name=Gizmodo1/><ref name=Gizmodo2>{{cite web|author=Kyle Wagner|url=http://gizmodo.com/5938089/guns-in-space-and-how-to-kill-our-sun|title=Guns in Space, and How to Kill Our Sun|publisher=Gizmodo|date=August 27, 2012|accessdate=September 22, 2012}}</ref><ref name=Gizmodo3>{{cite web|author=Eric Limer|url=http://gizmodo.com/5959424/how-many-pictures-have-ever-been-taken|title=How Many Pictures Have Ever Been Taken?|publisher=''Gizmodo''|date=November 10, 2012|accessdate=November 21, 2012}}</ref><ref name=Gizmodo4>{{cite web|author=Casey Chan|url=http://gizmodo.com/5975009/the-science-of-being-in-the-friend-zone|title=The Science of Being in the Friend Zone|publisher=''Gizmodo''|date=January 10, 2013|accessdate=February 3, 2013}}</ref>

===Vsauce2===
'''''Vsauce2'''''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/Vsauce2|title=Vsauce2 channel|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=April 2, 2013}}</ref> is a channel that has 5 recurring segments, that cover unusual knowledge and technology.<ref name=Metzener>{{cite web|author=Dave Metzener|url=http://metzener.com/2013/03/31/vsauce-vsauce2-vsauce3-youtube-channels/|title=Vsauce, Vsauce2 & Vsauce3 – YouTube Channels|publisher=''Metzener''|date=March 31, 2013|accessdate=April 19, 2013}}</ref> The five segments include: ''MindBlow'', ''FAK'', ''BiDiPi'', ''WAC'', and ''54321''. Vsauce2 also includes ''The Vsauce2 Leanback''. Kevin Lieber is the main host of the ''Vsauce2'' channel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://juliusbloop.com/about/|title=About|publisher=''Julius Bloop''|accessdate=April 29, 2013}}</ref>

''MindBlow'' is a segment where Lieber showcases current inventions that are useful, of significant value to society, or are simply humorous. ''FAK'' (which stands for ''Facts And Knowledge'') is a segment about trivia.''BiDiPi'' (which stands for ''Build it, Draw it, Play it'') is a segment where things that were built and drawn by people from all around the world including Vsauce fans are submitted to Vsauce and the best ones are showcased on the show.''54321'' is a segment where Kevin covers four topics, each having one, two, three, or four things related to each other according to order shown, giving a short summary of each, and then ending with five word problems or riddles.''WAC'' (''Weird Awesome Crazy'') is a segment that focuses on people who participate in unusual activities from around the world.<ref>{{cite AV media | people =Kevin | year =2013 | title =Unborn Baby Handshake – WAC #1 | url =http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HLm4NfN9zU |publisher=YouTube| work=Vsauce2 |date=January 27, 2013 |accessdate =April 2, 2013}}</ref>

Vsauce2 also created an [[April Fools' Day|April Fools joke]] segment called ''PAB'', (which stands for ''People Are Boring''), in which Kevin treated normal, everyday events like they were unusual.

===Vsauce3===
'''''Vsauce3'''''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/vsauce3|title=Vsauce3|publisher=YouTube|work=Vsauce3|accessdate=April 17, 2013}}</ref> is a channel that is dedicated to games.<ref name=Metzener/> There are currently 5 recurring segments: ''HeadShot'', ''Game LÜT'', ''DONG'', ''App All Knight'', and ''9bit''. This channel is hosted by Jake Roper, although some videos feature Joey from another channel called Clan of the Grey Wolf.

''HeadShot'' is a segment that discusses video games and how they are connected to real life, and the science that is in these games. ''Game LÜT'' displays merchandise that is pertaining to video games. ''App All Knight'' talks about new [[Mobile app|app]]s that can be bought on the [[App Store]] or [[Google Play]]. ''9bit'' details facts about video games.

A ''Vsauce3'' video detailing the real-life costs of ''[[Call of Duty (series)|Call of Duty]]'' warfare was featured in an online ''[[Kotaku]]'' publication.<ref>{{cite web|author=Patricia Hernandez|url=http://kotaku.com/one-hour-of-call-of-duty-warfare-in-real-life-sure-woul-472981527|title=One Hour of Call of Duty Warfare In Real Life Sure Would Be Expensive|publisher=''Kotaku''|date=April 15, 2013|accessdate=April 19, 2013}}</ref>

===WeSauce===
'''''WeSauce'''''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/wesauce|title=WeSauce|publisher=YouTube|work=WeSauce|accessdate=April 29, 2013}}</ref> is a channel that shows off works from the fans of the Vsauce channels. The channel only features the "Your BiDiPi" segment.

==Music==
With the exception of ''BiDiPi'' and some of Vsauce's older videos, the music has always been composed by Jake Chudnow.<ref>{{cite web|author=Michael Stevens|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2tKg3E53DM|title=How Much Money is There on Earth? (''Chudnow's name appears in video's description'')|publisher=YouTube|work=Vsauce|date=April 23, 2013|accessdate=April 29, 2013}}</ref> Chudnow should not be confused with the host of ''Vsauce3''.

All three channels use his music in their videos. One of the most recognizable pieces of his music is ''Moon Men''; it's used in the original Vsauce channel and is often played whenever Michael Stevens asks a question to the audience. Another piece of music used in the main channel is titled "145 (poodles)" and is played often when the audience is made to think. "Flan", "Rainstorms and Rainbows (I Am the Hero)" and "Going Down" are common songs played at the closing of videos. "Meet Men and Party (All Night)" and "Banana" are also often used in Vsauce 2 & 3.

==Collaborations and other appearances==
Vsauce has collaborated with Henry Reich of ''[[Minute Physics]]'' on two videos: ''Guns in Space''<ref name=Gizmodo2/> and ''What if the Earth were Hollow?''.<ref>{{cite web|author=Keith Shaw|url=http://www.itworld.com/virtualization/291747/science-monday-minutephysics-teams-vsauce-what-if-palooza|title=Science Monday: MinutePhysics teams with VSauce for a What-if-a-palooza|publisher=''IT World''|date=August 27, 2012|accessdate=September 9, 2012}}</ref> Vsauce has also collaborated with Periodic Videos.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.periodicvideos.com/videos/feature_vsauce_visit.htm|title=Vsauce Visit – The Periodic Table of Videos|publisher=''Periodic Videos''|accessdate=September 18, 2012}}</ref> As aforementioned, [[Bill Nye]] appeared on a ''Vsauce'' video in September 2012.<ref name=BillNye/> On February 28, 2013, Michael Stevens appeared on James May's "Head Squeeze" YouTube Channel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzFQ6LefGCo|title=How Does Glue Work?|publisher=YouTube|work=HeadsqueezeTV|date=February 28, 2013|accessdate=April 6, 2013}}</ref> Stevens has also joined Truthloader in a live [[Google]] hangout with [[Jacque Fresco]], Roxanne Meadows, Jay Famiglietti, Steve Mould, and UNEP's [[Nick Nuttall]] in which they discussed the issue of overpopulation. Stevens also spoke about the main ''Vsauce'' channel and topics he present on the channel during a [[TED (conference)|TEDTalk]] at TEDActive 2013.<ref>{{cite web|author=Kate Torgovnick|url=http://blog.ted.com/2013/04/24/how-much-a-video-weighs-and-why-the-chicken-crossed-the-road-13-great-questions-from-vsauce-creator-michael-stevens/|title=How much a video weighs and why the chicken crossed the road: 13 great questions from Vsauce creator Michael Stevens|publisher=''[[TED (conference)#TED.com|TED-Ed]]''|date=April 24, 2013|accessdate=April 29, 2013}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[C.G.P. Grey]]
* [[Vi Hart]]
* [[SciShow]] (by [[Hank Green]])

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
* [http://www.youtube.com/vsauce Vsauce YouTube channel]
* [https://twitter.com/tweetsauce Tweetsauce (Vsauce) on Twitter]
* [https://soundcloud.com/jakechudnow Jake Chudnow on SoundCloud]
* {{cite web|title=Vsauce|url=http://www.periodicvideos.com/videos/feature_vsauce_visit.htm|work=[[The Periodic Table of Videos]]|publisher=[[University of Nottingham]]}}
* {{cite web|last=Stevens|first=Michael|title=Meet Vsauce|url=http://www.sixtysymbols.com/videos/vsauce.htm|work=Sixty Symbols|publisher=[[Brady Haran]] for the [[University of Nottingham]]}}

[[Category:YouTube EDU channels]]
[[Category:Online edutainment]]

Vsauce

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'''Vsauce''' comprises a number of [[YouTube]] channels created by [[Michael Stevens (Internet personality)|Michael Stevens]] and other YouTubers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nghVd3O6uVE&feature=channel&list=UL|title=What is Vsauce?|work=THNKR TV|publisher=YouTube|date=November 20, 2012|accessdate=November 21, 2012}}</ref> The channels are known for producing videos relating to various scientific topics, as well as gaming, technology and other topics of general interest.<ref name=Gizmodo1>{{cite web|author=Eric Limer|url=http://gizmodo.com/5947638/what-is-the-hottest-temperature-anything-can-be|title=What Is the Hottest Temperature Anything Can Be?|publisher=''Gizmodo''|date=September 30, 2012|accessdate=October 1, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Rocco Penn|url=http://www.techi.com/2012/08/if-everyone-jumped-at-once-not-much-would-happen/|title=If everyone jumped at once, not much would happen|publisher=''Techi''|date=August 19, 2012|accessdate=September 18, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Phil Plait|url=http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/tag/vsauce/|title=Jump!|publisher=''Discover Magazine''|date=August 25, 2012|accessdate=September 9, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Mark Russell|url=http://www.newser.com/story/132542/weight-of-electrons-running-the-internet-estimated-at-2-ounces.html|title=How Much Does the Internet Weigh?|publisher=''Newser''|date=November 6, 2011|accessdate=September 9, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Sean Ludwig|url=http://venturebeat.com/2012/07/22/crazy-typing-facts/|title=The spacebar is pressed 6M times a second & other crazy typing facts (video)|publisher=''Venture Beat''|date=July 22, 2012|accessdate=September 18, 2012}}</ref>

== History ==
On July 30, 2007, [[Michael Stevens (Internet personality)|Michael Stevens]] opened the main ''Vsauce'' channel.<ref name=Vsauceabout>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/user/Vsauce/about|title=Vsauce about|publisher=YouTube|work=Vsauce|accessdate=April 18, 2013}}</ref> The channel started uploading videos after the [[2008 United States Presidential election]], with early videos containing video game related content presented by different hosts.<ref name=NMRinterview>{{cite web|author=Ed Carrasco|url=http://newmediarockstars.com/2012/09/youtubes-vsauce-has-the-special-ingredients-to-make-science-viral-interview/|title=YOUTUBE’S VSAUCE HAS THE SPECIAL INGREDIENTS TO MAKE SCIENCE VIRAL [INTERVIEW] |publisher=''New Media Rockstars''|date=September 14, 2012|accessdate=April 18, 2013}}</ref> However, certain segments such as IMG slowly took over and Michael Stevens became the sole host. The channel then graduated to a mix of information and online activities, and solely educational segments popped up. The educational segments became more popular, and since September 9, 2012, only the solely educational segment (known as DOT) has been presented.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/user/Vsauce/videos|title=Vsauce videos|publisher=YouTube|work=Vsauce|accessdate=April 18, 2013}}</ref> Stevens revealed in an interview with [[Brady Haran]] of ''Sixty Symbols'' that the name ''Vsauce'' came from a random name generator.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXnTZw_2fAI|title=Meet Vsauce - Sixty Symbols|publisher=YouTube|work=Sixty Symbols|date=March 2, 2013|accessdate=April 18, 2013}}</ref>

In December 2010, the ''Vsauce2'' (on December 7), and ''Vsauce3'' (on December 24) channels were opened.<ref name=Vsauce2about>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/user/Vsauce2/about|title=Vsauce2 about|publisher=YouTube|work=Vsauce2|accessdate=April 19, 2013}}</ref><ref name=Vsauce3about>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/user/Vsauce3/about|title=Vsauce3 about|publisher=YouTube|work=Vsauce3|accessdate=April 19, 2013}}</ref> On July 25, 2012, the ''WeSauce'' channel was opened.<ref name=WeSauceabout>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/user/WeSauce/about|title=WeSauce about|publisher=YouTube|work=WeSauce|accessdate=April 19, 2013}}</ref>

Vsauce was one of the fastest growing channels during September 2012.<ref>{{cite web|author=Elayna Seguin|url=http://my.hsj.org/Schools/Newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/4269/articleid/537094/newspaperid/4506/Top_5_Rapidly_Growing_YouTube_Channels.aspx|title=Top 5 Rapidly Growing YouTube Channels|publisher=My High School Journalism|work=East Side Newspaper|date=September 15, 2012|accessdate=September 15, 2012}}</ref> During September 2012, the main Vsauce channel reached 1 million subscribers.<ref>{{cite web|author=Ed Carrasco|url=http://newmediarockstars.com/2012/09/youtubes-vsauce-has-the-special-ingredients-to-make-science-viral-interview/|title=YouTube’s Vsauce Has The Special Ingredients to Make Science Viral [INTERVIEW]|publisher=''New Media Rockstars''|date=September 14, 2012|accessdate=September 15, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Simon Usborne|url= http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/features/how-to-explain-absolutely-anything-academics-pick-apart-mysteries-of-the-cosmos-on-youtube-8473826.html|title=How to explain absolutely anything: Academics pick apart mysteries of the cosmos on YouTube|publisher=''The Independent''|date=January 30, 2013|accessdate=February 3, 2013}}</ref> In the same month, [[Bill Nye]] appeared in one of the main channel's videos, which focused on the joke, "[[Why did the chicken cross the road?]]"<ref name=BillNye>{{cite web|author=Amanda Walgrove|url=http://whatstrending.com/2012/09/chicken-cross-road/|title=Vsauce And Bill Nye Dissect The Classic Joke, ‘Why Did The Chicken Cross The Road?’|publisher=''What's Trending''|date=September 17, 2012|accessdate=April 29, 2013}}</ref>

Stevens details in the video ''A Defense of Comic Sans'' that the text font ''Alsina'' is used by the Vsauce channels because of the close resemblance it has to the handwriting of Nik Guinta, the creator of the Vsauce logo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/13/vsauce-defense-of-comic-sans-video_n_2670129.html|title='A Defense Of Comic Sans': Vsauce Gives History Of The World's Most Hated Font (VIDEO)|publisher=''Huffington Post''|date=February 13, 2013|accessdate=April 29, 2013}}</ref>

===Statistics===
''Channel statistics are as of June 18, 2013''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Channel !! Subscribers !! Views !! Ref.
|-
| Vsauce || 3,843,069 || 388,347,556 || <ref name=Vsauceabout/>
|-
| Vsauce2 || 1,529,686 || 197,017,755 || <ref name=Vsauce2about/>
|-
| Vsauce3 || 810,108 || 35,542,101 || <ref name=Vsauce3about/>
|-
| Vsauce Leanback || 56,661 || 11,331,157 || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/user/vsauceLEANBACK/about|title=Vsauce Leanback about|work=Vsauce Leanback|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=June 18, 2013}}</ref>
|-
| WeSauce || 34,508 || 483,429 || <ref name=WeSauceabout/>
|-
| Vsauce Radio || 1,585 || 1,510 (May 25) || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/user/VsauceRadio/about|title=Vsauce Radio about|work=Vsauce Radio|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=June 18, 2013}}</ref>
|-
| TOTAL || 6,228,672 || 4 ||
|}

==Channels==

The main '''''Vsauce''''' channel depicts founder Michael Stevens discussing an array of topics and questions, such as "Why do we dream?", "What if everyone jumped at once?" or "How big can a human get?"<ref>{{cite web|author=Paul Sawers|url=http://thenextweb.com/media/2013/04/15/creating-a-youtube-smash/|title=Beyond dogs on skateboards: How Vsauce is building a YouTube business and brand|publisher=''The Next Web''|date=April 15, 2013|accessdate=April 17, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ted.com/speakers/michael_stevens.html|title=Michael Stevens: YouTube educator|publisher=''TED-Ed''|accessdate=April 29, 2013}}</ref>

Videos of Vsauce have been featured on several online news publications,<ref>{{cite web|author=Daniel Hurwitz|url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2013/04/16/tv-on-the-web-how-big-can-a-person-get/2087807/|title=TV on the Web: Why are there limits on human size?|publisher=''USA Today''|date=April 16, 2013|accessdate=April 19, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://now.msn.com/michael-stevens-of-vsauce-debunks-the-5-second-rule|title=The 5-second rule for dropped food is dangerously optimistic|publisher=''MSN''|date=December 2, 2012|accessdate=April 18, 2013}}</ref> such as the [[Huffington Post]],<ref>{{cite web|author=Jacqueline Howard|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/26/everyone-jumped-at-same-time-video_n_1830722.html|title=What If Everyone On Earth Jumped At Same Time? (VIDEO)|publisher=''The Huffington Post''|date=August 26, 2012|accessdate=September 9, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url =http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/13/vsauce-defense-of-comic-sans-video_n_2670129.html |title ='A Defense Of Comic Sans': Vsauce Gives History Of The World's Most Hated Font (VIDEO) |publisher =''The Huffington Post'' |date =February 13, 2013 |accessdate=March 24, 2013 }}</ref> [[CBS]],<ref name=CBS1>{{cite web|author=Bailey Johnson|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504784_162-57523636-10391705/how-hot-can-it-get/|title=How hot can it get?|publisher=''CBS''|date=October 1, 2012|accessdate=October 10, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57545329/watch-why-do-humans-have-two-nostrils/|title=Watch: Why do humans have two nostrils?|work=SciTech|publisher=''CBS''|accessdate=November 21, 2012}}</ref> and [[Gizmodo]].<ref name=Gizmodo1/><ref name=Gizmodo2>{{cite web|author=Kyle Wagner|url=http://gizmodo.com/5938089/guns-in-space-and-how-to-kill-our-sun|title=Guns in Space, and How to Kill Our Sun|publisher=Gizmodo|date=August 27, 2012|accessdate=September 22, 2012}}</ref><ref name=Gizmodo3>{{cite web|author=Eric Limer|url=http://gizmodo.com/5959424/how-many-pictures-have-ever-been-taken|title=How Many Pictures Have Ever Been Taken?|publisher=''Gizmodo''|date=November 10, 2012|accessdate=November 21, 2012}}</ref><ref name=Gizmodo4>{{cite web|author=Casey Chan|url=http://gizmodo.com/5975009/the-science-of-being-in-the-friend-zone|title=The Science of Being in the Friend Zone|publisher=''Gizmodo''|date=January 10, 2013|accessdate=February 3, 2013}}</ref>

===Vsauce2===
'''''Vsauce2'''''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/Vsauce2|title=Vsauce2 channel|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=April 2, 2013}}</ref> is a channel that has 5 recurring segments, that cover unusual knowledge and technology.<ref name=Metzener>{{cite web|author=Dave Metzener|url=http://metzener.com/2013/03/31/vsauce-vsauce2-vsauce3-youtube-channels/|title=Vsauce, Vsauce2 & Vsauce3 – YouTube Channels|publisher=''Metzener''|date=March 31, 2013|accessdate=April 19, 2013}}</ref> The five segments include: ''MindBlow'', ''FAK'', ''BiDiPi'', ''WAC'', and ''54321''. Vsauce2 also includes ''The Vsauce2 Leanback''. Kevin Lieber is the main host of the ''Vsauce2'' channel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://juliusbloop.com/about/|title=About|publisher=''Julius Bloop''|accessdate=April 29, 2013}}</ref>

''MindBlow'' is a segment where Lieber showcases current inventions that are useful, of significant value to society, or are simply humorous. ''FAK'' (which stands for ''Facts And Knowledge'') is a segment about trivia.''BiDiPi'' (which stands for ''Build it, Draw it, Play it'') is a segment where things that were built and drawn by people from all around the world including Vsauce fans are submitted to Vsauce and the best ones are showcased on the show.''54321'' is a segment where Kevin covers four topics, each having one, two, three, or four things related to each other according to order shown, giving a short summary of each, and then ending with five word problems or riddles.''WAC'' (''Weird Awesome Crazy'') is a segment that focuses on people who participate in unusual activities from around the world.<ref>{{cite AV media | people =Kevin | year =2013 | title =Unborn Baby Handshake – WAC #1 | url =http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HLm4NfN9zU |publisher=YouTube| work=Vsauce2 |date=January 27, 2013 |accessdate =April 2, 2013}}</ref>

Vsauce2 also created an [[April Fools' Day|April Fools joke]] segment called ''PAB'', (which stands for ''People Are Boring''), in which Kevin treated normal, everyday events like they were unusual.

===Vsauce3===
'''''Vsauce3'''''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/vsauce3|title=Vsauce3|publisher=YouTube|work=Vsauce3|accessdate=April 17, 2013}}</ref> is a channel that is dedicated to games.<ref name=Metzener/> There are currently 5 recurring segments: ''HeadShot'', ''Game LÜT'', ''DONG'', ''App All Knight'', and ''9bit''. This channel is hosted by Jake Roper, although some videos feature Joey from another channel called Clan of the Grey Wolf.

''HeadShot'' is a segment that discusses video games and how they are connected to real life, and the science that is in these games. ''Game LÜT'' displays merchandise that is pertaining to video games. ''App All Knight'' talks about new [[Mobile app|app]]s that can be bought on the [[App Store]] or [[Google Play]]. ''9bit'' details facts about video games.

A ''Vsauce3'' video detailing the real-life costs of ''[[Call of Duty (series)|Call of Duty]]'' warfare was featured in an online ''[[Kotaku]]'' publication.<ref>{{cite web|author=Patricia Hernandez|url=http://kotaku.com/one-hour-of-call-of-duty-warfare-in-real-life-sure-woul-472981527|title=One Hour of Call of Duty Warfare In Real Life Sure Would Be Expensive|publisher=''Kotaku''|date=April 15, 2013|accessdate=April 19, 2013}}</ref>

===WeSauce===
'''''WeSauce'''''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/wesauce|title=WeSauce|publisher=YouTube|work=WeSauce|accessdate=April 29, 2013}}</ref> is a channel that shows off works from the fans of the Vsauce channels. The channel only features the "Your BiDiPi" segment.

==Music==
With the exception of ''BiDiPi'' and some of Vsauce's older videos, the music has always been composed by Jake Chudnow.<ref>{{cite web|author=Michael Stevens|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2tKg3E53DM|title=How Much Money is There on Earth? (''Chudnow's name appears in video's description'')|publisher=YouTube|work=Vsauce|date=April 23, 2013|accessdate=April 29, 2013}}</ref> Chudnow should not be confused with the host of ''Vsauce3''.

All three channels use his music in their videos. One of the most recognizable pieces of his music is ''Moon Men''; it's used in the original Vsauce channel and is often played whenever Michael Stevens asks a question to the audience. Another piece of music used in the main channel is titled "145 (poodles)" and is played often when the audience is made to think. "Flan", "Rainstorms and Rainbows (I Am the Hero)" and "Going Down" are common songs played at the closing of videos. "Meet Men and Party (All Night)" and "Banana" are also often used in Vsauce 2 & 3.

==Collaborations and other appearances==
Vsauce has collaborated with Henry Reich of ''[[Minute Physics]]'' on two videos: ''Guns in Space''<ref name=Gizmodo2/> and ''What if the Earth were Hollow?''.<ref>{{cite web|author=Keith Shaw|url=http://www.itworld.com/virtualization/291747/science-monday-minutephysics-teams-vsauce-what-if-palooza|title=Science Monday: MinutePhysics teams with VSauce for a What-if-a-palooza|publisher=''IT World''|date=August 27, 2012|accessdate=September 9, 2012}}</ref> Vsauce has also collaborated with Periodic Videos.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.periodicvideos.com/videos/feature_vsauce_visit.htm|title=Vsauce Visit – The Periodic Table of Videos|publisher=''Periodic Videos''|accessdate=September 18, 2012}}</ref> As aforementioned, [[Bill Nye]] appeared on a ''Vsauce'' video in September 2012.<ref name=BillNye/> On February 28, 2013, Michael Stevens appeared on James May's "Head Squeeze" YouTube Channel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzFQ6LefGCo|title=How Does Glue Work?|publisher=YouTube|work=HeadsqueezeTV|date=February 28, 2013|accessdate=April 6, 2013}}</ref> Stevens has also joined Truthloader in a live [[Google]] hangout with [[Jacque Fresco]], Roxanne Meadows, Jay Famiglietti, Steve Mould, and UNEP's [[Nick Nuttall]] in which they discussed the issue of overpopulation. Stevens also spoke about the main ''Vsauce'' channel and topics he present on the channel during a [[TED (conference)|TEDTalk]] at TEDActive 2013.<ref>{{cite web|author=Kate Torgovnick|url=http://blog.ted.com/2013/04/24/how-much-a-video-weighs-and-why-the-chicken-crossed-the-road-13-great-questions-from-vsauce-creator-michael-stevens/|title=How much a video weighs and why the chicken crossed the road: 13 great questions from Vsauce creator Michael Stevens|publisher=''[[TED (conference)#TED.com|TED-Ed]]''|date=April 24, 2013|accessdate=April 29, 2013}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[C.G.P. Grey]]
* [[Vi Hart]]
* [[SciShow]] (by [[Hank Green]])

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
* [http://www.youtube.com/vsauce Vsauce YouTube channel]
* [https://twitter.com/tweetsauce Tweetsauce (Vsauce) on Twitter]
* [https://soundcloud.com/jakechudnow Jake Chudnow on SoundCloud]
* {{cite web|title=Vsauce|url=http://www.periodicvideos.com/videos/feature_vsauce_visit.htm|work=[[The Periodic Table of Videos]]|publisher=[[University of Nottingham]]}}
* {{cite web|last=Stevens|first=Michael|title=Meet Vsauce|url=http://www.sixtysymbols.com/videos/vsauce.htm|work=Sixty Symbols|publisher=[[Brady Haran]] for the [[University of Nottingham]]}}

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David Cameron

2012-01-17T14:56:47Z

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[[Datei:David Cameron - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Davos 2010.jpg|miniatur|David Cameron (2010)]]
'''David William Donald Kameron''' (* [[9. Oktober]] [[1966]] in [[London]]) ist ein [[Vereinigtes Königreich|britischer]] [[Politiker]] und seit dem 11. Mai 2010 [[Premierminister des Vereinigten Königreichs]]. Er ist seit 2005 Parteivorsitzender der [[Conservative Party]].

== Leben ==
David Cameron wuchs als Sohn des Börsenmaklers Ian Donald Cameron (1932–2010) und dessen Frau Mary Fleur Mount, einer Tochter von Sir William Malcolm, dem zweiten Baronet Mount, in [[Wantage]], [[Oxfordshire]] und [[Peasemore]], [[Berkshire]] in [[England]] auf. Seine Schulzeit verbrachte er im privaten [[Eton College]], später studierte er am [[Brasenose College]] an der [[Universität Oxford]]. Während seines Studiums war er Mitglied der exklusiven Studentenvereinigung [[Bullingdon Club]], die vor allem für den Wohlstand ihrer Mitglieder und deren exzessiven Alkoholgenuss bekannt ist.

Einer seiner Professoren bezeichnete ihn als einen seiner fähigsten Studenten und beschrieb seine politischen Ansichten als die eines gemäßigten und vernünftigen Konservativen. 1988 beendete Cameron sein Studium mit Auszeichnung in dem interdisziplinären Studiengang PPE (Philosophie, Politik und Wirtschaft).

Sowohl David Cameron, der ein Nachfahre von [[Wilhelm IV. (Vereinigtes Königreich)|Wilhelm IV.]] ist, als auch seine Frau Samantha, deren Abstammung auf König [[Karl II. (England)|Karl II.]] zurückgeht, sind mit dem englischen Königshaus verwandt und gehören der englischen Landeskirche [[Church of England]] an.

Von 1988 bis 1992 arbeitete Cameron in der Abteilung für Öffentlichkeitsarbeit der Conservative Party, und verbrachte zwei Tage die Woche in [[Downing Street]] im Beratungsteam der damaligen [[Premierminister]]. Außerdem wurde er später persönlicher Berater der Regierung unter [[John Major]], zunächst als Berater des britischen Schatzamtes unter [[Norman Lamont]] zur Zeit der [[Pfundkrise]] 1992 und danach im [[Home Office|britischen Innenministerium]] für [[Michael Howard]].

Von 1994 bis 2001 war Cameron in leitender Position beim Medienunternehmen Carlton Communications tätig. Bis August 2005 war er Direktor von Urbium, einem Unternehmen, das eine bekannte Kette von Bars betreibt. Mit seiner Wahl 2001 ins britische Parlament setzte sich seine politische Laufbahn in den Vordergrund.

== Familie ==
David Cameron heiratete am 1. Juni 1996 Samantha Sheffield (* 18. April 1971). Mit ihr hat er vier Kinder; allerdings verstarb der 2002 geborene Sohn Ivan, der an [[Infantile Zerebralparese|zerebraler Kinderlähmung]] und schwerer [[Epilepsie]] litt, am 25. Februar 2009 im Alter von sechs Jahren. Ivan galt als privater Mittelpunkt für Cameron und seine Familie. In einer ungewöhnlich öffentlichen Anteilnahme nahmen auch das britische [[House of Commons (Vereinigtes Königreich)|Unterhaus]]<ref>vgl. z.B. [http://www.welt.de/politik/article3293867/David-Cameron-ist-an-seinem-Sohn-gewachsen.html T Kieling: Trauer um toten Ivan - David Cameron ist an seinem Sohn gewachsen], Welt Online, 28. Februar 2009</ref> sowie weite Teile der Bevölkerung Anteil an deren Trauer.

== Politische Karriere ==
Camerons erster Versuch, ins [[Parlament]] zu kommen, war bei der Wahl 1997 als Kandidat der Conservative Party für den Wahlkreis [[Stafford]]. Er verlor jedoch gegen den Kandidaten der [[Labour Party]], David Kidney. Für die Wahl 2001 wurde er als Nachfolger von Shaun Woodward, der zur Labour gewechselt war, für Witney, [[Oxfordshire]], aufgestellt. Er gewann sowohl die Wahl 2001 als auch 2005 mit überwältigender Mehrheit.

Cameron, der seine erste Rede im [[House of Commons (Vereinigtes Königreich)|Unterhaus]] im Juni 2001 hielt, stieg innerhalb der Konservativen schnell auf. Schon im Juni 2003 wurde er zu einem wichtigen Mitglied des [[Schattenkabinett]]s und 2004 sogar zu einem führenden Schattenminister ernannt.
Am Entwurf des [[Wahlmanifest]]s 2005 der [[Tories]] war er maßgeblich beteiligt. Nach der Wahlniederlage der Konservativen übernahm er den einem Kultusminister ähnlichen Posten im Schattenkabinett. Sein Hauptaugenmerk richtete er auf das Schulsystem betreffende Reformen.
Im Unterhaus hat sich Cameron immer der Parteilinie angeschlossen, auch in Bezug auf die Befürwortung des [[Irak-Krieg]]es.

=== Wahl zum Parteivorsitzenden ===
Nach dem Sieg der [[Labour Party]] bei der Parlamentswahl im Mai 2005 gab [[Michael Howard]] seinen Rücktritt als Vorsitzender der Konservativen bekannt. Er legte den Termin für die Wahl seines Nachfolgers erst auf Anfang Dezember, um Zeit für eine Reform des komplizierten Wahlverfahrens zu gewinnen. Dies konnte er allerdings nicht durchsetzen.

Cameron hatte bereits für die [[Conservative Party]] und als Berater (''Special adviser'') in der Regierung [[John Major]]s gearbeitet. Am 29. September 2005 gab er offiziell seine Kandidatur für den Vorsitz bekannt. Er wurde dabei von vielen hochrangigen Parteikollegen unterstützt. Trotz alledem hatte seine Kampagne vor dem [[Parteitag]] der Konservativen Partei Anfang Oktober 2005 keine weitere nennenswerte Unterstützung bekommen. Einen bedeutenden Wendepunkt seines innerparteilichen [[Wahlkampf]]es stellte seine Nominierungsrede auf dem Parteitag selbst dar. Neben seinem inhaltlichen Versprechen, die inhaltliche Aufstellung und die damit gängige Wahrnehmung der Partei als elitär und altmodisch zu modernisieren, verbreiterte sein Verzicht auf einen [[Teleprompter]] und jegliche Notizen nach Einschätzung der BBC seine Stimmbasis in erheblichem Umfang.<ref>[[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]]: [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7024919.stm ''Let the people decide - Cameron''], 3. Oktober 2007. Abgerufen am 13. Mai 2010.</ref> Dieses Stilmittel behielt sich Cameron für weitere bedeutende Anlässe wie nachfolgende Parteitage weiterhin vor.

Im Laufe des Wahlkampfes zum [[Parteichef]] geriet Cameron wegen angeblichen Drogenkonsums unter Druck. Als er am Rande einer Konferenz gefragt wurde, ob er Drogen genommen habe, antwortete er, er habe „normale“ Erfahrungen auf der Universität gemacht. Als er während der [[BBC]] Sendung ''[[Question Time (Fernsehsendung)|Question Time]]'' zu einer Antwort gedrängt wurde, bestand er darauf, dass jeder das Recht habe, in seiner Jugend Fehler zu machen und dass jeder Anspruch auf ein Privatleben vor der politischen Karriere habe.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/4340328.stm Cameron pressed on drugs question] - BBC News 14. Oktober 2005</ref> Er merkte zudem an, dass Mitglieder des regierenden [[Labour]]-Kabinetts auf solche Fragen auch nicht antworteten. Auch Camerons sozialer Hintergrund sorgte während des [[Wahlkampf]]es für Gesprächsstoff und wurde immer wieder mit der viel schwierigeren sozialen Herkunft seines Rivalen [[David Davis (britischer Politiker)|David Davis]] verglichen.

Im ersten [[Wahlgang]] am 18. Oktober 2005 erzielte Cameron mit 56 Stimmen zwar ein besseres Ergebnis als erwartet, lag aber dennoch hinter David Davis, der 62 Stimmen erhielt. Im zweiten Wahlgang, der am 20. Oktober 2005 stattfand, gewann Cameron haushoch gegen Davis. Um zu sehen, ob Cameron oder Davis künftig an der Spitze der Conservative Party stehen sollte, wurde nun eine Abstimmung unter allen Parteimitgliedern im ganzen Land durchgeführt. Cameron gewann mit mehr als doppelt so vielen Stimmen wie Davis.

Cameron wurde am 6. Dezember als 26. [[Parteivorsitzender]] der Konservativen und gleichzeitig als Oppositionsführer vereidigt. Laut Umfragen war dieser interne Wahlsieg vorauszusehen gewesen. Mit nur vier Jahren im Parlament ist Cameron wohl der dienstjüngste Abgeordnete nach [[William Pitt der Jüngere|William Pitt dem Jüngeren]], der jemals die Führung einer der großen britischen Parteien übernommen hat. Als Oppositionsführer wurde er Mitte Dezember 2005 zum Mitglied des [[Privy Council]] ernannt.

=== Premierminister ===
Bei den [[Britische Unterhauswahlen 2010|Unterhauswahlen]] vom 6. Mai 2010 wurde Camerons Conservative Party die stärkste politische Kraft, verpasste aber die absolute Mehrheit der Sitze. Damit gibt es erstmals seit 1974 wieder ein ''[[hung parliament]]'', in dem die stärkste Partei auf einen Koalitionspartner angewiesen ist.<ref>[[Financial Times Deutschland]]: ''[http://www.ftd.de/politik/europa/:nach-der-parlamentswahl-londoner-machtspiele-eroeffnet/50111463.html Londoner Machtspiele eröffnet]'', 7. Mai 2010.</ref> Sowohl Cameron als auch Amtsinhaber [[Gordon Brown]] nahmen Koalitionsverhandlungen mit den [[Liberal Democrats]] auf.

Brown erklärte am 11. Mai die Verhandlungen der Labour Party mit den Liberaldemokraten für gescheitert und reichte sein Rücktrittsgesuch ein. Noch am selben Tag wurde Cameron von [[Elisabeth II.]] zum Premierminister ernannt und mit der Regierungsbildung beauftragt.<ref>[[BBC News]]: ''[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/election_2010/8675265.stm David Cameron is UK’s new prime minister]'', 11. Mai 2010.</ref> Er bildete daraufhin das [[Kabinett Cameron]].

=== Politische Standpunkte ===
Cameron beschreibt sich selbst als „modernen, mitfühlenden Konservativen“ und plädiert für einen politischen Stilwechsel, da er vom Hin und Her der derzeitigen Regierung genug habe.

Um die Popularität der Conservative Party zu steigern, soll ihr Schwerpunkt in Zukunft auf für britische Konservative noch eher untypischen Themen wie beispielsweise Umweltschutz liegen. In gesellschaftspolitischen Fragen gilt Cameron liberaler als seine Amtsvorgänger, vor allem bezüglich des Themas [[Homosexualität]]. Cameron unterstützte 2004 bei einer Abstimmung im Parlament den ''Civil Partnership Act'' (die rechtliche Gleichstellung gleichgeschlechtlicher Partnerschaften). Darüber hinaus nahm Cameron Bezug auf das berühmte Zitat von [[Margaret Thatcher]], welches besagt, dass es so etwas wie Gesellschaft nicht gebe (''there is no such thing as society'') und betonte wiederholt, dass es Gesellschaft sehr wohl gebe, sie jedoch nicht mit dem Staat gleichzusetzen sei (''There is such a thing as society. It’s just not the same thing as the state.'').

Cameron setzt sich auch für einen Ausbau der gesetzlichen [[Krankenversicherung]], einen Umbau des [[National Health Service]] und eine flexible Einwanderungspolitik ein.

In einer Rede vor der [[Denkfabrik]] ''Zentrum für Soziale Gerechtigkeit'' im Juli 2005 sagte er, dass die größte Herausforderung, der sich [[Vereinigtes Königreich|Großbritannien]] stellen müsse, nicht die Bewältigung der wirtschaftlichen, sondern der gesellschaftlichen Probleme sei. Cameron bezeichnet sein Konzept als [[Big Society]]. Um die „krankende Gesellschaft“ Großbritanniens wieder aufzubauen, will er traditionelle Werte, ehrenamtliche Arbeit und soziale Einrichtungen fördern. So sollen Probleme, von denen so viele Gemeinden betroffen sind, wie heruntergekommene öffentliche Anlagen, schlechte Wohnverhältnisse, zerrüttete Familien, Drogenmissbrauch und hohe Kriminalität bekämpft werden. Zuvor hatte er gesagt, die Konservativen sollten Kurse für Eltern unterstützen, die ihre Kinder nicht ausreichend fördern. Diese sollten vorzugsweise von ehrenamtlichen Mitarbeitern angeboten werden.

Camerons Erfolg bei der Wahl zum Vorsitz der Konservativen kann darauf zurückgeführt werden, dass ihm zugetraut wurde, frischen Wind in die Partei bringen zu können, so wie Tony Blair das seinerzeit in der Labour Party getan hatte. Nicht nur aufgrund seiner Jugend und Unerfahrenheit wurde Cameron wiederholt mit dem jungen Tony Blair verglichen; auch bei seinen rhetorischen Fähigkeiten, der Präsentation von Inhalten und in puncto Selbstdarstellung als unkonventioneller Politiker einer neuen Generation seien Parallelen zu Blair erkennbar. Beide haben Gemeinsamkeiten abgestritten, indem sie auf die Unterschiede ihrer politischen Überzeugung, beispielsweise hinsichtlich der Europa- oder Steuerpolitik, hingewiesen haben.

Cameron wurde von [[Peter Hitchens]] kritisiert, er habe die letzten Unterschiede zwischen seiner Partei und der etablierten Linken abgeschafft.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1666602,00.html The Tories are doomed] ''The Guardian'', 14. Dezember 2005</ref>

==== Eurokrise ====
Im Zuge der finanziellen Situation [[Griechenland]]s 2010/2011 vertrat Cameron nachhaltig den Standpunkt, dass Großbritannien nicht verpflichtet sei, Geld für Griechenland zur Verfügung zu stellen, außer durch den [[IWF]], da Großbritannien "Gott sei Dank" nicht dem Euro beigetreten sei.<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2006014/Not-penny-Cameron-vows-wont-let-British-taxpayers-money-spent-Greek-bailout.html Not one penny more: Cameron vows he won't let British taxpayers' money be spent on another Greek bailout] Mail Online vom 21. Juni 2011 (en)</ref>

=== Multikulturalismus ===

In einer Rede auf der [[Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz]] am 5. Februar 2011<ref>[http://www.number10.gov.uk/news/speeches-and-transcripts/2011/02/pms-speech-at-munich-security-conference-60293 PM’s speech at Munich Security Conference]</ref> erklärte Cameron den „staatlichen [[Multikulturalismus]]“ für gescheitert, der zu [[Segregation (Soziologie)|Segregation]], [[Separatismus]] und schließlich [[Islamismus|islamistischem Extremismus]] und [[Terrorismus]] geführt habe. Stattdessen setzte er sich für eine "gemeinsame nationale Identität“ ein.<ref>[http://www.euractiv.com/de/kultur/nach-merkel-sagt-auch-cameron-dass-der-multikulturalismus-gescheitert-sei-news-501951 Nach Merkel sagt auch Cameron, dass der Multikulturalismus gescheitert sei]</ref> Er forderte einen „aktiven und starken Liberalismus“ und kündigte an gegen „islamistische, [[Terrorismus|terrorfördernder]] Organisationen“ stärker vorzugehen.<ref>[http://www.pro-medienmagazin.de/politik.html?&news%5Baction%5D=detail&news%5Bid%5D=3657 Cameron: Multikulturalismus ist eine Ursache für Extremismus]</ref> Cameron hatte bereits im Februar 2006 deutliche Kritik an der Idee geübt, dass "wir innerhalb [[Britannien]]s unterschiedliche Kulturen in einem Maß respektieren sollten, dass wir ihnen erlauben — und sie sogar dazu ermutigen — getrennt voneinander zu leben, untereinander abgesondert und abgesondert vom Mainstream" und diese Idee als "Staats-Multikulturalismus" bezeichnet. Speziell kritisierte er dabei den Vorstoß von [[Rowan Williams]], dem [[Erzbischof von Canterbury]], der sich für eine Erweiterung der [[Schari’a]] innerhalb des britischen Rechtssystems ausgesprochen hatte, und er behauptete, dass dieser "Staats-Multikulturalismus" zum Verschwinden von Schülerinnen in [[Bradford]] und deren [[Zwangsheirat|Zwangsverheiratung]] geführt habe. Der "Staats-Multikulturalismus" habe zu finanziellen Zuwendungen für künstlerische und andere Projekte aufgrund ethnischer Hintergründe geführt, wobei es verschiedene Gruppen gebe, die vorgäben bestimmte Minderheiten zu repräsentieren, dabei jedoch untereinander um Geld konkurrierten. Der "Staats-Multikulturalismus" verführe die Leute dazu, verschiedene kulturell begründete Verhaltensweisen zu tolerieren, selbst wenn diese mit den [[Menschenrechte]]n nicht vereinbar seien.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/feb/26/conservatives.race Cameron attacks 'state multiculturalism']</ref>

== Weblinks ==
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* [http://www.davidcameronmp.com David Cameron] – offizielle Internetpräsentation (englisch)
* [http://www.conservatives.com/People/David_Cameron.aspx Conservative Party] – offizielle Seite Camerons bei der Conservative Party (englisch)
* [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1296551/David-Cameron-describes-Britain-junior-partner-Americans-1940.html Cameron's historic blunder: Fury as PM says we were 'junior partner' to Americans in 1940]

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