The Numberphile Podcast

Rockets, Religion & Rejection - with Destin Sandlin from Smarter Every Day

The Numberphile Podcast

Show Notes

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

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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/

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