Dave Farina
| Dave Farina | |
|---|---|
 Professor Dave from The Lonely Wild.png Dave Farina in 2015 | |
| Born | David James Farina July 23, 1983 |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Italian-American |
| 🏫 Education | BA in Chemistry (Carleton College), MA in Science Education |
| 💼 Occupation | Science communicator, YouTuber, author, musician |
| 📆 Years active | 2015–present |
| Known for | Professor Dave Explains YouTube channel |
| 🌐 Website | professordaveexplains.com |
Professor Dave Explains is an educational YouTube channel created by Italian-American science communicator Dave Farina (born 23 July 1983)[‡ 1]. Launched in January 2015, the channel aims to make complex scientific concepts accessible to a broad audience, covering subjects such as chemistry, physics, biology, and mathematics. He's also a Member of the band The Lonely Wild.
Early life and education
Farina earned a BA in chemistry from Carleton College and an MA in science education from California State University.[1][2] Before starting his online career, he taught for about a decade in high school and undergraduate settings, focusing on organic chemistry, general chemistry, and physics.[3]
Career
2012: Music
In 2012, Farina joined the band The Lonely Wild, and played the drums.[4]
2015-present: YouTube
Professor Dave Explains was launched on YouTube in January 2015. Farina is known for a clear and engaging teaching style aimed at both students and casual learners.[5][6][7] Farina has spoken at various science events, including UCLA's "Exploring Your Universe", advocating for scientific literacy and public education.[8] in 2023, Farina debated James Tour at the Rice University, entitled “Are we clueless about the origin of life?”.[9]
His most viewed videos debunks flat Earth theories and has accumulated over 10 million views, exemplifying his efforts to combat pseudoscience and promote critical thinking.[10][11]
Views
Farina is a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement.[12] Farina identifies as an atheist.[13]
Books
- 2021, Is This Wi-Fi Organic?: A Guide to Spotting Misleading Science Online.
External links
References
- ↑ "Tantor Media - Dave Farina". tantor.com. Retrieved 2025-05-06.
- ↑ "Dave Farina – Exploring Your Universe". Retrieved 2025-05-06.
- ↑ Gynn, Ann (2022-10-24). "Professor Dave Farina Draws Over 2M to YouTube". The Tilt Publishing. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
- ↑ "Press". The Lonely Wild. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
- ↑ Goldchain, Michelle (2019-03-06). "'Professor Dave' Explains How He Attracted 345,000 YouTube Subscribers". Education Week. ISSN 0277-4232. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
- ↑ Chaudhary, Ananya. "Teacher-tube". El Estoque. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
- ↑ Austin, Daryl. "What are enzymes, and what do they have to do with digestion?". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
- ↑ "Dave Farina – Exploring Your Universe". Retrieved 2025-04-21.
- ↑ "Rice's James Tour and YouTuber 'Professor Dave' debate the origins of life". Rice’s James Tour and YouTuber ‘Professor Dave’ debate the origins of life - The Rice Thresher. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
- ↑ Hale, James (2022-07-28). "YouTube Millionaires: Stuck on science? Math? History? Let Professor Dave explain". Tubefilter. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
- ↑ "Flat Earther falls silent after professor 'humiliates' him in debate". UNILAD. 2022-12-17. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
- ↑ "Canary Mission". canarymission.org. Retrieved 2025-05-06.
- ↑ McLatchie, Jonathan (2023-07-06). "My "Debate" with Professor Dave". Evolution News and Science Today. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
Primary sources
In the text these references are preceded by a double dagger (‡):
- ↑ Dave Farina, Today I am 40. So I am officially old. But I kind of like it. Who would have guessed! . Instergram.com.
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