Kyle Hill

Kyle Hill (born: ), is an American YouTuber who creates educational science videos.
==Personal Life==
Kyle is originally from Wisconsin,https://casualmagic.libsyn.com/casual-magic-episode-76-kyle-hill and lives in Los Angeles, California. He plays the guitar.https://twitter.com/Sci_Phile/status/1409727140342374405 Kyle has stated that and were two of the biggest influences on his early life.https://twitter.com/Sci_Phile/status/1408451991861272597/photo/1 Kyle has been with his partner Claire Max for seven years.https://twitter.com/Sci_Phile/status/1407098052159045639 He is polyamorous, mentioning "partners as in plural" on Office Hours.https://youtu.be/716Vs9P8DG8?t=2851 Kyle received his bachelors of science in civil and environmental engineering from in 2011, and his masters of arts in science communication from the same university in 2013.https://www.kylehill.net/bio
His work has been published in WIRED, Popular Science, Slate, and The Boston Globe. He has appeared as an expert on various news platforms, held writing positions at Scientific American and Discover Magazine, and worked as a TV host/expert for MythBusters: The Search, How to Build... Everything, , and . Kyle is the former Science Editor of Nerdist.com.https://www.kylehill.net/bio
===Autism===
Kyle is autistic. He was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome in 2016, although the term has since been removed from the .https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgV26ol51UM&t=115shttps://web.archive.org/web/20101225152454/http://www.dsm5.org/ProposedRevisions/Pages/proposedrevision.aspx?rid=97 On April 9, 2021, he uploaded a video titled “Autism is my superpower” to “come out” to his audience.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgV26ol51UM The video was produced in partnership with the Asperger/Autism Network (AANE).https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgV26ol51UM&t=300s Kyle thought about this video for around five years before uploading it.https://twitter.com/Sci_Phile/status/1380551608845541382 He has stated that he is “very privileged” and “wants to make more of the spectrum visible”.https://twitter.com/Sci_Phile/status/1380632310068903939
==Content==
===The Facility===
The Facility is a series of videos about science, often linked to popular culture.https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNg1m3Od-GgMx6MIu18VjuE17UtyN4xeJThis video, which is about warp drives, features physicist .
A.R.I.A is a computer that is featured in Kyle’s video intros. She also lists the names of Patreons in the outro,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41H7kKwUlHo&t=750s and occasionally plays a role in the rest of the video. Claire Max is the voice of A.R.I.A.https://twitter.com/Sci_Phile/status/1405323166063362048
===Office Hours===
Office Hours is a weekly, live science podcast. It often covers scientific news, such as the ocean setting on fire, and snow in Texas.
===Half-Life Histories===
Half-Life Histories is a mini documentary series exploring nuclear weapons, technology, and disasters. As of July 8, 2021, there are seven videos in this series.https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNg1m3Od-GgNmXngCCJaJBqqm-7wQqGAW
===Because Science===
Kyle is the former host of the YouTube channel Because Science. He left Because Science in February 2020.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pytml3hD2O0
==Trivia==
* He has a tortoiseshell cat named The Distinguished Lady 3Jane Marie-France Tessier-Ashpool.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lj5MHzk2DY&t=26s
* Kyle has stated that his scripts are “really teeny tiny ball point pen writing on single sheets of paper”.https://twitter.com/Sci_Phile/status/1380577911019872261
* His YouTube channel gained 100,000 subscribers in five days.https://www.kylehill.net/bio
==References==
Category:Educational YouTubers
Category:American YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2011
Category:One million subscribers