His channel initially released video game-related content until the popularity of his educational series DOT saw discussions of general interest become the focus of Vsauce, encompassing explanations of science, philosophy, culture, and illusion.

[5] As the host of Vsauce, Stevens has become one of the most successful YouTubers (with over 21 million subscribers and over 5 billion views), as well as a leading figure in the internet-driven popularization of science and education.

[6] In 2017, he created and starred in the YouTube Premium series Mind Field,[8] and presented the nationwide educational stage tour Brain Candy Live!

Stevens graduated from Blue Valley High School, where he developed a comedic personality, as well as a passion for knowledge, participating in informative speech and drama club programs.

[12] In the same year, as the user CamPain 2008, he began using superimposition and dubbing to produce short comedic films about candidates in the 2008 United States presidential election.

[citation needed] Most videos are titled with a question, which Stevens answers or discusses at length, covering relevant tangents from any educational field that appeal to general interest.

[citation needed] I don't want to just create things that are me reading a Wikipedia page, I want them to be a journey – a logic train that makes you go "Oh wow, where are we going today?

[20] He has also spoken at events for Adweek, VidCon,[21] MIPTV Media Market,[22] the Edinburgh International Television Festival,[11] and for Novo Nordisk as a diabetes educator.

"),[25] Derek Muller (on quantum randomness),[26] Jack Horner and Chris Pratt (on dinosaur studies and Jurassic World),[27] and David Attenborough (in an interview about Planet Earth II).

[29] Later in the year, Stevens published a video to Vsauce announcing that he and Savage will visit forty cities across the United States in early 2017 to present Brain Candy Live.