Thunderf00t

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Not to be confused with Philip Mason.
Phil E. Mason
Born
Philip E. Mason

England
NationalityBritish
Other namesThunderf00t
VoiceofThunder
Known for
EducationChemistry
  • BSc
    (1993)
  • PhD
    (1997)
Alma mater
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic 2013–present)
Thesis Novel Architectures in Polymer Chemistry  (1997)
Doctoral advisorI.W. Parsons[1]
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2006–present
Subscribers1.04 million[2]
Total views337 million[2]
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers
Last updated: 28 November 2022

Philip E. Mason is a British chemist and YouTuber with the online pseudonym Thunderf00t (also VoiceOfThunder). He is best known for his critiques of religion, pseudoscience and creationism. He works at the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences.

Early life

Mason received a

PhD (1997) in chemistry from the University of Birmingham.[1] From 2003[3] until at least August 2010, Mason was affiliated with the University of Bristol.[4]

Career

Mason worked at

Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic as a member of a research group headed by Pavel Jungwirth.[1]

Alkali metals research

Mason, on his own and with some fellow technical workers, did original physical chemistry research into the nature of the

coulombic (that is, electrical charge forces) in nature which shatters and drives the metal in an extremely pure state into the water, causing both further coulombic and water dissociation. This result, developed in 2015, was completely new to chemistry.[6] His co-authored research was published in the journal Nature Chemistry.[7]

On 5 June 2020, his co-authored research on solvated electrons dissolved in ammonia was published in the science journal Science.[8]

Online activities

Mason produces

P.Z. Myers' blog were "among the two most popular secularist hubs online."[10]

Mason has used his online persona to critically examine a range of topics, including proposals to build roads surfaced with glass solar panels.[9] He has also criticised Elizabeth Holmes, Anita Sarkeesian,[11][12] and Elon Musk.[13][14][15]

In 2015, Jenny Keller, who ran the YouTube channel "Laughing Witch", attempted to get Mason fired by sending letters to his employer. Keller stated that these efforts were intended to pressure Mason to change what she considered sexist and Islamophobic content on his channel. After promoting the campaign online, Mason responded by posting a series of videos scrutinizing Keller and the Bowie, Maryland-based company she runs with her husband, Porcelain Tub Restoration. These videos led to many of Mason's fans posting negative reviews online for that company.[16] On several occasions, Mason has made guest appearances on the Drunken Peasants Podcast.[17]

In July 2020, Mason had several of his videos on YouTube debunking COVID-19 conspiracy theories falsely flagged and taken down.[18]

Creationism

Through his YouTube account Thunderf00t, Mason produced a series of videos titled "Why do people laugh at creationists?", focusing primarily on

Casey Luskin.[20]

References

  1. ^
    Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. Archived
    from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  2. ^ a b "About Thunderf00t". YouTube.
  3. PMID 12684536
    .
  4. ^ "News". University of Bristol. August 2010. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Experimental molecular dynamics studies of water structuring by sugars". Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  6. ^ a b Bell, Philip (26 January 2015). "Sodium's explosive secrets revealed - The spectacular reaction of alkali metals with water was poorly understood despite being a staple of chemistry classes". Nature Chemistry. 7: 250–254. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  7. PMID 25698335
    .
  8. S2CID 219312089
    . Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  9. ^
    ProQuest 1536863134
    .
  10. ISSN 2053-6712
    .
  11. ^ "Critic Anita Sarkeesian receives online death threats after latest Feminist Frequency video on games". VentureBeat. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  12. ^ "Tropes vs Anita Sarkeesian: on passing off anti-feminist nonsense as critique". New Statesman. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  13. ^ Brown, Mike (27 April 2017). "How Realistic Is This Hyperloop One Future Map of the U.S.?". Inverse. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  14. ^ Roberts, Michael (20 November 2017). "The One Thing Hyperloop Must Do to Avoid Becoming a Disaster". Westword. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  15. ^ Pring-Mill, David (3 August 2017). "Hyperloop Projects May Be Uniquely Vulnerable to Terrorism". The National Interest. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  16. ^ "Prince George's Co. business battles". WUSA. 30 October 2015. Archived from the original on 8 September 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  17. ^ Drunken Peasants (6 June 2014), Drunken Peasants Podcast Special Guest: ThunderF00t - ThunderF00t Meets G-Man - Much More! DPP #29, retrieved 6 July 2019
  18. Microsoft News
    .
  19. ISBN 9780199986323
    .
  20. ^ Farley, Tim (November–December 2009). "Skepticism via YouTube". Skeptical Inquirer. Retrieved 2 April 2014.

External links

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