I didn't know what TikTok was. My student took my phone, made an account, and changed my career.

Business Insider | 14-09-2026 10:42pm |

Phillip Cook, a high school chemistry teacher in New York City, had his TikTok account created by a student who took his phone. He now has nearly four million followers on the platform, where he teaches chemistry to people of all ages. Cook aims to inspire curiosity about the world through experiments. His career was transformed by this unexpected foray into social media.

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