Kari Byron

In this episode of Cyber Voices, Kari Byron, known for her role on MythBusters, discusses her evolution from television host to STEM advocate. She is spearheading a global mission to promote STEM through a reimagined version of the White House Science Fair, now a national festival that transcends politics by involving industry sponsors. Byron explains how this initiative not only highlights young talent but also creates vital connections between students and industry leaders. The end goal is to empower the next generation of innovators, making STEM careers more accessible and fostering a worldwide community of future leaders. Make sure you check out Kari's podcast, Mythfits!

After the boys all picked LA based heist movies for their first California episode, San Francisco native Kari Byron decided to bust the myth that Los Angeles is the only city in California. Her (ice) pick of 'Basic Instinct' takes a stab at the title of ultimate California movie while we also head back to the year 2019 with one of the greatest science fiction movies ever made with 'Blade Runner'. Can they topple 'Point Break' or will they be forgotten like tears in the rain? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Kari Byron & Jenny Buccos are here to share all about the 2nd Annual National STEM Festival . EXPLR’s National STEM Festival inspires kids nationwide to engage with STEM, a mission more crucial than ever as we advance towards a technology-driven future and workforce. Submissions for the 2025 National STEM Festival are open to young innovators across all 50 states and all U.S. territories until October 20, 2024. Top-scoring students, along with a caregiver, will receive an expense-paid trip to Washington, DC for the National STEM Festival, where they will share their project, network with top business and government leaders, and learn skills that will equip them for meaningful careers in the future. Also, check out the Live & On-Demand conversations with people in super STEM careers on the National STEM Challenge website EXPLR’s commitment to education includes work on a bill to establish National STEM Week , which will enhance STEM pathways for students across the country. The National STEM Week bill was introduced to Congress by U.S. Representatives Mike Carey (R-OH) and Joyce Beatty (D-OH). Kari Byron (former member of Mythbusters) and Jenny Buccos are the Co-Directors of the National STEM Challenge and Co-Founders of EXPLR . (Learn more about the origin of the National STEM Challenge from Kari on Ep 255 ) Connect with The National STEM Challenge: Website nationalstemchallenge.com Twitter/X: @national_stem Instagram: @nationalstemfestival EXPLR Website explr.com Chris Woods is the host of the STEM Everyday Podcast... Connect with him: Website: dailystem.com Twitter/X: @dailystem Instagram: @dailystem YouTube: @dailystem Get Chris's book Daily STEM on Amazon Support the show

Hello everyone! Join us for an inspiring episode featuring the one and only Kari Byron from Mythbusters! We dive into the exciting world of STEM education and its profound impact on creativity and innovation. Kari shares her insights on the upcoming National STEM Festival and discusses how hands-on experiences can ignite a passion for science in students of all ages. Discover how to foster curiosity in the classroom, the importance of integrating creativity into STEM subjects, and Kari's personal journey in breaking down barriers in science education. Whether you're a teacher, parent, or simply a science enthusiast, this episode is packed with ideas to spark imagination and learning. Tune in and let's explore how to make science more engaging and accessible for everyone! For over a decade Kari Byron has been a strong presence in the world of science adventure and travel television. She is best known as a host on Discovery Channel's Mythbusters but has gone on to host and produce shows spanning several networks. Today you will find her continuing her mission to inspire, empower, entertain and educate through the digital storytelling of EXPLR. Fostering her curious nature, she spent a lifetime acquiring odd skills and interests. After graduating college and traveling the world she decided to settle in San Francisco and pursue a career as a sculptor. Special effects and prop making seemed like a perfect fit. Trying to break into the field, she got an internship at M5 industries with Jamie Hyneman. Her first day turned out to be the beginning of Mythbusters, and a career in television. Though her dream was to be a working artist somehow handling poop, eating bugs, wiring explosives and scraping chicken guts off the ceiling turned out to be the catalyst of her real dream job as a science communicator., STEM advocate, and Cofounder of the National STEM Festival.

They say picking just one movie to be crowned World Champion State of 'Murica is impossible - so we decided to bust that myth by calling Mythbuster and friend of the pod Kari Byron so help us take it from 16 movies to the Final 4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The 2024 National STEM Challenge is a nationwide initiative to foster creativity, critical thinking, and a passion for STEM subjects among middle and high school students. The Challenge invites students in grades 6-12 from across the U.S. and its territories to conceive and submit STEM innovations, inventions, and research. Students will create a 3 page PDF presentation about their project (tested if using the scientific method or constructed physically or digitally if using the engineering design process). The best projects from all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories will become Challenge Finalists with the opportunity to advance to the next level by submitting a video in the second round. Up to 200 National Champions will win a trip to the National STEM Festival in Washington, D.C., in April 2024. There, Champions will showcase their projects to some of our nation's most influential leaders. The Festival is co-presented by the U.S. Department of Education and EXPLR. Canva also has a collection of free templates and graphics to help create your project submission. Kari Byron , former member of Mythbusters, is the Co-Director of the National STEM Challenge and Co-Founder of EXPLR . Connect with Kari & The National STEM Challenge: Website nationalstemchallenge.com Twitter/X: @national_stem Kari's Twitter/X: @KariByron Instagram: @nationalstemfestival Kari's Instagram: @therealkaribyron EXPLR Website explr.com Chris Woods is the host of the STEM Everyday Podcast... Connect with him: Website: dailystem.com Twitter/X: @dailystem Instagram: @dailystem YouTube: @dailystem Get Chris's book Daily STEM on Amazon Support the show

After the boys all picked LA based heist movies for their first California episode, San Francisco native Kari Byron decided to bust the myth that Los Angeles is the only city in California. Her (ice) pick of 'Basic Instinct' takes a stab at the title of ultimate California movie while we also head back to the year 2019 with one of the greatest science fiction movies ever made with 'Blade Runner'. Can they topple 'Point Break' or will they be forgotten like tears in the rain? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

In today's episode, Dave talks with Kari Byron, a professional curiosity communicator. Kari tells us about her career, her many diverse projects, and her mission to help people become good critical thinkers and "find the hope" in the world! They also discuss how to sell the Eiffel tower, how to do flood control with diapers, and how many mentos you can eat while drinking diet coke before it becomes a big problem for you. Kari has an art background that evolved into a science career. She was the first female host on the Discovery Channel, is a perpetually curious and adept question asker, and she is an expert at guerilla engineering. Listen in to hear her amazing perspective on life on using the scientific method, curiosity, representation, and inspiration to make excellent educational video content and lesson plans with her co-founder of EXPLR Media, Jenny Buccos. Watch Kari's session with Jenny Buccos and Justin Shaifer from Science is Cool 9: https://www.thepocketlab.com/video/scic9/explr-media Find Explr Classroom: https://explr-classroom.com/ ABOUT KARI For nearly two decades Kari Byron has been a strong presence in the world of science television. She is best known as a host on Discovery Channel's Mythbusters but has gone on to host and produce shows spanning several networks; Head Rush, Punkin Chunkin, LDRS, Thrill Factor, Strange Trips, America Declassified, The White Rabbit Project, Positive Energy and Crash Test World. Connect with Kari at https://twitter.com/KariByron

Hey there, everybody! It’s me, Count Vacula, bringing you a brand-new No Filter with Count Vacula and a brand-new friend to meet! I’m so excited about today’s guest! Her name is Kari Byron and most people know her from the TV show MythBusters , where Kari and her friends conducted all kinds of crazy science experiments to learn the truth about things. They tested everything from whether elephants are actually scared of mice (they aren’t) to whether a person can really climb a building on a rope of human hair like Rapunzel’s prince did (they can)! Kari loves learning so much that she even started a kids’ content platform called EXPLR —it’s full of amazing science videos that teachers and families can use to help 5th–10th graders learn more about the world. Kari and I have a lot of things in common, including the fact that we both like to eat delicious bugs! I eat them when they fall under the couch, but Kari buys hers specially. She even brought a bag of chocolate-covered crickets to the show! She taught me that eating food made from insects is a great way to help the planet, because they’re full of protein and it’s really easy to make more of them. But you probably shouldn’t eat any bugs unless your grown-up gives them to you. Kari and I talked about toilet monsters, and cardboard spaceships, and how you need to keep practicing at things if you want to get them right. That’s why I keep practicing my getting-to-know-you skills! Making new friends can be difficult, or even feel a little scary—but the more I keep doing it, the better I get at it and the more confident I feel, even when I meet a TV star like Kari! It was super fun getting to know Kari, and I think you’re going to have a great time too! I’ll be back after awhile with another new person for you to meet, but until then, I hope you’re practicing making friends and meeting new people. Is there someone you made friends with who you really like? Write me and tell me about them! I want to know what you have in common with them, and what you don’t have in common with them, but most importantly, I’d love to know— how were you kind today ? See you soon, pal! Vac Get more at: IMAGINENEIGHBORHOOD.org Friend and follow us! TWITTER , FACEBOOK , <a href="https://www.instagram.com

Kari Byron is a television host and STEAM communicator (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) best known as one of the presenters of the popular science entertainment show “Mythbusters” which, over the course of 248 episodes and 2,950 separate experiments, helped inspire an entire generation of young engineers and scientists. Its combination of smart entertainment and accessible educational content proved immensely popular, garnering an international audience while demonstrating that STEAM can be for everyone. In this episode of Create the Future, we delve into the exciting and creative world of science communication: everything from designing experiments to being a human test dummy. Kari shares how she now puts the ‘A’ into STEAM using explosives, we discuss the importance of creating opportunities for yourself, and we learn why Kari believes “failure is always an option” when it comes to busting myths. New episodes of ‘Create the Future: An Engineering Podcast’ every other Tuesday. www.qeprize.org/podcasts Follow @qeprize on Twitter , Instagram , and Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.