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Oct 2024
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#366 The National STEM Festival with Kar...

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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.

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