“What I’d like my daughter to do is to be a critical thinker.”
– Kari Byron
MythBusters, Discovery Channel’s hit show which attempts to test popular legends, misconceptions, and tropes, is coming back on April 6th for their eighth year of bringing science with a heavy dose of explosives to television.
Co-host Kari Byron started as an intern at fellow host Jamie Hyneman’s special-effects shop M5 Industries at practically the same moment the show first began filming. From her first appearance as a model for an experiment, her critical thinking, artistic sensibility, and on-screen charisma allowed her role on the show to grow until she became part of a trio of co-hosts with special-effects veterans Grant Imahara and Tory Belleci who now have their own shop, M7, and test myths for the show in parallel with the original core duo of Hyneman and Adam Savage.
In 2010, Discovery Communications launched a new show on its Science Channel, Head Rush, in conjunction with President Obama’s STEM Initiative to promote science and math education. Hosted by Kari, Head Rush is a commercial free hour of MythBusters clips interspersed with educational segments and appearances from fellow Discovery stars, which is aimed at getting kids interested in science.
As a longtime fan of MythBusters, I was thrilled to talk to Kari recently about guns, religion, motherhood, and the upcoming season of the show.
Read our exclusive interview with Kari Byron on SuicideGirls.com.
