Jamie Hyneman, one of the creators of the popular TV show MythBusters, received an honorary doctorate from the University of Twente in 2011. He now honors us with his presence during his visit the Netherlands and the University of Twente on the 11th of March. Hyneman rose to fame as one of the co-creators of the Discovery Channel programme MythBusters, which is all about conducting experiments to prove or disprove popular myths. Mythbuster Hyneman is the owner of M5 Industries, a company specialized in creating special effects for feature films and commercials. M5 was responsible for most of the special effects in the film Top Gun for example. Hyneman also developed unique objects, such as a special 7Up machine and an exclusive shoe for Nike.
On Saturday 11 March at 11:00, Jamie Hyneman will give a College Tour lecture that is open to the general public as well as UT alumni and their children at the De Waaier building. This will be followed by a Mini Open House at the DesignLab at 13:00. This event includes an interactive programme with demonstrations and experiments using the latest scientific technologies. The mini Open House is for people of all ages who are interested in taking a look behind the scenes at the University of Twente. 700 tickets are available for the Mini Open House and the lecture. You can sign up on the University of Twente website.
About Jamie Hyneman
Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage shot roughly 248 episodes of the popular TV show MythBusters together. Over 1,000 myths turned out to be true or were busted. With spectacular experiments they investigated tall tales that sometimes surprised them by being true. It turns out elephants really are scared of mice and you can really test positive for drugs after eating poppy seed bread. Thanks to their humorous approach to myth busting, they managed to captivate millions of people around the world and interest them in science, technology and conducting experiments. Hyneman taught at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco and is an honorary lifetime member of the California Science Teachers Association. He has held jobs as a diver, captain and concrete inspector, and now gives lectures at universities around the world in addition to his duties as the owner of M5 Industries, a company specialized in creating special and visual effects for films.
