Posted on April 08, 2013 by Ryan Callen
On September 23, 2013, the Miami University colony of Theta Tau attended, “How the MythBusters Made Science Cool Again,” a lecture from Kari Byron and Tori Belleci, two cast members from Discovery’s MythBusters. The lecture was sponsored by the Miami University Lecture Series, and was open to Miami University students. During the lecture Kari and Tori discussed their passion for science, the paths they chose that led them to becoming MythBusters, and why science is such an important part of society. To close the event, Kari and Tori opened the discussion up to the audience, allowing for a question-and-answer session. This lecture was extremely successful in develop the professional development of our brothers because it contained insight from two individuals that took completely different (and arguably unorthodox) routes to success. Their overlying messages about creativity and persistence were something our brothers could truly learn from.
The feedback for this event was extremely positive. Much like the last lecture our colony attended, “Neil deGrasse Tyson: Science as a Way of Knowing” (which was one of the main reasons we sought to attend this one), our members came away feeling completely inspired. Moving forward, our colony will continue to attend lectures of this nature.