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| Born | 22 June 1984 Bilthoven, the Netherlands |
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Diederik Jekel (born 22 June 1984 at Bilthoven, the Netherlands) is a Dutch science journalist, television presenter and physicist. In 2018, he was elected president of the Dutch Physical Society (NNV).
Jekel studied physics at Twente University, where he obtained a Master's degree in physics in 2010. Since 2011 he regularly appeared in the early-evening Dutch television talk show De Wereld Draait Door to discuss science-related topics. In 2013, he acted as a host alongside Matthijs van Nieuwkerk and Isolde Hallensleben, in the spin-off television programme De wereld leert door, in which scientists were interviewed about their research. [1] Between 2015 and 2018, Jekel explained scientific concepts and experiments in the Dutch television game show Professor Nicolai & Dr. Beckand, presented by Ruben Nicolai and Tijl Beckand. In 2016, he won the National IQ Test with an IQ of 137. [2]
He was one of the contestants in the 17th season of the Dutch television show Wie is de Mol? where he finished in 3rd place. [3] In 2018 and 2019, Jekel and Elisabeth van Nimwegen presented the television show De Kennis van Nu. In 2020, Jekel and Patty Brard presented the Dutch television series Brard & Jekel: VetGelukkig?! about people who are overweight. [4] In that same year, he appeared in the second season of the television show The Masked Singer . [5]
Since 2021, he appears as one of the Champions in Beat The Champions, the Dutch adaptation of the British game show The Chase's spin-off Beat the Chasers. [6] In 2021, he also played the role of traitor in the television show De Verraders . [7] [8]
In 2022, he looked at historic scientific experiments in the Dutch television series Jekels Jacht. [9]
Jekel and Jon Karthaus are the script writers of the 2022 Dutch feature film Costa!! . [10] [11]
Jekel's publications include:
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