Diederik Jekel (born 22 June 1984 at Bilthoven, the Netherlands) is a

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, television presenter and

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. In 2018, he was elected president of the Dutch Physical Society (NNV).

Career

Jekel studied physics at Twente University, where he obtained a

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in physics in 2010. Since 2011 he regularly appeared in the early-evening Dutch television talk show ''

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'' to discuss science-related topics. In 2013, he acted as a host alongside

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and Isolde Hallensleben, in the spin-off television programme ''De wereld leert door'', in which scientists were interviewed about their research. Between 2015 and 2018, he 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. He was one of the contestants in the 17th season of the Dutch television show ''

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'' where he finished in 3rd place. In 2018 and 2019, Jekel and Elisabeth van Nimwegen presented the television show ''De Kennis van Nu''. In 2020, Jekel and

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presented the Dutch television series ''Brard & Jekel: VetGelukkig?!'' about people who are overweight. In that same year, he appeared in the second season of the television show ''

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''. 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''. In 2021, he also played the role of traitor in the television show ''

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''. In 2022, he looked at historic scientific experiments in the Dutch television series ''Jekels Jacht''. Jekel and Jon Karthaus are the script writers of the 2022 Dutch feature film ''

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''.

Selected filmography

As presenter / host / expert

* ''De wereld leert door'' (2013) * ''Professor Nicolai & Dr. Beckand'' (2015 – 2018) * ''De Kennis van Nu'' (2018, 2019) * ''Brard & Jekel: VetGelukkig?!'' (2020) * ''Jekels Jacht'' (2022)

As expert

* ''Beat The Champions'' (2021 – )

As contestant

* '' National IQ Test'' (2016) * ''

'' (2017) * ''

'' (2020) * ''

'' (2021)

Publications

Jekel's publications include: * ''Ironing out pnictides'', Master's thesis Twente University, 2010. In Dutch. * ''Zeven rampen die niet gaan gebeuren'', Contact, Amsterdam, 2011. In Dutch. * ''Bèta voor alfa's'', Uitgeverij Atlas Contact, Amsterdam, 2014. Reeks Kleine boekjes. In Dutch. * with André Kuipers et al., ''Antidepressiva en agressie, wiskunde redt mensenlevens, Hannover Messe''. DVD video, NTR, Hilversum, 2014. In Dutch.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jekel, Diederik 1984 births 21st-century Dutch journalists Dutch physicists Dutch television presenters Living people People from Utrecht (province)