Bill Nye, scientist, engineer, comedian, author, and inventor, is a man with a mission: to help foster a scientifically literate society, to help people everywhere understand and appreciate the science that makes our world work. Making science entertaining and accessible is something Bill has been doing most of his life. In Seattle Nye began to combine his love of science with his flair for comedy, when he won the Steve Martin look-alike contest and developed dual careers as an engineer by day and a stand-up comic by night. Nye then quit his day engineering day job and made the transition to a night job as a comedy writer and performer on Seattle's home-grown ensemble comedy show “Almost Live." This is where “Bill Nye the Science Guy®" was born. The show appeared before Saturday Night Live and later on Comedy Central, originating at KING-TV, Seattle's NBC affiliate. While working on the Science Guy show, Nye won seven national Emmy Awards for writing, performing, and producing. The show won 18 Emmys in five years. In between creating the shows, he wrote five children's books about science, including his latest title, “Bill Nye's Great Big Book of Tiny Germs." Nye is the host of three currently-running television series. “The 100 Greatest Discoveries" airs on the Science Channel. “The Eyes of Nye" airs on PBS stations across the country. Bill's latest project is hosting a show on Planet Green called “Stuff Happens." It's about environmentally responsible choices that consumers can make as they go about their day and their shopping. Also, you'll see Nye in his good-natured rivalry with his neighbor Ed Begley. They compete to see who can save the most energy and produce the smallest carbon footprint. Nye has 4,000 watts of solar power and a solar-boosted hot water system. There's also the low water use garden and underground watering system. It's fun for him; he's an engineer with an energy conservation hobby. Nye is currently the Executive Director of The Planetary Society, the world's largest space interest organization.
Hard Science Hey Bill Nye! Why does the Earth have earthquakes? The clash of tectonic plates beneath us is just part of life on Earth—unless, of course, there is human interference like in the American Midwest. ▸ 4 min — with Bill Nye, The Science Guy Thinking Hey Bill Nye! Would the world be better without religion? This week, Bill Nye tackles one of the most complicated hypotheticals of all time. ▸ 2 min — with Bill Nye, The Science Guy Latest Videos Hey Bill Nye! Do you believe in free will? Is the idea of “choice” real or is choice just an idea in our heads? Are our brains inventing our own answers before we’ve even thought them through? The answer might surprise you. ▸ 3 min — with Bill Nye, The Science Guy Hard Science Hey Bill Nye! What if I’m not a science person? High school junior Caitlin is worried. She wants to be a scientist but is struggling with it a little bit in school—is there hope for her career? ▸ 2 min — with Bill Nye, The Science Guy Hard Science Hey Bill Nye! Would Humanity Make Peace with Aliens—or War? Once we discover alien life out there, humanity will never be the same. ▸ 2 min — with Bill Nye, The Science Guy Thinking Hey Bill Nye! Do the Laws of Nature Allow for God? Physics finds no trace of God so far—but does it matter? ▸ 2 min — with Bill Nye, The Science Guy Hard Science Hey Bill Nye! Is the Multiverse a Paradoxical Idea? The Many Worlds Interpretation is just one of a few multiverse hypotheses—but is there a glaring paradox in this popular idea? ▸ 3 min — with Bill Nye, The Science Guy Latest Videos Hey Bill Nye! What Do You Consider Your Greatest Achievement? Bill Nye is the CEO of The Planetary Society, has his own Netflix show, flew on Air Force One with President Obama, and has at least six honorary doctorate degrees. But there’s one thing that makes him prouder than all that combined. ▸ 2 min — with Bill Nye, The Science Guy The Future Hey Bill Nye! Will We All Lose Our Jobs to Robots? Job automation will need to strike a delicate balance — we want enough to make our lives more comfortable, but no more than that.rn ▸ 3 min — with Bill Nye, The Science Guy Latest Videos Hey Bill Nye! What’s Your Fondest Memory of Carl Sagan? Science makes the heart grow fonder. Want proof? Just watch Bill Nye as he remembers time spent with the legendary cosmologist Carl Sagan. ▸ 4 min — with Bill Nye, The Science Guy Latest Videos Hey Bill Nye! How Do You Reason with a Science Skeptic? Whether it’s palm reading, climate denial, or straight-up illuminati finger pointing, people all around us – and including us – have world views that are inconsistent with evidence. ▸ 4 min — with Bill Nye, The Science Guy Hard Science Hey Bill Nye! Should Humans Go Vegan to Slow Global Warming? Methane gases from livestock production is contributing to the acceleration of global warming. Is a plant-based diet a smart way for individuals to curb the effects of climate change? ▸ 3 min — with Bill Nye, The Science Guy Neuropsych Hey Bill Nye! Does Consciousness Transcend the Brain? If you cloned yourself perfectly, would the clone have the same mind? At the heart of this question is an investigation into what – and where – consciousness is. ▸ 4 min — with Bill Nye, The Science Guy Hard Science How Media Polarization Warped the Climate Change Debate Ding-ding! Here’s round two of the viral Bill Nye vs. Tucker Carlson Fox News debate. The Science Guy replies, without interruptions, and makes Tucker Carlson an offer. ▸ 4 min — with Bill Nye, The Science Guy Hard Science Discoveries in the TRAPPIST-1 System Could “Change the Course of Human History” Are we alone in the universe? NASA’s exploration of TRAPPIST-1 has the potential to answer one of humanity’s deepest questions. ▸ 3 min — with Bill Nye, The Science Guy Hard Science NASA: The Beating Heart of America’s Innovation Industry As its CEO, Bill Nye lays out the missions The Planetary Society would like to see NASA focus on over the next 20 years. NASA by nature goes where the future is, and Nye can’t help but think of another industry that should follow suit. ▸ 5 min — with Bill Nye, The Science Guy Latest Videos Hey Bill Nye! Our Brains Are All the Same, So Why Aren’t People Identical? Human minds are all powered by the same organ, so why do we have such strong preferences and diverse favorite things? Bill Nye lets us in on an example from his life. ▸ 3 min — with Bill Nye, The Science Guy The Present Hey Bill Nye! What If the World Were Run by Scientists and Engineers? What if the vision wasn’t just to have politicians who are science literate, but actual scientists running the joint – would it be any better than it is now? ▸ 5 min — with Bill Nye, The Science Guy Hard Science Hey Bill Nye! Is Time Real? Time is this wild fourth dimension in nature, says Bill Nye. We depend on its neat measurements for survival – but subjectively it continues to elude us. ▸ 5 min — with Bill Nye, The Science Guy Hard Science Hey Bill Nye! What If Life Had Evolved From Viruses? Evolutionary biologists generally agree that humans evolved from a bacteria-like ancestor, rather than a viral one. But what if we’re chemically connected? ▸ 5 min — with Bill Nye, The Science Guy The Future Hey Bill Nye! What Technology Can We Expect to Have 50 Years From Now? If we could jump 50 years into the future, what will our world look like? Flying cars? Hologram phones? Bill Nye sees two technological paths ahead – and we’re in the fork between them at this very moment. ▸ 4 min — with Bill Nye, The Science Guy Hard Science Hey Bill Nye! Could Scientists Today Create Frankenstein’s Monster? Has technology advanced enough that we could stitch together body parts and reanimate the dead? Bill Nye one-ups that old-school Frankenstein vision with newer (and cooler) scientific possibilities. ▸ 5 min — with Bill Nye, The Science Guy The Present Hey Bill Nye! What’s the Best Way to Handle Overpopulation? How will we deal with the impending overpopulation crisis – and how much of a crisis is it anyway? ▸ 5 min — with Bill Nye, The Science Guy Latest Videos Hey Bill Nye! Is Cold Fusion Possible? Did you know that our fascination with cold fusion — unlimited energy created at room temperature — all began with the holder of the first patent for the television? ▸ 4 min — with Bill Nye, The Science Guy Latest Videos Hey Bill Nye! Do You Think about Your Mortality? The days may seem long, but life itself is rather short. Bill Nye the Science Guy puts the human lifespan into perspective with a hard look at the numbers that define our time on Earth. ▸ 7 min — with Bill Nye, The Science Guy Hard Science Hey Bill Nye! If Scientific Discoveries Are Dangerous, Should They Be Censored? There is censorship in science, admits Bill Nye – but not nearly as much as there should be. ▸ 5 min — with Bill Nye, The Science Guy Latest Videos Hey Bill Nye! Why Don’t Gas Giants Have Gas Moons? A very small person asks a very big question: why aren’t the moons of gaseous planets also made of gas? ▸ 4 min — with Bill Nye, The Science Guy Hard Science Hey Bill Nye! How Do I Engage Skeptics in Meaningful Climate Change Discussion? Climate change is a topic that’s politically charged rather than scientifically charged. Bill Nye offers tips for how those on the side of science can begin to have meaningful conversations with skeptics. ▸ 7 min — with Bill Nye, The Science Guy Latest Videos Hey Bill Nye! What’s the Evolutionary Purpose of Music and Art? The impulse to create art and music comes from deep evolutionary drives, explains Bill Nye the Science Guy. In the animal kingdom, song and visual displays are great tools for, um, flirting. ▸ 2 min — with Bill Nye, The Science Guy Latest Videos Hey Bill Nye! Why Do I Have to Go to School? Bill Nye the Science Guy says we all go through a phase of disliking school. But that’s because adolescence is a tough time in life for everyone. Thankfully, that phase is only temporary. ▸ 2 min — with Bill Nye, The Science Guy 1 2 3 … 5 Next
