Bill Nye
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==''Bill Nye: the Science Guy'' television program (BILL BILL BILL BILL BILL)== | ==''Bill Nye: the Science Guy'' television program (BILL BILL BILL BILL BILL)== | ||
Bill Nye's most notable for his ''Bill Nye: the Science Guy'' children's television series. In this series, he melded humor and entertainment with actual teaching about science and scientific concepts. This often included watering down complicated scientific theories, such as [[evolution]], into easily understandable, "do-it-yourself at home" sketches. Being a [[skeptic]] himself, he once dedicated an entire episode of his program to the exploration of [[pseudoscience]].<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtEVirQgPeI&feature=related A YouTube] broadcast of this program with Portuguese subtitles.</ref> | Bill Nye's most notable for his ''Bill Nye: the Science Guy'' children's television series. In this series, he melded humor and entertainment with actual teaching about science and scientific concepts. This often included watering down complicated scientific theories, such as [[evolution]], into easily understandable, "do-it-yourself at home" sketches. Being a [[skeptic]] himself, he once dedicated an entire episode of his program to the exploration of [[pseudoscience]].<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtEVirQgPeI&feature=related A YouTube] broadcast of this program with Portuguese subtitles.</ref> | ||
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Bill Nye, popularly known as "Bill Nye the Science Guy", is an American science educator, humanist,[1] television host, comedian, and mechanical engineer, most popularly known for his children's educational television program Bill Nye: The Science Guy.[2] A fellow for the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, he is most well known, in the years since his Science Guy program, for making television appearances questioning the existence of UFOs as well as being a heavy critic of global warming denialism, though that has not kept him from questioning and critiquing other pseudosciences as well.[3]
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Bill Nye: the Science Guy television program (BILL BILL BILL BILL BILL)
Bill Nye's most notable for his Bill Nye: the Science Guy children's television series. In this series, he melded humor and entertainment with actual teaching about science and scientific concepts. This often included watering down complicated scientific theories, such as evolution, into easily understandable, "do-it-yourself at home" sketches. Being a skeptic himself, he once dedicated an entire episode of his program to the exploration of pseudoscience.[4]
Some interesting personal appearances
- On 5 April 2006, Nye made two public appearances at McLennan Community College in Waco, Texas. During both lectures, he mentioned Genesis 1:16, which states "And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also." (KJV) He then stated that the "lesser light" was, in fact, not a light, but a reflector. During the evening (7 p.m.) lecture, some audience members started booing him at this point. One woman with three kids yelled "We believe in God" at him, then dragged her kids out of the building.[5] During the afternoon (1:30 p.m.) lecture, Nye had given the same lecture to about 600 appreciative school children, their teachers and a few of their parents. So, it's possible that this was a flash mob organized by a few incensed fundies upset by Nye's contradiction of Genesis. (The Waco Tribune-Herald published this story in their 6 April 2006 edition, but pulled the story from their website soon after it got international attention.)[6]
- On 27 July 2011, Nye appeared on Fox News' Happening Now with Jon Scott. During the interview, Scott wondered how the moon could have had volcanoes billions of years ago if there was no fossil fuels being burned up there back then. Nye was momentarily stunned by this query.[7]
- On 29 August 2011, Nye appeared on Fox Business Network to talk about Hurricane Irene and the effects of global warming on weather patterns. Being well practiced at discussing science with children, Nye talked to the FBN host and viewers as if they were ten-year-olds. Host Charles Payne did his best to lead Nye down a few blind alleys, including showing a video of Al Gore comparing global warming denialism to racism, then asking Nye to comment on it. Then, when they ran short on time, Payne said that "the route that (Nye had) taken (to explain the matter) is still confusing some of the viewers."[8]
- On July 29, 2011, Nye (wearing his classic bow tie) was on Countdown with Keith Olbermann (with a guest host) on a "Screwy Science" segment in which Nye discussed with the host about illuminated puppies in which Nye was interrupted several times and they also discussed a "solar panel bikini". Nye was cut off at the end. This was essentially fodder to fill the show.[9]
Current Activities
Bill Nye has long been a part of the Planetary Society and in 2011 became the CEO of that organization. He regularly appears on the Planetary Society's podcast, Planetary Radio which interviews a prominent scientist every week.
Bill Nye also makes appearances at geology and astronomy conventions and occasionally lobbies congress for NASA funding.
Creationism is not appropriate for children
In 2012, Nye came out with a video[10] in which he eloquently argued against the teaching of creationism to children. According to Nye, "your world just becomes fantastically complicated when you don't believe in evolution." This video, of course, was met with typical ad-hominem attacks by promoters of nonsense.[11]
External links
- Watch your childhood get ruined. Bill, you perv.
- [1] Planetary Society podcast that Bill Nye appears on each week.
- [2] A blog post on the back and forth on Bill Nye's youtube video about creationism.
Footnotes
- ↑ AHA
- ↑ A clip from his television program
- ↑ Such as in this video, where he explores astrology
- ↑ A YouTube broadcast of this program with Portuguese subtitles.
- ↑ Matthew, Morgan. "Bill Nye Boo'd In Texas For Saying The Moon Reflects The Sun", Think Atheist website, posted 21 February 2009, accessed 30 August 2011.
- ↑ Fortunately, Archive.org grabs everything that appears on the internet, even for only a few days. The story, titled "'The Science Guy' is entertaining and provocative at MCC lecture" and written by staff writer Tim Woods, is archived here.
- ↑ "Fox Anchor Wonders If Moon Volcanoes Mean Global Warming Isn't Happening", Media Matters website, posted 28 June 2011, accessed 30 August 2011.
- ↑ "Bill Nye Discusses Climate Change With Fox Business Network's Charles Payne", Huffington Post, posted and accessed 30 August 2011.
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz9_kQq9Oas
- ↑ Courtesy of Big Think
- ↑ The Creation Museum's response.