Bill Nye

This article is about the American science educator. For other uses, see Bill Nye (disambiguation). thumb|Bill Nye in 2011 William Sanford "Bill" Nye (born November 27, 1955), popularly known as Bill Nye the Science Guy, is an American science educator, comedian, television host, actor, writer, scientist and former mechanical engineer, best known as the host of the Disney/PBS children's science show Bill Nye the Science Guy (1993–98) and for his many subsequent appearances in popular media as a science educator. Quotes Good science makes a clean environment. B2 Legislature: Science guy tells rally: Vote The Columbian Vancouver, Washington February 3, 2000 Karen Gaudette Associated Press NewsBank Everything you can touch and depend on in our society goes back to science. N1 Champs Science Bowl goes to NOHO Daily News of Los Angeles February 20, 2000 Amy Raisin NewsBank We want to get young people excited about inventing so they'll be future inventors, and change the world. 9 NewsBank Click Life - Where kids get plugged in New York Daily News July 2, 2000 Alissa MacMillan The invention process is a great exercise for kids. It compels them to define an actual problem, formulate an original solution, develop a product, and share the results or products with their friends and peers. NewsBank Nurturing the inventor in your child Southwest Times Record Fort Smith, Arkansas August 25, 2000 Pam Cloud Smith Science is the most important thing you can study in school. NewsBank 35 Associated Press TV host decries U.S. failure to value science, math education The Star-Ledger Newark, New Jersey December 10, 2000 The passion and beauty and joy of science is that we humans have invented a process to understand the universe in a way that is true for everyone. We are finding universal truths. NewsBank 35 Associated Press TV host decries U.S. failure to value science, math education The Star-Ledger Newark, New Jersey December 10, 2000 I encourage you to look at the world around you and think about how it works. My friends, you can go forth and make this world a better place. NewsBank 03I Science Guy Wants You to Ask, 'Why?' The Columbus Dispatch Ohio October 24, 2001 Connie A. Higgins Without clouds we wouldn't have rain. Without rain there is no water, no crops and no food for you and me. Humans would not exist without the sun, heat, water and oxygen from plants. NewsBank 03I Science Guy Wants You to Ask, 'Why?' The Columbus Dispatch Ohio October 24, 2001 Connie A. Higgins When people start rejecting the fundamental understanding of the world that scientific process brings you, well, that's bad in my opinion. NewsBank D-01 Bill Nye, the Science Guy, brings humor to normally serious field The Daily Gazette Schenectady, New York March 9, 2005 Bill Buell When people, some of them very intellectual, claim that evolution is not true, I get a little nervous. NewsBank D-01 Bill Nye, the Science Guy, brings humor to normally serious field The Daily Gazette Schenectady, New York March 9, 2005 Bill Buell I might be trying to change the world, but I also better be funny while I'm doing it. I've never lost sight of that. NewsBank D-01 Bill Nye, the Science Guy, brings humor to normally serious field The Daily Gazette Schenectady, New York March 9, 2005 Bill Buell I can be educational, but if I'm not funny and entertaining, too, who's going to come and listen to me or watch me on TV. NewsBank D-01 Bill Nye, the Science Guy, brings humor to normally serious field The Daily Gazette Schenectady, New York March 9, 2005 Bill Buell I don't want people memorizing the planets or counting how many plants there are in the world. But I want them to know that the world is 4.56 billion years old, and I want them to know how we know it is 4.56 billion years old. It's wonderful and exciting, and it creates a reverence for nature. When I see people reject all that, it's kind of creepy. NewsBank D-01 Bill Nye, the Science Guy, brings humor to normally serious field The Daily Gazette Schenectady, New York March 9, 2005 Bill Buell I find both humor and grimness in most issues. NewsBank E1 That science guy is back, in 'Eyes of Nye' Seattle Post-Intelligencer Seattle, Washington April 5, 2005 Tom Paulson I'm an educator. You do what you have to do to get what you are saying across, and if that means being funny, that's what I do. NewsBank 'The Science Guy' returns to tackle issues for older audience Journal Gazette Mattoon, Illinois June 8, 2005 Associated Press There are major issues that people - as taxpayers and voters - will have to make informed decisions on in the near future. They will need to understand the science and the ethical considerations to form their opinions. Some of these are issues that will affect humanity for decades to come. NewsBank 'The Science Guy' returns to tackle issues for older audience Journal Gazette Mattoon, Illinois June 8, 2005 Associated Press Global climate change is a big deal to me. We need to change our ways. NewsBank Bill Nye ‚ Foundation fundraiser guy The Reporter Lansdale, Pennsylvania April 1, 2006 Jeff Ertz thumb|Bill Nye onstage at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Florida. (2007) Change the world - even if ever so slightly - is my goal. NewsBank Nye: We must all save the Earth The Madison Courier Madison, Indiana February 21, 2009 Pat Whitney The single biggest impact a person can have on the Earth is driving a car, either driving a fuel-efficient car or just driving it less. NewsBank Nye: We must all save the Earth The Madison Courier Madison, Indiana February 21, 2009 Pat Whitney It will take more time for the change we have to effect, but we don't have more time. The carbon dioxide on Earth, just in the last four years, has increased from .03 percent to .04 percent. And the change will have a significant impact on everyone. NewsBank Nye: We must all save the Earth The Madison Courier Madison, Indiana February 21, 2009 Pat Whitney Half the humans are women, so I think half the scientists should be women - a legacy of my parents. NewsBank Nye: We must all save the Earth The Madison Courier Madison, Indiana February 21, 2009 Pat Whitney The Earth has never warmed this fast. We need to see how much we can change the world in the next 20 years. NewsBank Nye: We must all save the Earth The Madison Courier Madison, Indiana February 21, 2009 Pat Whitney The Earth is just a speck of sand in the universe. And there's no cavalry coming over the hill to rescue it. NewsBank Nye: We must all save the Earth The Madison Courier Madison, Indiana February 21, 2009 Pat Whitney The more we learn about volcanoes, the more we learn about the earth. Learning about the earth is more important than it has ever been. NewsBank 'Science Guy' Visits Volcano The Chronicle Centralia, Washington May 18, 2009 Paula Collucci Carbon dioxide has never entered the atmosphere so fast. In 1976 the carbon dioxide level was at 0.03 percent. We've lived through a change to 0.04 percent. NewsBank 'Science Guy' Visits Volcano The Chronicle Centralia, Washington May 18, 2009 Paula Collucci thumb|Bill Nye at The Up Experience (2010) People like to grab stuff, hold things in their hands and make things happen. Children’s museums are ideal for these kinds of things. There’s nothing more fun, to me. NewsBank Mark Bennett Bill Nye still rocking science - TV personality making weekend appearance in town to help open Children's Museum The Tribune-Star Terre Haute, Indiana September 24, 2010 If I were the king of the forest, and I’m not, we would have more astronomy. NewsBank Mark Bennett Bill Nye still rocking science - TV personality making weekend appearance in town to help open Children's Museum The Tribune-Star Terre Haute, Indiana September 24, 2010 When you compare Mars to Earth, and Venus to Earth, you can see the problem [earthlings face]. We do not want to become Venus. NewsBank Mark Bennett Bill Nye still rocking science - TV personality making weekend appearance in town to help open Children's Museum The Tribune-Star Terre Haute, Indiana September 24, 2010 thumb|Bill Nye speaking to an audience (2011) It's not cool ... or it's not cool enough. The world is getting warmer, that's all there is to it. I want you guys to stop this. I want you to change the world. NewsBank Meagan Engle ‘Science Guy' Nye tells Miami students to ‘change the world' Oxford Press Ohio January 31, 2011 It is this fragile nature of the earth's atmosphere that I want everybody to appreciate. It's what I call your place in space. NewsBank Meagan Engle ‘Science Guy' Nye tells Miami students to ‘change the world' Oxford Press Ohio January 31, 2011 To exclude kids in formal education from science is bad for everybody. NewsBank J.D. Velasco Study: California's elementary schools barely teach science The Whittier Daily News California October 25, 2011 I will assert that U.S. economic growth is in lockstep with science and technology and, by extension, science education. NewsBank J.D. Velasco Study: California's elementary schools barely teach science The Whittier Daily News California October 25, 2011 If we found life on Mars, it would change everybody's view of our place in space. NewsBank Mike Anton Los Angeles Times The Seattle Times Seattle, Washington Fully loaded robot heading off to Mars November 20, 2011 thumb|Bill Nye speaking at Ohio State University (2012) Spacecraft sent to Mars, Saturn, Mercury, the moon, comets, and asteroids have been making incredible discoveries, with more to come from recent launches to Jupiter, the moon, and Mars. The country needs more of these robotic space exploration missions, not less. NewsBank Tom Beal Space research here faces a horizon of closures, cuts The Arizona Daily Star Tucson, Arizona February 15, 2012 Evolution is the fundamental idea in all of life science, in all of biology. It's like, it's very much analogous to trying to do geology without believing in tectonic plates. You're just not gonna get the right answer. Your whole world is just gonna be — a mystery. Instead of an exciting place. Bill Nye: Creationism Is Not Appropriate For Children on YouTube (23 August 2012) I say to the grownups, 'If you want to deny evolution and live in your world that's completely inconsistent with everything we've observed in the universe that's fine. But don't make your kids do it.' NewsBank Lily Kuo Bill Nye the Science Guy: - Creationism not good for kids The Chronicle Willimantic, Connecticut August 28, 2012 Reuters When you have a portion of the population that doesn't believe in (evolution) it holds everybody back, really. NewsBank Lily Kuo Bill Nye the Science Guy: - Creationism not good for kids The Chronicle Willimantic, Connecticut August 28, 2012 Reuters We need scientifically literate voters and taxpayers for the future. NewsBank Lily Kuo Bill Nye the Science Guy: - Creationism not good for kids The Chronicle Willimantic, Connecticut August 28, 2012 Reuters thumb|Bill Nye speaking at the Center for Inquiry summit (2013) How could there be billions of stars more distant than 6,000 years, if the world is only 6,000 years old? NewsBank Bill Nye defends evolution in Kentucky debate The Times and Democrat Orangeburg, South Carolina February 4, 2014 I just want to remind us all there are billions of people in the world who are deeply religious, who get enriched by the wonderful sense of community by their religion. But these same people do not embrace the extraordinary view that the Earth is somehow only 6,000 years old. NewsBank Bill Nye defends evolution in Kentucky debate The Times and Democrat Orangeburg, South Carolina February 4, 2014 If we continue to eschew science ... we are not going to move forward. We will not embrace natural laws. We will not make discoveries. We will not invent and innovate and stay ahead. NewsBank A12 'Science Guy' Bill Nye defends evolution in debate St. Paul Pioneer Press Minnesota February 5, 2014 Dylan Lovan Associated Press Please, you don't want to raise a generation of science students who don't understand how we know our place in the cosmos, who don't understand natural law. NewsBank 3 Sarah Whitman Age-old feud: In the beginning Tampa Bay Times Florida February 7, 2014 Nature is bottom up. It's compelling and complex, and it fills me with joy and it's inconsistent with the top down view. NewsBank 3 Sarah Whitman Age-old feud: In the beginning Tampa Bay Times Florida February 7, 2014 You don’t need a PhD in climate science to understand what’s going on, that we have overwhelming evidence that the climate is changing. That you cannot tie any one event to that is not the same as doubt about the whole thing. NewsBank Sandy Fitzgerald Marsha Blackburn Takes on 'Science Guy' on Climate Change Newsmax.com February 16, 2014 Look at the facts. We need you to change things, not deny what's happening. NewsBank Sandy Fitzgerald Marsha Blackburn Takes on 'Science Guy' on Climate Change Newsmax.com February 16, 2014 What we want to do is not just less, but do more for less. I want the United States to lead the world in this. The more we mess around with this denial, the more we lose." NewsBank Sandy Fitzgerald Marsha Blackburn Takes on 'Science Guy' on Climate Change Newsmax.com February 16, 2014 We have overwhelming evidence that the climate is changing. That you cannot tie any one event to that is not the same as doubt about the whole thing. There is no debate in the scientific community. NewsBank Bill Nye , ‘the science guy,’ vs. Marsh Blackburn, the climate change skeptic congresswoman Knoxville News Sentinel: Blogs Knoxville, Tennessee February 17, 2014 "The problem is we have this thin atmosphere and a lot of people trying to breathe it. It's this thinness of the atmosphere that has allowed humankind to accidentally change the climate of the planet. NewsBank Popular science guy The Orange County Register Santa Ana, California March 21, 2014 Sherri Cruz I stand by my assertions that although you can know what happens to any individual species that you modify, you cannot be certain what will happen to the ecosystem. Also, we have a strange situation where we have malnourished fat people. It’s not that we need more food. It’s that we need to manage our food system better. So when corporations seek government funding for genetic modification of food sources, I stroke my chin. [NOTE: This position was retracted by Bill Nye less than four months later, per The Washington Post source March 3, 2015, below.] http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/collideascape/2014/11/06/bill-nye-explains-gmo-skeptic Bill Nye Explains Why he is a GMO Skeptic Discover Magazine October 15, 2015 November 6, 2014 Keith Kloor I went to Monsanto, and I spent a lot of time with the scientists there, and I have revised my outlook, and I'm very excited about telling the world. When you’re in love, you want to tell the world. The Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/03/03/proof-hes-the-science-guy-bill-nye-is-changing-his-mind-about-gmos/ October 15, 2015 Proof he’s the Science Guy: Bill Nye is changing his mind about GMOs Puneet Kollipara March 3, 2015 Was it appropriate to jail the guys from Enron? ... Was it appropriate to jail people from the cigarette industry who insisted that this addictive product was not addictive, and so on? ... In these cases, for me, as a taxpayer and voter, the introduction of this extreme doubt about climate change is affecting my quality of life as a public citizen. ... That there is a chilling effect on scientists who are in extreme doubt about climate change, I think that is good. Bill Nye, "Science Guy," Open to Jail Time for Climate Change Skeptics in Reason.com (15 April 2016) Misattributed Gender is determined by your chromosomes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqYgjGDaMYg Bill Nye VS Pseudoscience (Part Two!) Measured Response Brewis Harry 4 September, 2017 16 April, 2023https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bill-nye-gender-chromosomes/ Did Bill Nye Say Gender is Determined 'by Your Chromosomes?' Evon Dan 11 May, 2017 27 April, 2017 Snopes 16 April, 2023 About Nye thumb|Bill Nye speaking at the University of Missouri (2014) Nye, a Cornell University graduate with a degree in mechanical engineering, studied under the late astronomer Carl Sagan. NewsBank 03I Science Guy Wants You to Ask, 'Why?' The Columbus Dispatch Ohio October 24, 2001 Connie A. Higgins Nye has won numerous daytime Emmy Awards and has been named outstanding performer in a children's series. NewsBank 03I Science Guy Wants You to Ask, 'Why?' The Columbus Dispatch Ohio October 24, 2001 Connie A. Higgins Nye, who grew up in Washington, D.C., graduated from Cornell University in 1977 with a degree in mechanical engineering. He was lured to the West Coast by Boeing and made an immediate and significant contribution, designing a hydraulic pressure resonance suppressor for their 747s. NewsBank D-01 Bill Nye, the Science Guy, brings humor to normally serious field The Daily Gazette Schenectady, New York March 9, 2005 Bill Buell Nye worked for Boeing from 1977 through most of 1980, but left to take a position as a licensed mechanical engineer for the state of Washington. NewsBank D-01 Bill Nye, the Science Guy, brings humor to normally serious field The Daily Gazette Schenectady, New York March 9, 2005 Bill Buell In 1992, Nye began doing his own show, 'Bill Nye , the Science Guy,' on PBS. The series' 100 shows produced four Emmys for Nye in eight seasons before he began developing other interests, such as doing short documentaries for the Discovery Channel. His latest production, 'The 100 Greatest Discoveries,' is currently airing on the Science Channel. NewsBank D-01 Bill Nye, the Science Guy, brings humor to normally serious field The Daily Gazette Schenectady, New York March 9, 2005 Bill Buell Nye is a former Boeing engineer whose name (besides meaning 'new' in Danish) has become synonymous with wacky popular science ever since he became a cast member on KING/5's now defunct late-night comedy show, 'Almost Live.' NewsBank E1 That science guy is back, in 'Eyes of Nye' Seattle Post-Intelligencer Seattle, Washington April 5, 2005 Tom Paulson Bill Nye is many things: comedian, scientist, author, inventor, TV personality. NewsBank 'The Science Guy' returns to tackle issues for older audience Journal Gazette Mattoon, Illinois June 8, 2005 Associated Press He has a cult following among science teachers. Cindy Workowsky, spokeswoman for National Science Teachers Association — cited in: NewsBank 'The Science Guy' returns to tackle issues for older audience Journal Gazette Mattoon, Illinois June 8, 2005 Associated Press It's his gift. He makes science understandable and fun, and he knows how to connect with people. Bruce Lewenstein, Cornell communications professor — cited in: NewsBank 'The Science Guy' returns to tackle issues for older audience Journal Gazette Mattoon, Illinois June 8, 2005 Associated Press Nye has been instrumental in making science fun for preteen audiences‚ but when he is speaking at a collegiate venue he focuses more on topics he’s serious about. NewsBank Bill Nye ‚ Foundation fundraiser guy The Reporter Lansdale, Pennsylvania April 1, 2006 Jeff Ertz Nye, who earned a mechanical engineering degree from Cornell University, combined his love of science with his flair for comedy when he won a Steve Martin look-alike contest in Seattle. NewsBank Nye: We must all save the Earth The Madison Courier Madison, Indiana February 21, 2009 Pat Whitney He eventually quit his day job as an engineer to focus on comedy writing and performing. The decision led to the creation of 'Bill Nye the Science Guy,' which won 28 Emmys in five years. He also won seven national Emmy Awards for writing, performing and producing. NewsBank Nye: We must all save the Earth The Madison Courier Madison, Indiana February 21, 2009 Pat Whitney A graduate of Cornell University, Nye began his career as an engineer. In fact, Boeing still uses his hydraulic pressure resonance suppressor today. NewsBank 'Science Guy' Visits Volcano The Chronicle Centralia, Washington May 18, 2009 Paula Collucci Nye developed his character 'Bill Nye the Science Guy' while living in Seattle and working on the comedy show 'Almost Live.' NewsBank 'Science Guy' Visits Volcano The Chronicle Centralia, Washington May 18, 2009 Paula Collucci By the mid-1990s he had his own television show, 'Bill Nye the Science Guy,' which was shot entirely in Seattle. Nye and his show won several Emmys. NewsBank 'Science Guy' Visits Volcano The Chronicle Centralia, Washington May 18, 2009 Paula Collucci His latest television series is called 'Eyes of Nye'" Lately, Nye has focused considerable attention on environmental science. NewsBank 'Science Guy' Visits Volcano The Chronicle Centralia, Washington May 18, 2009 Paula Collucci thumb|Bill Nye taking a photograph with U.S. President Barack Obama and scientist Neil DeGrasse Tyson (2014) Bill Nye left a lasting impression on youngsters (and their parents) who watched his Emmy Award-winning television show “ Bill Nye the Science Guy” from 1993 to ’97. They saw him explain chemical reactions using steel wool, electricity, oxygen and a balloon, and saw him demonstrate gravity by throwing a watermelon, milk carton, tofu, a lamp, a computer and a TV off a building top. NewsBank Mark Bennett Bill Nye still rocking science - TV personality making weekend appearance in town to help open Children's Museum The Tribune-Star Terre Haute, Indiana September 24, 2010 His show made science fun, and kids loved it. NewsBank Mark Bennett Bill Nye still rocking science - TV personality making weekend appearance in town to help open Children's Museum The Tribune-Star Terre Haute, Indiana September 24, 2010 Nye grew up in a science-minded family in Washington, D.C. His mom was a math and science whiz. His dad manufactured sundials. His grandfather was an organic scientist. Fittingly, one of young Bill’s favorite hangouts was the original Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, which looked like a small Quonset hut. NewsBank Mark Bennett Bill Nye still rocking science - TV personality making weekend appearance in town to help open Children's Museum The Tribune-Star Terre Haute, Indiana September 24, 2010 Bill Nye [is] executive director of the Planetary Society, the Pasadena, Calif.-based nonprofit that advocates for space exploration. NewsBank Mike Anton Los Angeles Times The Seattle Times Seattle, Washington Fully loaded robot heading off to Mars November 20, 2011 Nye, a mechanical engineer who once worked for Boeing Co., is best known for his PBS TV science show that ran from 1993 to 1998. He made science entertaining. He still does as a science educator. NewsBank Popular science guy The Orange County Register Santa Ana, California March 21, 2014 Sherri Cruz If you could invent a better battery, one that can store more energy using less exotic metal, one that could handle the heat without loss of performance or just plain catching on fire, we could store energy from the wind and the Sun and have it available whenever we need it. You would change the world all right. You might also get rich – crazy rich! NewsBank Bill Nye challenges grads to 'change the world' The Eagle Tribune Lawrence, Massachusetts May 18, 2014 See also Astronomy Education Mechanical engineering Science Science education External links Bill Nye Category:Bill Nye Author:William Sandford Nye Bill Nye http://www.billnye.com/ 638557 Bill Nye An interview/discussion with Nye as guest on the radio show Loveline "Changing The World With Science Education" interview on Point of Inquiry. 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