Best Geeky Finds – SCIENCE!

If you are a child of the 90s, there’s a good chance you watched Bill Nye the Science Guy in science class. If, for some reason, you didn’t have a cool science teacher, you may have watched the show on PBS along with other students who did have cool teachers, but were watching because it was cool and enjoyed having already watched the episode and knew what to look forward to when the teacher pulled out the VHS tape he had to rewind to a certain spot (because recording from television was really the superior method to having the library order the tapes. Also, kids whose parents haven’t given you the entire Disney collection from their childhood, ask your parents what a VHS tape is). 

Bill Nye taught us that science was cool, and explained in easy terminology topics like microbiology, photosynthesis, and even evolution. Nye has been in the news over the last few years arguing for the fact that climate change is real and against false news. To which I answer: if you won’t listen to the Science Guy, who will you finally listen to?

To help this fact, he’s back with a new show on Netflix. Not only is a collection of 31 episodes from the original series available, Bill Nye Saves the World hit the streaming services with a bang, taking on topics such as climate change, GMOs, space travel, vaccinations, and even sex. This is no longer a kids’ show, but rather a science show for adults who aren’t interested in an hour-long documentary about each of the topics he covers, with the typical Nye humor the world is used to.

On each show Nye’s correspondents travel the world in documentary-style segments to investigate part of the topic at hand that may be troubling for many. This includes Derek Muller’s interview with the public about GMOs at a market, and Emily Calandrelli’s research in India and interview with Nicole Deutsch, Chief of the Polio program with UNICEF India. In addition to these segments and Nye’s lessons, the show includes a roundtable discussion with three panelists, each changing with the show’s topic. Given the internet’s refutation of Nye’s credentials (he has a B.S. in mechanical engineering, yet, according to some, this means he is unable to learn about anything else and lies to the world), this panel allows other scientists and experts in these fields to explain the truth as well, showing other viewpoints where available.

As I stated before, this is not a show for kids. Bill Nye Saves the World is aimed at adults, and while his jokes may not be for everybody, including many kids, he doesn’t dumb down the show or stray away from certain topics to adhere to a certain crowd. Nye has always said what’s on his mind to the news circuits, and isn’t about to stop for a television show, especially when it’s not on a traditional channel. If you are interested in learning about problems that affect the world, check out the show. In 30 minutes you can learn a lot.

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