If you havenât heard (or seen) Bill Nye lately, itâs quite possible you have mastered some form of trans-dimensional time warp capability and are currently living in another universe.Â
As LL Cool J asserted â âDonât call it a comeback, [Bill Nye has] been here for years!â
The above image is borrowed from a recent MUCH article that provides fantastic reference resources of Nyeâs ubiquitous presence in the media amongst the last few years, such as:Â
Billâs budding relationship with Jack Antonoff of Bleachers, where the term âRollercoasteringâ is invented from a skill a creative archive birthed from the mind of the Science Guy himself called âNyebonics.â The intersection of science, love, and music has never looked like so much fun.
Nye explains the science behind holograms using emojis. Yes, you read that correctly. Click on the info button in this video to indulge in his emoji explanation of evolution, which is even more fantastic.Â
Oh, and speaking of holograms, virtual reality (VR) is poised to enhance video gaming and reality itself in the form of Microscoftâs Hololensâ augmented reality tech. Check it out!
And although these are only a sample of the videos shared in the article, Nyeâs appearance on âLast Week Tonight with John Oliverâ demonstrated what a scientific consensus actually looks like on television in a blunt strategy to reveal how lopsided and biased mainstream media news outlets have portrayed the faux-debate on human-caused climate change. See for yourself:Â
Sir William Nye has gone from childhood icon of science communication and space exploration evangelism to pseudoscience gladiator and outspoken environmental steward of our home planet.
William Sanford Nye has had quite the life, with no apparent slowing down in his effort to educate the masses and CHANGE THE WORLD! Born to a mother who was recruited to become a codebreaker during WWII due to her brilliance in math and science, Nyeâs father Edwin was imprisoned in a Japanese war camp where he survived without electricity for four years, inevitably becoming a sundial enthusiast to find his way. Our beloved William Nye studied mechanical engineering at Cornell University under Mr. Cosmos himself, Professor Carl Sagan, earning his Bachelor of Science.Â
Nye explains his foray into science via Big Think: Â
Nye began his career at The Boeing Company in Seattle, WA where he developed a hydraulic pressure resonance suppressor still used in the Boeing 747 (#ThanksNYE). After winning a Steve Martin look-a-like contest, Bill eventually quit his day job to write and perform comedy on the show âAlmost Liveâ (see clip here) where the title âScience Guyâ was born. Eventually he earned a show on Seattleâs PBS KCTS-TV show called âBill Nye, the Science Guyâ provided 100 episodes over 5 years on a specific science topic to educate a preteen audience. The show accrued 18 Emmy Awards, and Nye received 7 Emmys for writing, performing, and producing.Â
âBill Nye, the Science Guyâ went on to work on other television programs, including âThe Eyes of Nyeâ (targeting an older audience); âStuff Happensâ via the Planet Green Network; hosted the â100 Greatest Discoveriesâ show; became featured in special appearances for attractions at Walt Disney World, Epcot; hosted an educational show about algebra on Disney called âSolving for Xâ; a science teacher in a Disney movie and on the TV crime drama Numb3rs, and although there are others, a guest appearance on The Big Bang Theory, as well.Â
As Nye became the sought-after science communicator for the public, Bill appeared many times on Larry King Live and other news media networks to discuss the science of global warming, climate change, and the importance of science literacy as a vaccine against pseudoscience and misinformation peddled by faux-experts benefitting off of public ignorance on critical global matters to which a solid education in STEM, critical thinking, and skepticism revealed their necessary application. After joining The Planetary Societyâs Board of Directors (see here to understand what TPS is all about), Nye was the first to become its Vice President, then its first Chief Executive Officer. Has it been mentioned that he surfs as well?
Thereâs so much more we could discuss regarding Bill Nyeâs humanistic contribution to our society, but one thing is for certainâŠwe all would do well to share his continuing legacy with others (especially the children) as weâre going to need many more like him to indeed, change the world.Â
Recommended: Bill Nyeâs book âUndeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creationâ
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If this gets made, I'll show up in an interview I did at Bill Nye's Book signing in NYC! - GothamKnowledge
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