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Season 1 – Bill Nye Saves the World

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Acclaimed TV host, educator and bow tie fan Bill Nye is back with a new show that looks at topics from a scientific point of view, refuting myths and claims that rebuke science. As Bill focuses on the truth, equipped with curiosity and chemical-resistant gloves, he tries to remind viewers that "It's not magic - it's science!" Episodes feature lively panel discussion and reports from a wide range of special correspondents, including space exploration advocate Emily Calandrelli, model and entrepreneur Karlie Kloss and comic Nazeem Hussain.
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Bill Nye Saves the World — Season 1

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Bill Nye doesn't miss a beat as he returns to reeling off ebullient explainers of science and proselytize the importance of data and facts, although the more adult programming of this new series sometimes chafes against his youth-oriented teaching style.

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Brad Newsome Sydney Morning Herald 03/29/2018
Sadly, Nye's crucial first episode about vaccines and misguided fears about vaccination seems woefully misjudged. Go to Full Review John Bonazzo Observer 04/26/2017
If you want '90s nostalgia that doesn't make your brain hurt, watch Fuller House instead. Go to Full Review Aja Romano Vox 04/21/2017
At its best, this approach is enlightening and empowering, rather than alienating. And Nye's skepticism is undeniably at its best in an early episode addressing vaccinations. Go to Full Review Sean Mulvihill FanboyNation.com 10/31/2018
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Will this Netflix show save the world? Probably not. But Bill Nye Saves the World will help people understand complex scientific issues without hyperbole or political bias. Go to Full Review Michelle Jaworski The Daily Dot 09/07/2017
Bill Nye Saves the World is a work in progress, but it's sprinkled with enough nostalgic factors to satisfy his older fans without being completely overwhelmed by them. Go to Full Review Chase Burns The Stranger (Seattle, WA) 08/24/2017
If you have even a remote sentimental connection to Bill Nye the Science Guy, then Bill Nye Saves the World will make you happy cry and, at least in my case, snap at the TV while whining, 'Yas, Bill. Yasssss.' Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Roberto L 11/21/2023 This doesn't seem like science and there is SO much wrong with this show. As an example: Paleo diet means only eating meat? or Nobody wants nuclear power? It's nearly the opposite of the Bill Nye shows of our youth we were hoping for here. "Settled science" is the opposite of science. When you misrepresent or deny any point of view but your own, you are not participating in science. If "settled science" was the measure then we'd still all believe in a sun going around the earth, Einstein's static universe, phrenology and spontaneous generation (to name a few). All science has to be able to update and adapt or it isn't science. See more 05/06/2019 Annoying and condescending. See more 03/04/2019 Anti-Science Propaganda See more 08/23/2018 An geriatric actor pretending to be a scientist only to promote corporate and SJW propaganda. An obnoxious one-trick pony trying to revise his own past only to fit the new narrative. You could get more Orwellian but only if you were to try really hard. See more 08/04/2018 more like Bill Nye Spreads Propaganda to the World. Bill Nye goes back on 90% of all his beliefs and talking points from his 90s show. some rich people clearly sat down and said "who do the millennials trust? lets buy him out" granted most millennials are already brainwashed to these talking points but if youre a millennial in 2018 and youre not already brainwashed to these talking points. it not going to happen youve been gifted with better genes than that, youre not a sheep, being a sheep and being subsepitble to propaganda s in someone's genes See more 07/04/2018 Mixing PC/SJW bull with Science just doesnt work, im sick of people virtue signalling each and everything they possibly can these days. And this show is no exception to that, what should have been Bill Nye's redemption back into the public's eye after his huge failure on the reddit ama where he was basically schooled, has turned into a white hating sjw cis pool. I implore everyone to skip this one, if you want your Bill Nye fix, watch his old stuff rather (At least that has science in it)! See more Read all reviews
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Bill Nye

Host

Wil Wheaton

Guest

Rachel Bloom

Guest

Joel McHale

Guest

Tim Gunn

Guest

Gil Goldschein

Executive Producer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Apr 21, 2017 Earth Is a Hot Mess Bill takes on climate-change deniers while explaining the science of global warming and suggesting ways to make the planet a cooler place to live. Details Episode 2 Aired Apr 21, 2017 Tune Your Quack-o-Meter Bill and a panel of experts set out to disprove alternative remedies such as homeopathy, magnets, and curing cancer by yelling at it. Details Episode 3 Aired Apr 21, 2017 Machines Take Over the World Bill and his guests consider the potential and the possible pitfalls of artificial intelligence. Details Episode 4 Aired Apr 21, 2017 More Food, Less Hype Bill talks about genetically modified foods with an executive from Monsanto, a professor and a farmer. Details Episode 5 Aired Apr 21, 2017 The Original Martian Invasion Bill looks at the theory of panspermia; NASA scientists talk about the next Mars mission; the panel considers life on other planets. Details Episode 6 Aired Apr 21, 2017 Do Some Shots, Save the World With help from some friends in raincoats and a room full of unemployed germs, Bill demonstrates how vaccines work and why he feels they are necessary. Details Episode 7 Aired Apr 21, 2017 Cheat Codes for Reality Bill and friends examine video game technology that could change the world, including a game that could help surgeons sharpen their skills. Details Episode 8 Aired Apr 21, 2017 This Diet Is Bananas Focusing on food, Bill flambés a marshmallow, experts discuss various fad diets and singing kale illustrates truths about nutrition. Details Episode 9 Aired Apr 21, 2017 The Sexual Spectrum Bill and a panel explore the ever-evolving science of sexuality. Details Episode 10 Aired Apr 21, 2017 Saving the World: With ... Bill and his panel discuss private space travel; lunar gravity gives a young basketball player a boost. Details Episode 11 Aired Apr 21, 2017 Malarkey! Bill focuses on pseudoscience, including chemtrails, crop circles and palm readers, explaining how confirmation bias can make people believe things that are not true. Details Episode 12 Aired Apr 21, 2017 Designer Babies Advances in in-vitro fertilization that are helping couples have healthy babies; Tim Gunn ("Project Runway") hosts a special fashion show in the lab. Details Episode 13 Aired Apr 21, 2017 Earth's People Problem Bill and his guests discuss dealing with overpopulation by empowering women; comic Joanna Hausmann asks couples about male contraception. Details

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Bill Nye Saves the World — Season 1

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Season Info

Executive Producer
Gil Goldschein, Julie Pizzi, Michael Naidus
Network
Netflix
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Special Interest, Talk Show, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Apr 21, 2017
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