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Could we get another picture? Preferably of higher quality? This one just sucks. Sckoodudey2k 23:14, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

I think Nye himself and the self-titled show have enough distinction that their articles should be separate. If anyone agrees, I'll split off the show and refine them both.

I agree. I'd hate to see an episode listing here. ;-) --Mrwojo 15:23, 7 Nov 2004 (UTC)

woops, i did an episode listing before i read this. but i like how this page is turning out, any thoughts about not splitting it? Spencerk 02:49, 31 October 2005 (UTC)

Well something needs to be done, this might be one of the most sloppy articles on wikipedia. it almost warrants a complete reset. The time references are off, things are chronologically out of order, there is poor sourcing, and even at first glance it is painfully obvious that there are at least 20 different contributers with wholly different writing styles. I dont have the time now to perform the necessary edits, but something needs to be done. --Carl Von Clausewitz 07:28, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Bill Nye the Science Guy Still Used in schools

The article implys that episodes of his show are no longer used in classrooms. They are still used through the high school level, I should know, I commonly see them during classes at my high school, which I am a Junior in. 68.118.180.81 01:13, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

I'm inclined to agree. The article makes it seem like they're no longer used which is definitely inaccurate. 74.110.138.185 18:19, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Bill Nye and Carl Sagan?

Does anybody know what Bill Nye's relation to Carl Sagan was? All I can find is that he "studied under" Carl Sagan, which could mean many things, from simply taking his class to actually being mentored by him. --NeuronExMachina 04:55, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)

This [1] just mentions being a studend of his. Bubba73 (talk), 02:53, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
he's said in tv interviews that CS was a big influence on him and that he's recently had dinner with CS's widow. closer than "just a student".

[edit] Journalist

I was looking for another person by that name; Google helped me out. I'll put a link at the top.--Joel 20:23, 22 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Memes section

Is the section on Memes really needed? Or might it be possible to perhaps merge it in a better location? -[[User:Mysekurity|Mysekurity]] [[additions | e-mail]] 01:19, 1 November 2005 (UTC)

I think it should go completely 209.86.141.232 21:41, 1 November 2005 (UTC)
Shall I conduct a straw poll, or just be bold? -[[User:Mysekurity|Mysekurity]] [[additions | e-mail]] 00:25, 2 November 2005 (UTC)
  • its cool, ill remove it

—Preceding unsigned comment added by Spencerk (talk • contribs) 14:48, 2 November 2005

Thanks. If anyone has a problem with this, or feels it should stay, please discuss that on the talk page. Also, Spencerk, please sign your posts. Thanks, [[User:Mysekurity|Mysekurity]] [[additions | e-mail]] 01:16, 3 November 2005 (UTC)
  • bill nye was so never married to drew barrymore. i cant believe i even looked that up. what a fool i am. Spencerk 03:28, 26 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Professional Frisbee-er

I can't remember where this came from, but I heard that Bill used to throw Frisbees professionally.

  • in college it seems. he was on the Olympic Windjammers? Spencerk 06:38, 18 December 2005 (UTC)
    • People, it's called ULTIMATE!!!  :P

[edit] Page Spilt for the TV show

Moved all references of the tv show bill nye the science guy to its own page. Bill nye the science guy formatted it there and put up some images. --munboy 15:52, 18 December 2005 (UTC)

This article should still at least touch on the show and mention his role in it. I added a short summary. --Mrwojo 02:36, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] William S. Nye?

This article should be at Bill Nye. That's the name most people recognize and it's also the way it appears on his shows. --Mrwojo 02:41, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

Is his name William S. Nye or Bill Richards Nye? --QQQ (3-18-06)

William S. Nye according to BillNye.com (see Bill Info). --Mrwojo 07:56, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Cult Following?

Similar to other 90's actors, Bill Nye is quite popular on the internet among crowds, especially forum crowds. I think this should be mentioned. --dasfeuer

[edit] just a note

Was I the only one that thought it said that Bill got married to Yo yo ma? hehe. I know it makes sense now but still, just really a silly little note

[edit] Photos

More photographs should be added, including a more formal portrait of Nye.

[edit] Religious Practices

What religion does Bill Nye follow? In an episode of Family Guy, Brian says he's Jewish.

Please, don't consider Family Guy reliable. He may have been raised in a religion, but from his shows that I've seen I'd say that he is of no religion now. But that's just opinion too. We'd need some reliable source, like Bill himself. Val42 03:05, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

Are you sure Family Guy didn't borrow that joke from the Simpsons? MafiaCapo 23:40, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

For at least some basics listen to Point of Inquiry episode "Changing the world with science education" he seems to argue for seperate domains of science and relegion, but that science takes precidence over religion when dealing with the world.

  • Of course he did get married (well... sort of) by Rick Warren - seems weird to get someone that recognized for their personal belief to do your ceremony if you, yourself, are non-religious. Just speculation though.

[edit] Marriage

Is Bill really married? Blair Tindall was on the David Lawrence show in LA and said that the "marriage" ended seven weeks after the "wedding". Very sad, if true.

True. They never got a valid marriage license and split up seven weeks later. Smart people with no emotional intelligence. Bill Nye is not married.

[edit] More Videos!

please post some videos of Bill Nye The Science Guy! and anything else of him.

[edit] Recent Vandalism

Just to let everyone know there has been some recent vandalism on the Bill Nye page. Please only edit the page if you have something constructive to add. Thanks!—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Chef855 (talk • contribs) .

Right on. Releeshan

Would it be possible to request a temporary protection? Looks like there's been a revert war to try and post that Bill Nye died yesterday, which would be odd, considering the news source I found when I did a lookup of his name (Houston Chronicle) just did a story where he was quite alive and well. Uagent 09:54, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

I've requested semi-protection. Is that good? --Releeshan 11:23, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Clearly not enough (I saw they denied your request.) Fortunately, someone just beat me to reverting--guys, this is not funny vandalizing a page with a fake death notice.

I just reverted it back to the version by Klassykittychick, as the CNN article didn't seem to exist (and the way it was written seemed a little strange, to say the least). Hazey Jane 21:51, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Like Mars

an organization that advocates space science research and the exploration of other planets (like Mars).

Any reason why "like Mars" needs to be said here? It looks silly to me. catParade 17:55, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

  • Ummm, maybe the writer thinks the readers won't know what the other planets are.... Or maybe, the organization supports exploring Mars over like, Jupiter or something. - CaptainAmerica


[edit] Security clearance

"At one time, while working on the A-12 stealth attack aircraft, Nye had level-three security clearance with the U.S. Department of Justice."

The "level-three" is meaningless... does this mean he had a Secret or Top Secret clearance? If so, which one? -GreyGh0st 21:35, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
I suspect, but wouldn't be able to confirm that it means he had Secret, Top Secret, and a special access clearance if the A-12 stealth attack aircraft was a black project 65.96.163.132 02:20, 10 December 2006 (UTC)
Wouldn't that be a Department of Energy clearance? I didn't think the DoJ was developing any aircraft. 72.0.199.31 13:52, 27 January 2007 (UTC)


The "A-12" was the Oxcart (AKA SR-71) and was built when he was less then 5 years old. I'd say this is 100% false. --Oxcart12 00:06, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Death rumors

Can someone remove the mentioning of his death? That was a false rumor. -Lew19 8:56 P.M., Sunday, October 29, 2006, EST

  • Yeah, I heard that a few years ago too, but it was a rumor started by "The Onion" (here: [[2]]

[edit] Typographical Error

In reference to his attending high school there is an error in "attending."

[edit] I hate kids

I am removing this unreferenced sentence in 'trivia', and the trivia category as a whole, since it only has this one item:

During a 2003 shoot of Bill Nye the Science Guy, Nye was overheard saying that "...I hate children, everything on the world would be perfect without those twerps..." by a visiting class on a field trip and the accompanying staff & chaperones (sic).

I assume it is vandalism.

It sound's stupid anyway...(if it was real, then why would he make his show in the first place?) I'm glad its just vandalism. --Mitternacht90 03:38, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Career description

I have altered the description of Bill Nye to read "science educator" rather than "scientist". In many cases, and certainly in this case, a clear distinction can be made between the work of an engineer and that of a scientist.

I recall hearing a radio interview of Bill Nye, possibly Ira Flatow's Science Friday a few years ago, in which Nye somehow linked his selection as "The Science Guy" to winning a Steve Martin lookalike contest. I don't recall exactly how this happened, so I won't edit the article at this point. However, the article currently leaves one wondering how Nye became "The Science Guy", and this information would be a valuable addition.Axewiki 09:40, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

I actually found both the Steve Martin reference and a statement indicating that "Bill Nye the Science Guy" was born on "Almost Live!" at Bill's official web site, and have added them accordingly.--Jeff-El 00:09, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] NOFX Song?

Just out of curiosity, where is he cited in the song, "Leaving Jesusland?"

  • "The fear stricken, born again Christian/They got a vision of a homogenized state/Textbook decline, Intelligent Design/They got Bill Nye on the list to execrate"

MarcelLionheart 17:13, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Events

I removed a collection of paragraphs from the Personal life, 1998 onwards section. I think it is unnecessary and unencyclopedic to list every event he speaks at; we should restrict our attention to the notable ones. Thoughts? --TeaDrinker 04:38, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Gigawatt

The actual original pronunciation of Gigawatt is "Jigawatt" same with Gigabyte/Jigabyte sorry Bill, like science... you still rule 71.112.211.218

[edit] Sex Change

Does anyone have any proof that Bill Nye had a sex change, or is it vandalism?
--Oxcart12 20:30, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

I removed the vandalism by Kdentzau
--Oxcart12 20:33, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

Sex change bit still up —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.73.166.183 (talk) 12:43, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

Wow it's gone now - that was quick! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.73.166.183 (talk) 12:46, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] New TV show

I've heard from Bill himself (he came to our campus) about a new TV show, named "Stuff Happens" or something like that. Does anyone know much more about it?

Also, I took a couple of pictures that may be of use for this article. Released under GFDL/CC

--WillMcC 03:27, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Death

is there any legitimate information regarding bill nye's rumoured death from a heart attack? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tzalumen (talk • contribs) 21:32, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

He is still alive, my mom got his autograph a few days ago at New York International Toy Fair. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mikqick (talk • contribs) 03:24, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Current events

Just a thought. Does anyone know what hes up to today? I read the bit about the carbon footprint but I would like to see a source of some sort. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.83.129.211 (talk) 23:23, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] family guy

How does a family guy episode confirm Bill Nye as being Jewish at one point? Rds865 (talk) 02:06, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

While it may very well be true (and would make sense for the joke in the episode), it hardly stands as proof that he actually is or was Jewish. After hearing him speak, I would doubt that he is any religion or at least not an active follower of any religion. I'm going to remove that. -Zomic13 (talk) 03:16, 27 April 2008 (UTC)


[edit] Recent *Official* Bill Nye News

Bill Nye's new TV Show is "Stuff Happens", on the Discovery Channel's new Planet Green network. It launches June 4th (today). The official website for it is http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tv/stuff-happens/

I think it should be added to the page to keep things updated, yeah? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.167.64.155 (talk) 21:48, 4 June 2008 (UTC)