



Bill Nye — engineer, former star of “Bill Nye the Science Guy” and perpetual wearer of bow ties — has a new television show that makes its debut April 21 on Netflix. In “Bill Nye Saves the World,” he will debunk myths and antiscientific claims made by politicians and others. His latest book, the first in a series for middle-grade readers, is titled “Jack and the Geniuses: At the Bottom of the World.” He lives in New York but travels frequently to give lectures, so, unsurprisingly, he is a spectacularly organized packer.

Though busy, Mr. Nye makes time each year for a family reunion. “Every summer my extended family goes to the beach in Delaware,” he said. “Around 20 people, for two weeks, packed into a giant house. We get along fine.” It’s a rare occasion when he checks luggage. “I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been able to change flights when something’s gone wrong with airlines because I do not have checked luggage,” he said. “When you check luggage, you’re often constrained to ride with it.”

When traveling for pleasure, he often heads for the great outdoors. One of his favorite destinations is Mount St. Helens in Washington State; he loves the beauty of the Pacific Northwest.

“I used to live in Seattle,” he said. “People in New York talk about what show they went to see, the movies they’ve seen. But in the Pacific Northwest everyone has three pairs of skis and we talk about going to R.E.I. It’s the same amount of mental energy put into a different thing.”