Bill Nye shares his love for how the universe works as a (very) public engineer/scientist; he’s also an inventor and the CEO of the Planetary Society, the world’s largest non-governmental space interest organization.

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Bill Nye uses the unlikely pairing of Steve Martin and Carl Sagan as role models to become "the Science Guy."

We give Bill Nye 30 seconds to teach us how to tie a bow tie and he makes some whale noises.

We ask Bill Nye all about bow ties and he confesses to cheating on his taxes.

Bill Nye dances on TV while millions cheer him on (and wear lab coats).

Bill Nye uses science to be funny (while making whale noises). Well, what did you expect him to do?

Bill Nye explains how he took an Astronomy class from Carl Sagan & carries on his legacy.

About Bill Nye

Bill Nye is a Cornell-trained engineer who worked at Boeing before winning a gazillion Emmys and turning millions of kid onto science as “Bill Nye, the Science Guy.” The man also totally knows how to rock a bow tie.