Bill Nye Saves the Silo
Preaching to the choir, the first episode makes a critical scicomm 101 mistake. I was pretty psyched to hear that Bill Nye was part of a new series, Bill Nye Saves the World . The Netflix show promised to bring a science to a popular audience, and would not shy away from hot-button issues. This kind of science programming is important. We live at a time where the very process of science must be applied more vigorously to analyzing critical issues-- yet politics, belief and popular culture push back to limit its application or the results it brings. Last night I watched the climate change episode-- and here is my review. Preface First of all, let me state that I appreciate what Nye brings to the table. He is an established, visible personality that clearly has an audience. His brand resonates with many science enthusiasts, and it does with me too. His following is loyal, which is why any criticism of The Science Guy earns you harsh flames from passionate followers, even