Photo via Business Insider
Photo via Business Insider

A shorty but a goody: world-renowned “Science Guy” Bill Nye tells Business Insider what he predicts will be scientific breakthroughs in the future.

Nye’s take is a bit more practical than hoping for superdrones or sexy smartwatches. “You don’t know what the next big thing will be,” he says, pointing out that the universe is changing all the time.

Fresh off his series on Juno’s flight to Jupiter and Dancing with the Stars, the former Boeing engineer and sketch comedy Almost Live! alum Nye focuses mostly on the basics here, but ones that could change the course of humankind.

Hint: They’re pretty practical, but pretty cool.

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