Fly with The Science Guy: Bill Nye launches Kickstarter for educational bird-flying game

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Bill Nye is back again — this time, though, he’s not teaching science on the tube or challenging the skeptics of evolution. Instead, the former Boeing engineer is helping launch a neat Kickstarter campaign for the development of a physics learning game called AERO for the iPad. Nye is teaming with GameDesk to develop a 3-D… Read More…

Bill Nye takes on creationism; Solavei’s cell plan; and other top stories of the month

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August usually is a quiet time on the tech beat, but not this summer. We were busy keeping tabs on controversial remarks from a host of characters, from patent guru Nathan Myhrvold to venture capitalist Dave McClure to scientist Bill Nye. So, in case you missed any of the action, here’s a look back at… Read More…

Bill Nye back in spotlight, challenging skeptics of evolution

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Television personality and engineer Bill Nye recently hinted that his popular “Science Guy” series might return with an online show. If this is any indication, there would certainly be an audience for it. A video featuring Nye challenging creationism has gone viral on YouTube. Posted last week by the online video series BigThink, the video… Read More…

Bill Nye tries to convince Fox News that science isn’t politics

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On certain cable news channels these days, it seems like every story is a chance to subtly (or not-so-subtly) score points for some political position. Which is why this appearance by Bill Nye on Fox News is so refreshing to watch, and so disturbing at the same time. Nye, better known as Bill Nye the… Read More…