Internet: Bill Nye, the Cool Science Guy

Assuming you’re not enrolled in college at a very young age because you are extremely smart, I would venture to say you know Bill Nye.  Even if you weren’t around for the 1990s, you might have a good idea who this man is. 

Bill Nye is a mechanical engineer probably most well known for his television show in the 1990s, “Bill Nye the Science Guy.“ A website caught my interest recently when I googled his name after seeing him on television, and it would probably interest any other Nye fans lurking out there or even people who don’t know who he is but are interested in doing home experiments that can teach us something. 

The website, called simply billnye.com, has videos of debates, interviews and opinions expressed by Nye.  There is also a section about any upcoming events he may be a part of if you want to try to meet him in person or just hear some of his ideas in person. 

There is a merchandise section also, with movies he has done, mostly educational but in a fun light to make learning more interesting.  There are also Bill Nye t- shirts (see picture) available for purchase for real diehard fans. 

There is an educational part of the website that includes home demos of experiments in life science, physical science, and planetary science.  There is a guide to his episodes also with a brief rundown of what the episode encompasses. 

There is a link to his “Solving for X” series about algebra, which is an educational video with some Nye spice to make it fun for people to want to learn.  There are several photos also of Nye with other smart people that you may recognize. 

There is even contact information available if you might want to get a personal appearance or speaking engagement from him as well. 

Overall this website is pretty amazing, and I will probably spend my own free time doing some of the home experiments he has available on his website.  I suggest you surf on over to this website to check it out for yourself.