>> Stephen: AND WE'RE BACK!
MY NEXT GUEST IS A TELEVISION
HOST, C.E.O. OF THE
PLANETARY SOCIETY, AND AN
OFFICIAL "SCIENCE GUY."
PLEASE WELCOME BILL NYE!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
( BAND PLAYING )
THERE YOU GO!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
WELL, STANDING OVATION.
NOT EVERYONE GETS A STANDING
OVATION, BILL.
>> I HEARD ABOUT THAT.
I HEARD IT'S EXTRAORDINARY!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: NICE TO FINALLY
MEET YOU.
>> IT'S BEEN YEARS.
>> Stephen: IT HAS.
SCIENCE GUY, DID YOU JUST WAKE
UP ONE DAY AND SAY MY LAST NAME
RHYMES WITH "GUY."
IT COULD HAVE BEEN THE FASHION
GUY, THE MUSIC GUY, THE NAPPING
GUY.
HOW DID THAT COME ABOUT?
>> I WAS IN A WRITERS MEETING
WITH RAJ SHAFFER, HEAD OF THE
COMEDY SHOW IN SEATTLE, SO WE
NEEDED TO FILL SIX MINUTES.
HAD THIS IDEA FOR THE BIT WITH
LIQUID NITROGEN BECAUSE WE HAVE
IT AROUND.
>> Stephen: AT A COMEDY SHOW
YOU HAVE LIQUID NITROGEN AROUND?
>> THE COMEDY BIT WAS THE
HOUSEHOLD USE OF LIQUID
NITROGEN, WHICH IS THE BIT YOUR
NOSE COMES OFF WHEN YOU CHEW
MARSHMALLOWS.
HE SAID YOU COULD BE BILL NYE
THE SCIENCE GUY.
THEN HE CLOSED HIS BRIEFCASE AND
WENT OFF TO DO HIS RADIO SHOW.
A LONG TIME AGO BUT STUCK WITH
ME.
ANOTHER STORY, KEAY.
>> Stephen: KEAY.
KEAY DAVIDSON AND HE STARTED
THE COLUMN KEAY DAVIDSON THE
"SCIENCE GUY."
I TALKED TO HIM ON THE PHONE AND
I SAID, MR. DAVIDSON, IT DOESN'T
RHYME.
HE SAID, THAT'S GOOD.
SO I STUCK WITH IT, BILL NYE THE
"SCIENCE GUY."
I'M A CHECK CAL ENGINEER.
>> Stephen: THERE IS CHATTER
ON THE INTERNET YOU'RE BILL NYE
THE ENGINEERING GUY.
>> FOR FOUR YEARS, IT'S PHYSICS!
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I'M SORRY, I TOOK SIX SEMESTERS
OF CALCULUS.
IS THAT ENOUGH?
>> Stephen: YOU'RE ALSO C.E.O.
OF THE PLANETARY SOCIETY.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: WORKING ON
SOMETHING CALLED -- WHICH IS BY
CARL SAGAN.
>> I TOOK ONE CLASS FROM CARL
SAGAN.
MY FATHER WAS THE AMATEUR
ASTRONOMER.
CARL SAGAN TALKED ABOUT SOLAR
SAILING BACK DURING THE DISCO
ERA, AND, SO, I JOINED THE
PLANETARY SOCIETY WHEN IT WAS
STARTED.
ONE THING LED TO ANOTHER.
YOU KNOW NEIL DE GRASSE TYSON.
>> Stephen: I DO.
NEIL IS VERY INTO WINE.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
AND THERE WAS A MEETING OF
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND
SOMETHING HAPPENED, AND NOW I'M
THE C.E.O. OF THE PLANETARY
SOCIETY.
>> Stephen: BECAUSE HE GOT YOU
INTO SCIENCE?
>> IT WASN'T THE CANADIAN GIN,
BUT THINGS WENT FINE.
( LAUGHTER )
HERE'S THE PREMISE.
THIS IS REMARKABLE.
LIGHT, ALTHOUGH IT HAS NO MASS,
HAS MOMENTUM.
IT'S PURE ENERGY.
SO IF YOU CAN GET A SPACECRAFT
INTO SPACE ABOVE THE ATMOSPHERE,
THE PRESSURE OF SUNLIGHT PUSHES
IT THROUGH SPACE.
SO THE PLANETARY SOCIETY -- THIS
WAS ONE OF CARL SAGAN'S DREAMS
BACK IN 1976.
WE TRIED LAUNCHING ONE IN 2005.
IT ENDED UP IN THE BERENT SEA
WHICH IS PART OF THE ARCTIC.
WE WANTED TO LAUNCH ANOTHER ONE,
LIGHT SAIL TWO, SAME UP WITH
THAT OURSELVES.
WE WERE GOING TO A HIGHER ORBIT,
400 SOMETHING MILES --
>> Stephen: HIGH THAN THE
SPACE STATION.
>> OH, YEAH, HIGHER THAN THE
SPACE STATION.
>> Stephen: TELL ME ABOUT THE
MARCH FOR SCIENCE THAT HAPPENED
THIS PAST WEEKEND.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
THANK YOU VERY MUCH SO WHAT WERE
YOU MARCHING FOR AND WHY DO WE
NEED TO MARCH FOR SCIENCE.
>> ISN'T THAT A GOOD QUESTION?
SO, IN THE U.S. --
>> Stephen: I'M FULL OF 'EM.
NOW, FROM TIME TO TIME, I GET
THE SENSE, I WATCH THE
MONOLOGUE, LIKE EVERYBODY, AND I
GET THE IMPRESSION YOU'RE
CRITICAL OF THE CURRENT
ADMINISTRATION.
>> Stephen: I'M IN A
EQUESTIONING POSITION OF THEIR
PRIORITIES.
>> YEAH, SO IN THE U.S.
CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE ONE,
SECTION 8, IT SAYS "SHALL
PROMOTE THE PROGRESS OF SCIENCE
AND USEFUL ARTS."
AND IF YOU HAVE AN
ADMINISTRATION THAT'S IN DENIAL
ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE
CHANGE, IF YOU HAVE PEOPLE WHO
WANT TO CUT BACK FUNDING FOR
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
AND CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL,
THAT IS PROBABLY NOT IN ANYONE'S
BEST INTEREST.
YET THERE'S A MOVEMENT RIGHT NOW
ESPECIALLY IN THE U.S. SO WE HAD
A MARCH FOR SCIENCE.
( APPLAUSE )
IT'S A SURPRISING THING SOMEBODY
FELT WE NEEDED THAT.
>> Stephen: HERE'S SOMETHING
ELSE YOU FEEL THE WORLD NEEDS.
OFF NEW NETFLIX SERIES CALLED
"BILL NYE SAVES THE WORLD."
>> YES!
>> Stephen: OKAY, THAT IS A
MUCH BOLDER CLAIM THAN MERELY
"SCIENCE GUY."
HOW ARE YOU GOING TO SAVE THE
WORLD, BILL NYE?
>> WELL, IT'S A HALF HOUR.
( LAUGHTER )
THE IDEA IS WE TAKE A SCIENTIFIC
PERSPECTIVE OF ISSUES IN SOCIETY
LIKE CLIMATE CHANGE, VACCINES,
VACCINATIONS.
>> Stephen: I'M IN FAVOR.
AND ALSO WE DID A SHOW ON
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
WE ADDRESSED THESE ISSUES FROM A
SCIENTIFIC PERSPECTIVE BECAUSE
PEOPLE HAVE A GREAT INTEREST IN
IT.
PEOPLE LOVE SCIENCE!
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THESE ARE IMPORTANT ISSUES
BECAUSE EVERYBODY -- WHEN I WAS
AT THE WORLDS FAIR IN 1965,
THERE WERE FEWER THAN 3 BILLION
PEOPLE IN THE WORLD.
NOW THERE ARE 7.3, ALMOST
7.4 BILLION PEOPLE, THERE ARE
GOING TO BILLION 9 BILLION
PEOPLE AND 10 BILLION PEOPLE AND
THOSE PEOPLE WILL WANT TO EAT
AND HAVE ACCESS TO WATER AND
ELECTRONIC INFORMATION.
IN ORDER TO HAVE TOES THINGS,
YOU HAVE TO HAVE SCIENCE!
>> Stephen: GOOD LUCK SAVING
THE WORLD.
>> WITH YOUR HELP, IT WILL BE A
PIECE OF CAKE.
THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
IT'S BEEN FUN!
>> Stephen: "BILL NYE SAVES
THE WORLD" IS ON NETFLIX.
WELL BE BACK WITH A PERFORMANCE
BY ROGER WATER!
