I always say when you see that old black-and-white footage of the rocket on the launch pad and it falls over and explodes, that’s because people had slide rules. Not having the decimal point is a real drawback. You want the decimal point, take it from me.
BILL NYEI want mechanical engineers to make better transportation systems. I want chemical engineers to develop better solar panels, and so on.
More Bill Nye Quotes
-
-
No matter what you may believe spiritually or otherwise, the Earth is clearly not 6,000 or 10,000 years old.
BILL NYE -
From an evolutionary standpoint you can’t just wipe everything out and start over, and I don’t think you can do it in the school system either.
BILL NYE -
For me, the meaning of life is pretty clear: Living things strive to pass their genes into the future.
BILL NYE -
Science is the best thing humans beings have ever come up with. And if it isn’t, science will fix it.
BILL NYE -
The strange thing about grinding that might surprise many people is that you can grind things and shape them using materials that are generally somewhat softer than the thing you’re grinding and shaping.
BILL NYE -
If you want grown-ups to recycle, just tell their kids the importance of recycling, and they’ll be all over it.
BILL NYE -
When we see the shadow on our images, are we seeing the time 11 minutes ago on Mars? Or are we seeing the time on Mars as observed from Earth now? It’s like time travel problems in science fiction. When is now; when was then?
BILL NYE -
Along with the evidence of common sense, researchers have proven scientifically that humans are all one people. We’re a lot like dogs in that regard. If a Great Dane interacts (can we say interact?) with a Chihuahua, you get a dog.
BILL NYE -
The thing about a theory in science is it allows you make predictions. Evolutionary theory allows us to predict what apples will taste good next harvest.
BILL NYE -
You run your life according to all this stuff that’s happened to you. All of your memories affect everything you do whereas with a computer, there’s adaptive software and things, but it’s more literal.
BILL NYE -
We need scientifically literate voters and taxpayers for the future. We need engineers that can build stuff and solve problems.
BILL NYE -
I am so old, I entered engineering school with a slide rule. And I left engineering school with a calculator. I can still use a slide rule but it’s not a skill you especially need anymore.
BILL NYE -
I meet so many people who are intimidated by arithmetic.
BILL NYE -
The US Navy has several people on every ship that can navigate by the stars. They don’t fool with that.
BILL NYE -
This is in stark contrast to creationism, which offers a static view of the world, one that cannot be challenged or tested with reason. And because it cannot make predictions, it cannot lead to new discoveries, new medicines, or new ways to feed all of us.
BILL NYE