Bill Nye: Science Guy

Agenda-driven show.

Any scientist that says science is determined by consensus isn't a scientist. Science is determined by facts.

Any scientist that says "The science is in, the discussion is over" isn't a scientist. A scientist abides by the "Scientific Method". By definition, any hypothesis continues to modify, due to further observation, testing and experimentation.

Bill was good at explaining some novice science to children, but fails outside of that venue.

I really enjoyed this film because of its thoughtful insight into Bill Nye's life and his goal of making the world a better place. It could have been so dry, like many biographies, but instead it was filled with personal interactions and unexpected peeks into his thinking process. It shows the best of science in action and the respectful way he tries to persuade science doubters of the important truths of our age.

In addition, the photography and editing were beautifully done. Bravo! Good job!

I didn't know what to expect from the film going in, but I thought it was a learning experience ultimately. I learned about some of the things that drive Bill Nye that I didn't know. Why does he continue to talk to rabid opponents of science? How does he examine the evidence?

Revealing personal and professional details that are sometimes unflattering helped to give this film s bit of self-awareness that's not always present in follow-this-famous-figure films. Some things are left unanswered--is Nye's the right strategy for dealing with some raucous topics in science? What will his legacy ultimately be?

I think it's worthwhile to see the stories of folks on the front line of science battles as we think about how we want to make decisions on education, health, and environmental issues going forward. It's not easy to stand there, but I'm glad some have the courage to take it on. And seeing them as regular people may be helpful.

Some of the reviews on here are scary, and it makes me wonder why these people would watch this in the first place, since they are clearly going in not believing in science. One of them said space doesn't exist and there's no way to prove it does. This is the reason Bill Nye works to change peoples minds and fight with those that deny climate change, because at the rate some are fighting knowledge and critical thinking, we'll get to that point where Idiocracy comes true. Being an actor and being a scientist aren't mutually exclusive, just like having faith in god and believing in evolution aren't. He comes right out and says he doesn't have a PhD and that's why he goes to talk to experts on the ground doing the work.

I gave this 7 stars because the cinematography and camera work is excellent, the music is good but stays a bit in the background which is fine since this movie wants to focus on the topics at hand rather than overdramatize things.

Only downside i see is this movie tries to deal with too many topics at one time and doesn't really go full circle. There is the story of Bill himself and his life and struggles of becoming famous and surprisingly some personal stuff like why he hasn't had kids and so on. Then we have the creationists that deny the earth is older than 6000 years among so many other things. And then ofcourse the climate change deniers.

I would gladly see this becoming a tv-show since the message is so important and that would allow all topics to be explained more in depth than what a movie can deliver. So each topic could be its own episode and with Bills personal life sprinkled in there for those who idolize him.

The 1 star reviews are troubling to read. Saying there is some sort of agenda or conspiracy to this. The only way our society is going to advance is if we follow what the science says. The actual data. Scientific consesus is important and very different from popularity because scientists do not put personal objections in their work or otherwize they wouldn't be scientists. Sure science can change over time but it rarely if ever does a 180 on what the initial data implies. More like it adds to the data making it a more full theory. And yes scientific theories are an explanation of a body of facts not a hypothesis as many creationists will imply.