Bill Nye

Bill Nye is a science educator, engineer, comedian, television presenter, inventor, keynote speaker and New York Times bestselling author. In his role as the creator and host of the 19-time Emmy Award winning Bill Nye the Science Guy, Nye helped introduce the millennial generation to science and engineering in an entertaining and accessible manner, fostering an understanding and appreciation for the science that makes our world work.

Today, Nye is a respected champion of scientific literacy who has challenged opponents of evidence-based education and policy on climate change, evolution and critical thinking. He currently serves as CEO of The Planetary Society, the world’s largest and most influential non-governmental space organization, co-founded by Carl Sagan.

He is also a frequent television guest, joining “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” “Real Time with Bill Maher” and “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,” appearing on season 17 of “Dancing with the Stars” and playing cameo roles in a number of TV shows and films, including “Inside Amy Schumer,” “The Big Bang Theory,” and NBC’s “Blindspot”.

In May 2019, Nye launched the science-themed podcast “Science Rules! with Bill Nye” along with co-host and veteran journalist Corey S. Powell where they answered listener questions on just about anything in the universe alongside experts and special celebrity guests. The podcast was named one of the “eight podcasts about science and technology that are worth your time” by The New York Times.

Nye currently serves as host and executive producer on “The End is Nye,” a new science series that explores various epic global disasters imaginable, both natural and unnatural, with each episode now available on Peacock.

In addition to his current ventures, Nye has authored three New York Times bestselling books – “Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation” (2015), “Unstoppable: Harnessing Science to Change the World” (2016), and “Everything All At Once: How to Unleash Your Inner Nerd, Tap into Radical Curiosity and Solve Any Problem” (2017) and also co-authored the middle-grade reader series Jack and the Geniuses. Nye has also served as the host of the Emmy-nominated series “Bill Nye Saves the World” on Netflix, and is the subject of the critically-acclaimed documentary “Bill Nye: Science Guy” which premiered at SXSW in 2017 and later aired on PBS