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Every book Bill Nye recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- Bill Nye has recommended or discussed 2 books on podcasts, as of May 28, 2014.
- Bill Nye has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of May 28, 2014.
- Those books came up in 1 episode, as of May 28, 2014.
- The 2 books Bill Nye has mentioned in the most episodes, as of May 28, 2014: On Wars and The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Bill Nye aired on May 28, 2014.
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William Sanford Nye is an American science communicator, television presenter, and former mechanical engineer. He is best known as the host of the science education television show Bill Nye the Science Guy and as a science educator in pop culture. Born in Washington, D.C., Nye began his career as a mechanical engineer for Boeing in Seattle, where he invented a hydraulic resonance suppressor tube used on 747 airplanes. In 1986, he left Boeing to pursue comedy, writing and performing for the local sketch television show Almost Live!, where he regularly conducted wacky scientific experiments. During an appearance on StarTalk Radio, Nye recommended Michael E. Mann's book The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars. Offering full disclosure to the listening audience, Nye enthusiastically encouraged listeners to read the publication and specifically noted that he personally wrote the foreword for the paperback version of the book. His recommendation underscores his active involvement in communicating climate science and supporting literature that addresses environmental topics, scientific research, and the public discourse surrounding climate change.
Books Bill Nye recommended or discussed
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On Wars
Recommended“I encourage you to read the hockey stick uh by uh Michael Man full disclosure paperback version I wrote the forward”
Where to get it
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The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars
Recommended“I encourage you to read the hockey stick uh by uh Michael Man full disclosure paperback version I wrote the forward”
Where to get it
Books Bill Nye wrote
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmic Queries: Space and Science Part 2 (Full Episode) | StarTalk Radio | 2014-05-28 | 2 |
Other mentions (6: passing, ad reads, own books)
“what's the name of that book uh undeniable yes a whole book talking about the reality of climate change”
“Yeah, I'm happy for it, one of a book, I'm very proud of that, I wrote Undeniable. There was pressure to make it Undeniable, it seems like you missed an opportunity there.”
“I wrote undeniable there was pressure to make it undeniable get it it seems like you missed an opportunity there”
“I wrote but the first thing I wrote about climate change was in 1993 in a kids book called big blasts of spill knives big blasts of science and nothing's been done about it since 1993”
“if we don't necessarily have it well the main thing is to get a copy of my book of course there's 20 in a carton they make great gifts”
“and uh in my book undeniable on the New York or uh I um have a little discussion about this”