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Science Quotes by Bill Nye

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A kid watching a science show about rockets shows how Bill Nye wants young people excited about discovery. He says science uses theory to make predictions, and that teaching creationism in class is wrong. He also argues that a generation that ignores scientific laws will miss out on a better tomorrow.

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When Rush Limbaugh says I'm not a scientist, I'm charmed - I smirk.

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SCIENCE is a part of EVERYONE'S everyday life.

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Teaching creationism in science class as an alternative to evolution is inappropriate.

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Science provides a much more satisfactory way to seek answers than does any religion.

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Anybody who grew up with the space program is a fan of science fiction.

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Researchers have proven that scientifically, that all humans are one people

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There is no debate in the scientific community...We need [Congress] to change things, not to deny what's happening.

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The thing about a theory in science is it allows you make predictions. Evolutionary theory allows us to predict what apples will…

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Unlike science, creationism cannot predict anything, and it cannot provide satisfactory answers about the past.

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There's nothing I believe in more strongly than getting young people interested in science and engineering, for a better tomorrow, for all…

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“With each step in the process, we used the method of science: Observe. Hypothesize. Predict. Experiment. Compare what you expected with what…

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Talk about science with everyone you meet. Especially talk about climate change. It needs to become a part of our everyday conversation…

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Science is the key to our future, and if you don't believe in science, then you're holding everybody back.

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It's important that our children are raised to be educated, well-rounded tax-paying citizens that understand the importance of technology and science.

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Evolution is one of the most powerful and important ideas ever developed in the history of science. Every question it raises leads…

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There are two questions that get to us all: Are we alone in the Universe? And, where did we come from? For…

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Tax dollars intended for science education must not be used to teach creationism as any sort of real explanation of nature, because…

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I hope climate science becomes the big thing. And then what I want is electrical engineers to solve the world's energy problems,…

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We talk about the Internet. That comes from science. Weather forecasting. That comes from science. The main idea in all of biology…

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Along with the evidence of common sense, researchers have proven scientifically that humans are all one people. We're a lot like dogs…

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Our goal in science is to discover universal laws of nature. If one's faith requires one to abandon or ignore natural laws,…

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I really believe in science. It is a faith. It is a reverence akin to religion. But as we always say, it's…

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As my old professor Carl Sagan said so often, 'When you’re in love, you want to tell the world.’ And I base…

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“Every other aspect of life that was once attributed to divine intent is now elegantly and completely explained in the context of…

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“Researchers developed ways to extract genes from one species and insert them into the genetic code of another—a technique that can, among…

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Science is the key to our future, and if you don’t believe in science, then you’re holding everybody back. And it’s fine…

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Evolution is the fundamental idea in all of life science, in all of biology. The key to our being here now is…

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Science is the key to our future, and if you dont believe in science, then youre holding everybody back. And its fine…

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Science is the best thing humans beings have ever come up with. And if it isn't, science will fix it.

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If you're an adult and you choose not to believe in science, fine, but please don't prevent your children from learning about…

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I always liked show biz and got to make a few training films at Boeing. Soon after, I got the idea of…

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You can believe what you want religiously. Religion is one thing, but science, provable science, is something else.

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Science is the best idea humans have ever had. The more people who embrace that idea, the better.

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Our goal in science is to discover universal laws of nature. That pursuit fills me with wonder.

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After I had this idea to be Bill Nye the Science Guy, I wore straight ties the first couple times, and then…

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If we raise a generation of students who dont believe in the process of science, who think everything that weve come to…

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“The process of testing claims is called science. Now, If you have a claim that can't be tested thats what we call…

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I feel that I've often pointed out that there are countless aspects of life and nature that scientists and scientific thinkers cannot…

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The philosophy of science is inherent in the process. This is to say, you think critically, you draw a conclusion based on…

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There's nothing I believe in more strongly than getting young people interested in science and engineering, for a better tomorrow, for all humankind.

Tax dollars intended for science education must not be used to teach creationism as any sort of real explanation of nature, because any observation…

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“Over billions of years, the planets exchange quite a bit of material. This is not speculation; this is fact. Planetary scientists have found pieces…

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…

“People who should (or do) know better keep confusing weather with climate. Weather is what happens day to day in one place. Climate is…

The more you find out about the world, the more opportunities there are to laugh at it.

Millennial voters are very concerned about climate change and will vote for candidates who are planning to address it. But the systems that are…

By the way, most of the light that comes from the sun is green.

“As of this writing, the Opportunity rover is still roving. It was designed to run ninety Martian days—just over three months—but it is still…

“radioactive Rubidium-87, containing 37 protons (and 50 neutrons), can change or decay to strontium, which has 38 protons. These two elements can be thought…