Bill Nye: I Took Astronomy From Carl Sagan

Bill Nye explains how he took an Astronomy class from Carl Sagan & carries on his legacy.

Bill Nye is a Cornell-trained engineer who worked at Boeing before winning a gazillion Emmys and turning millions of kid onto science as "Bill Nye, the Science Guy." The man also totally knows how to rock a bow tie.

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[Randomvideos]

I wish I could of been alive during the era of Sagan, oddly enough he died the same year I was born.

I know just about all his stuff is on Youtube to see, but it doesnt feel the same. Like the Neil deGrasse Tyson lecture I went to the other week. Sure tons of his lectures are online to see, but its a whole other feeling to be in the same room with such a man. 

[Zinj]

You can see how much Carl meant to him at 1:20. This was the best take they got, and he still paused and closed his eyes.

[OdinCal]

I was the only kid in my elementary classes to give all my attention to the Bill Nye the Science Guy show.
Bow ties ARE cool.

[CravenTHC]

I recently had a discussion with my mother about my views on religion. I started by talking about the original Cosmos hosted by Carl Sagan. She then told me that Carl Sagan was insane. As politely as I could I left the room. I care deeply about my mother, but her religion is going to drive a wedge between us if I'm not careful. I want to help her, but I know that she'll only take offense. 

[EthanNin]

Bill Nye took Astronomy from Carl Sagan, and Neil Tyson was invited to stay at Carl's house once. It's like everyone that was merely exposed to Carl was destined to be a science educator. 

[datboidego]

Godamit I knew there was gonna be comments about the Carl sagan deep in me part.

[RegalPlatypus]

"Carl Sagan is deep within me..."
*snickers*

[aaronbrodie]

I like the way Bill Nye said the year 1980!

[janicejloh]

i love you bill nye.  you and all those wonderful science teachers out there are the ones who stimulated my interest in science.

[TruthSurge]

1:41 He could seriously play Spock's Vulcan brother! if he had one.

[Iyana]

:) When he had to explain slides...haha.

[AvangionQ]

Upworthy keeps finding such excellent videos ... :-)

[stephaniemorgan]

I am quite envious of Nye, I'm on my way to college where I plan to take astronomy among other things. 

[thenerdnextdoor]

"Back in 1980!" :D

I love Bill Nye.  But I'm pissed at Carl Sagan for dying.

[Kazuma]

I love this gentleman. Kept me interested and taught me very interesting things I would not have learned otherwise. Forgive me my kind sir if while your talking all I hear is. BILLBILLBILLBILLBILL

[lemmingsgopop]

Bill Nye: I Took Astronomy From Carl Sagan

[drmike]

When I met Bill Nye, I told him he and Carl Sagan were the reason I was so involved and excited about science. He softly chuckled, and remarked, "Well, you know Carl's dead, so..."

I was so dumb struck, I looked at him and said, "Uh,

He smirked and walked away.
It was with a crush of rudeness I've never witnessed before. Here I was letting him know how much he and Carl meant to me, and he practically spit in my face. For no reason.
I've never been so let down in my life before. This is right after I met Frank Drake and Jill Tarter at SETIConII.

[billburkhalter]

Job 38
Easy-to-Read Version
God Speaks to Job
38 Then the Lord spoke to Job from a whirlwind and said,

2 “Who is this ignorant person
saying these foolish things?[a]
3 Prepare yourself for an attack!
Get ready to answer the questions I will ask you.

4 “Where were you when I made the earth?
If you are so smart, answer me.
5 And who decided how big the earth should be?
Who measured it with a measuring line?
6 What is the earth resting on?
Who put the first stone in its place
7 when the morning stars sang together
and the angels[b] shouted with joy?

8 “Who closed the flood gates
as the sea gushed from the womb?
9 Who covered it with clouds
and wrapped it in darkness?
10 I set the limits for the sea
and put it behind locked gates.
11 I said to the sea, ‘You can come this far, but no farther.
This is where your proud waves will stop.’

12 “Did you ever in your life command the morning to begin
or the day to dawn?
13 Did you ever tell the morning light to grab the earth
and shake those who are evil out of their hiding places?
14 The morning light makes the hills
and valleys easy to see.
When the daylight comes to the earth,
the shapes of these places stand out like the folds of a coat.
They take shape like soft clay
that is pressed with a stamp.
15 Evil people don’t like the daylight.
When it shines bright, it keeps them from doing the bad things they do.

16 “Have you ever gone to the deepest parts of the sea?
Have you ever walked on the ocean bottom?
17 Has anyone shown you the gates to the world of the dead?
Have you ever seen those gates that lead to the dark place of death?
18 Do you really understand how big the earth is?
Tell me, if you know all this.

19 “Where does light come from?
Where does darkness come from?
20 Can you take them back to where they belong?
Do you know how to get there?
21 Surely you know these things, since you are so old and wise.
You were alive when I made them, weren’t you?[c]

22 “Have you ever gone into the storerooms
where I keep the snow and the hail?
23 I save them there for times of trouble,
for the times of war and battle.
24 Have you ever gone to the place where the sun comes up,
where it makes the east wind blow all over the earth?[d]
25 Who dug ditches in the sky for the heavy rain?
Who made a path for the thunderstorm?
26 Who makes it rain even in desert places
where no one lives?
27 The rain gives that dry empty land all the water it needs,
and grass begins to grow.
28 Does the rain have a father?
Who produces the drops of dew?
29 Does ice have a mother?
Who gives birth to the frost?
30 That’s when the water freezes as hard as a rock.
Even the deep sea freezes over!

31 “Can you tie up the Pleiades[e]?
Can you unfasten the belt of Orion[f]?
32 Can you bring out the other constellations[g] at the right times?
Can you lead out the Bear[h] with its cubs?
33 Do you know the laws that control the sky?
Can you put each star in its place above the earth?[i]

34 “Can you shout at the clouds
and command them to cover you with rain?
35 Can you give a command to the lightning?
Will it come to you and say, ‘Here we are; what do you want, sir?’
Will it go wherever you want it to go?

36 “Who makes people wise?
Who puts wisdom deep inside them?
37 Who is wise enough to count the clouds
and tip them over to pour out their rain?
38 The rain makes the dust become mud,
and the clumps of dirt stick together.

39 “Do you find food for the lions?
Do you feed their hungry babies?
40 No, they hide in their caves
or wait in the grass, ready to attack their prey.
41 Who feeds the ravens when their babies cry out to God
and wander around without food?

[JungleJargon]

You say objects made you, without being directed and that is *not* science!

[TheEschwank]

take that, christians! facts! wheres your god now?