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Bill Nye the Science Guy

Probability (#521)

There is a good chance this will be one of Bill's best episodes! In fact, he'll probably make the complicated concept of probability very simple to understand, while showing how it allows us to predict events.

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Program Description: Bill Nye knows how to provide easy access to hard science. What's his secret? A fast-paced approach blending humor and hands-on activities. Bill encourages kids to ask interesting questions...then shows them how to discover fascinating answers. Enlist the Science Guy's help when it comes to teaching a range of subjects such as Health, Math, Nature, and Environmental issues.

All Upcoming Episodes

Earth's Crust (#501)

Bill goes to the depths of the earth (literally) to explain how the Earth's surface and its inner mantle differ.
- Fri, October 10, 3:00 AM on IPTV
Gravity (#502)

Have you ever wondered what holds the ocean on the Earth? Or what makes the Earth round? Perhaps you've thought about what holds humans to the ground? Bill provides the explanation for these and other questions about the earth's gravity.
- Fri, October 10, 3:23 AM on IPTV
Digestion (#503)

Bill explains to viewers how the body's digestive system is like a fine-tuned machine that turns food into energy. He demonstrates the process with a steam engine that runs on cornflakes.
- Fri, October 10, 3:46 AM on IPTV
Magnetism (#504)

In this attracting and not-too-repelling program, Bill shows all kinds of unexpected places where magnets can be found. In fact, the Earth itself is a huge magnet! Find out how to make a compass and why opposites attract.
- Fri, October 10, 4:09 AM on IPTV
Chemical Reactions (#505)

Have a blast watching the explosive examples Bill uses to explain that everything is made of chemicals. Guest star Candace Cameron ('Full House') shares the lab with Bill and shows that fire is actually a chemical reaction. Together, they extinguish a 'tornado of fire.'
- Fri, October 17, 3:00 AM on IPTV
Food Web (#506)

Watch Bill become tangled in a complex food web in his quest to demonstrate that all living things depend on other living things to survive.
- Fri, October 17, 3:23 AM on IPTV
Light Optics (#507)

You won't believe your eyes when the Science Guy reflects, refracts, bends, bounces, absorbs, and pulls light waves to show how things can be seen in different ways. Using lenses, mirrors, and water, Bill's optical illusions are sights to behold.
- Fri, October 17, 3:45 AM on IPTV
The Sun (#508)

Bill sheds light on solar flares, eclipses, sunspots, fusion, and solar energy, and visits an enormous solar energy farm outside Sacramento, California, to demonstrate how the sun is the source of energy for all living things on Earth.
- Fri, October 17, 4:08 AM on IPTV
Atmosphere (#509)

The Science Guy talks about atmosphere, its five different levels, and how it protects the Earth. Bill soars into the heavy topic of atmospheric air pressure and radio waves.
- Fri, October 24, 3:00 AM on IPTV
Respiration (#510)

Bill gets aerobic about the importance of respiration when he jogs, bikes, swims, and scuba dives. Discover how to measure how much air each breath contains and make a model lung in a nifty home experiment. See a demonstration of how cigarette smoke can infiltrate and injure lungs.
- Fri, October 24, 3:23 AM on IPTV
The Planets (#511)

Bill goes planet gazing and takes a serious look at Jupiter's features, Earth's elliptical orbit, and the distances between planets. A cool home demo shows how to make Mars soil.
- Fri, October 24, 3:46 AM on IPTV
Plants (#512)

The Science Guy branches out and gets to the root of the matter to explain wild things about plants such as how they breathe, make food, defend themselves, and move their seeds around.
- Fri, October 24, 4:09 AM on IPTV