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Bill Nye Saves the World

Fighting confirmation bias is even harder when we really wantto believe in something

[audience laughs] Fighting confirmation bias is even harder when we really want
to believe in something

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Fighting confirmation bias is even harder
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when we really want to believe in something.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:03:13
Uploaded
Jul 07, 2025
Season
1
Episode
11
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Movie Summary

Bill Nye explores science and its impact on politics, society and pop culture. Each episode tackles a topic from a scientific point of view, dispelling myths, and refuting anti-scientific claims that may be espoused by politicians, religious leaders or titans of industry.
S01 • E03 So, this is an artificially intelligent thermostat. - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:05
So, this is an artificially intelligent thermostat.
S01 • E07 A lot of people have the wrong idea about the typical gamer, too. - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:04
A lot of people have the wrong idea about the typical gamer,...
S01 • E12 To some, it means picking sperm or egg donors with certain traits. - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:05
To some, it means picking sperm or egg donors with certain t...
S01 • E05 [growling] - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:05
[growling]
S01 • E09 No, this is relevant, everybody, - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:06
No, this is relevant, everybody,
S01 • E10 Shuffle your feet, there's sand. Tide goes out, there's sand. - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:04
Shuffle your feet, there's sand. Tide goes out, there&#...
S01 • E06 [laughs maniacally] - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:05
[laughs maniacally]
S01 • E13 Screw those corporate sponge pigs. - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:04
Screw those corporate sponge pigs.
S01 • E01 All these exotic places like Norfolk, Virginia, - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:09
All these exotic places like Norfolk, Virginia,
S01 • E11 And a lot of us want to believe in literally incredible things. - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:05
And a lot of us want to believe in literally incredible thin...
S01 • E08 So, what happens is, the food energy is turned to heat - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:09
So, what happens is, the food energy is turned to heat
S01 • E04 And we want to precipitate that DNA from this solution. - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:05
And we want to precipitate that DNA from this solution.
S01 • E05 That's the current speculation, that ancient dinosaurs had feathers. - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:04
That's the current speculation, that ancient dinosaurs ...
S01 • E07 It's not always some stoned dude in his parents' basement. - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:05
It's not always some stoned dude in his parents' b...
S01 • E02 It's time-consuming and meticulous, - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:07
It's time-consuming and meticulous,
S01 • E12 For others, it's a child born with genetic material from three parents - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:07
For others, it's a child born with genetic material fro...
S01 • E13 [audience laughs] - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:06
[audience laughs]
S01 • E03 It makes it cool in the summer, warm in the winter. - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:04
It makes it cool in the summer, warm in the winter.
S01 • E10 But it turns out there are ten times as many stars in the cosmos... - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:05
But it turns out there are ten times as many stars in the co...
S01 • E06 [audience laughs] - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:07
[audience laughs]