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Confirmation bias is a sort of brain trap, which is why, in science
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Bill Nye Saves the World

Confirmation bias is a sort of brain trap,which is why, in science, we try to prove...

Confirmation bias is a sort of brain trap,
which is why, in science, we try to prove ourselves wrong,
not try to prove ourselves right, right?

Full Transcript

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Confirmation bias is a sort of brain trap, which is why, in science,
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we try to prove ourselves wrong, not try to prove ourselves right, right?
Duration
12 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:02:59
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 • E13 We can produce enough food for everybody, but we're not good at distributing it. - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:06
We can produce enough food for everybody, but we're not...
S01 • E06 And when they do, - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:18
And when they do,
S01 • E07 It's chess and it's still-- It's still really hard. - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:04
It's chess and it's still-- It's still really...
S01 • E01 And when it gets just a little bit warmer, - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:08
And when it gets just a little bit warmer,
S01 • E10 Are you high?" - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:07
Are you high?"
S01 • E09 Here's what I'm saying. Biologically, not everybody fits - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:07
Here's what I'm saying. Biologically, not everybod...
S01 • E12 [audience laughs] - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:06
[audience laughs]
S01 • E05 And the flowers are just great at sex. And then-- - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:07
And the flowers are just great at sex. And then--
S01 • E13 It gets caught up in certain places - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:06
It gets caught up in certain places
S01 • E07 It may surprise you to learn that video games - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:06
It may surprise you to learn that video games
S01 • E09 And by everybody, I mean every living reproducing thing. - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:05
And by everybody, I mean every living reproducing thing.
S01 • E01 And the little bit bigger means floods - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:09
And the little bit bigger means floods
S01 • E10 Although there is a great deal of sand on a beach-- - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:07
Although there is a great deal of sand on a beach--
S01 • E02 In medicine, we use double-blind experiments. - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:05
In medicine, we use double-blind experiments.
S01 • E12 First off, "designer baby" is a messy, catch-all term. - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:06
First off, "designer baby" is a messy, catch-all t...
S01 • E03 And we're calling this artificial intelligence. - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:04
And we're calling this artificial intelligence.
S01 • E05 Then the dinosaurs emerged, the ancient dinosaurs. - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:04
Then the dinosaurs emerged, the ancient dinosaurs.
S01 • E04 So, this extracted strawberry... - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:04
So, this extracted strawberry...
S01 • E13 Sponge factories and sponge buildings. - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:05
Sponge factories and sponge buildings.
S01 • E11 [audience laughs] - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:07
[audience laughs]