Episodes of ‘Bill Nye the Science Guy’ shown on Netflix

It was a treat this week for people who loved watching ’90s educational show “Bill Nye the Science Guy”, as its shows were on Netflix.

The show, which continued from 1993 to 1998, had mixed stuff for its viewers ranging from experiments and songs. Common factor in all of them was they were based on science themes like gravity and pollution.

Not the whole series were shown, but few episodes from the five seasons. In past few years, Nye has created a niche for himself in the science field. He has almost done everything, which many scientists avoid doing. He has features on many debates with science-doubters.

He has carried out debates with a creationist and has immensely supported science education in schools. Neil deGrasse Tyson, who is considered to a prominent figure in science field, is a good friend of Nye, who is considered as the second-most famous scientist alive.

Tyson, who had a television show on FX, Cosmos, has appeared many times on stage with Nye and made joint cameos on TV shows. Many have affirmed that the episodes have proved to be quite useful, especially for children and their teachers.

In fact, one of the teachers shared, “I am a middle school science teacher and I still use the episodes, or small sections of them during class when I don’t have the time to set up a complicated demo”. It is said that Nye has made science quite interesting.