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Politics and its Discontents: A Dirty Job

Jan

4

2018

But Bill Nye is up for it as he continues his often thankless crusade against abysmal ignorance. Hmm, I wonder if the evangelicals, who generally fall into the latter category, are tempted to practice voodoo on him when he demonstrates that science trumps stupidity. Recommend this Post

Politics and its Discontents: Bill Nye Attempts To School Tucker Carlson

Feb

28

2017

… but finds he is not an apt student. Recommend this Post

Politics and its Discontents: Bill Nye Attempts To School Tucker Carlson

Feb

28

2017

… but finds he is not an apt student. Recommend this Post

Dead Wild Roses: The DWR Sunday Religious Disservice – Religion, Abortion, and Bill Nye

Jan

10

2016

Religion is a particularly nasty subset of the patriarchal fabric of our society. Most organized religions provide the justification for the continued male dominance in society. I mean, if the notion of a Grand Ooga-Booga isn’t preposterous enough on its own, the fact that most of His divine commands and intuitions are tethered to a ...

Dead Wild Roses: Bill Nye – He Does Think of the Children

Feb

21

2015

Filed under: Politics Tagged: Bill Nye, Religion, Science, The Children

Politics and its Discontents: Go Ahead, Say It: "Climate Change"

Feb

17

2015

Bill Nye, an eloquent advocate of critical thinking and rational discussion, urges newscasters to use the words ‘climate change’ now and again. There is nothing at stake except the reduction of ignorance. Recommend this Post

350 or bust: You Don’t Need People’s Opinion on a Fact

Jan

7

2015

John Oliver gives us the best climate quote of 2014: * If you want to watch the whole fantastic segment where he tackles the “debate” over climate science, here it is:

Politics and its Discontents: Putting The Climate-Change ‘Debate’ Into Perspective

May

29

2014

I think John Oliver does this rather effectively: And on a more sobering note, you might like to gnaw on this ominous nugget. Recommend this Post

350 or bust: John Oliver & Bill Nye The Science Guy on Climate Change “Debate”

May

14

2014

John Oliver is hilarious and informative, as usual. Here’s a clip of brilliant satire from Last Week Tonight on the climate change “debate”. * Mother Jones: Watch John Oliver and Bill Nye Show Why Cable News Climate “Debates” Are So Ridiculous

Politics and its Discontents: Climate Change: Bill Nye Uses Science, The Right Wing Relies On Ideology

Feb

17

2014

You decide who is right: Recommend this Post

Politics and its Discontents: And Speaking Of Stupidity….

Feb

15

2014

Bill Nye and Bill Maher offer an entertaining and informative analysis of this growing phenomenon: Recommend this Post

Politics and its Discontents: An Epidemic of Stupidity

Feb

15

2014

Starting with Tim Hudak and then progressing stateside, this post will attempt to merely display the range of prodigious stupidity that North America seems to be cursed with. First, to young Tim. It seems that each time the beleaguered leader of Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives opens his mouth, one of his bipedal extremities fills the gap. ...

Politics and its Discontents: On A Lighter Note, Even Pat Robertson Is Embarrassed

Feb

7

2014

It is always a delight when even the crazed religious right begins to splinter. Watch the video below, a five-minute compilation of Bill Nye’s recent ‘debate’ with creationist Ken Ham on evolution, followed by Pat Robertson’s reaction to Ham. Recommend this Post

Dead Wild Roses: Ken Ham on Bill Nye – As seen by the Living Dinosaur…

Oct

6

2012

Ken..oh ken. You need to sit down and take a deep breath. Maybe some extra O2 will help… Filed under: Atheism Tagged: Bill Nye, Creationists, How Religion Poisons Everything, Ken Ham, Religion, Take down, The Living Dinosaur

The Equivocator: Bill Nye teaches you how to tie a bowtie

Jul

31

2012

Bill Nye check list: Whimsy ✓ Bowtie ✓ Seemingly infinite knowledge of the universe ✓ Someone needs to check if Bill Nye has 2 hearts. Filed under: Things That Are Great!, Video Tagged: Bill Nye, Bill Nye the Science Guy, Bowties are cool, Doctor Who, Nerdist