Bill Nye the Science Guy.
It helps that it rhymes, right?
Yeah.
But it could have been like
Bill Nye Asks Why, or Bill--
Well, we do do
why-- we do do Why
with Nye for the Juno mission.
When I was reading your book,
you said something about--
I love you.
You read my book.
I read your book.
In your book, you were saying
it's so important that if we
learn what's going on
on other planets, then
it's going to make a big
difference here on Earth.
And I got to thinking, we
have so much strife, turmoil,
things to work out here
on Earth, what is knowing
what goes on
another planet going
to do to help our day to day?
And forgive me for
sounding small minded,
but that's what occurred to me.
So is your life enhanced
because the clothes
you're wearing came from
another part of the Earth?
We have international
commerce because people
figured out that we live on a
ball, rather than a flat map.
Correct.
Now, people cannot
tell which side
of the street they're on
without looking at their phones.
And that information to your
phone comes from outer space.
But let's talk about what
we nowadays call my issues.
Your issues?
Fine.
And that is discovering life--
You just sucked
it out from me.
You're just going
to take-- can you
just put-- close up
on him, because this
is now his interview.
Well, just if we discovered
life on another world,
it would change the
course of human history.
Why?
It would be profound.
Yeah, OK, but will it help
you get home safely tonight?
I think so.
Will it help you
be less lonely?
Will it help you
raise better families?
- I think so.
- Why?
What could you learn?
Because it's a deep
philosophical thing.
If it turns out that
there is life on Mars,
for example, then you
would ask yourself,
am I even less of a deal
than I thought I was.
Scientists, I have
found, seem like they can
pretty much explain anything.
Right?
Because you have a
basic understanding
of a lot of stuff.
Depends what the thing is.
Bill, are there other
universes that we can't detect?
I don't know.
Thanks for that.
That's really
fulfilling as an answer.
Well, but I
mean-- but get this.
There may be.
And you know why?
Because there's no
reason there couldn't be.
Well, totally.
And then, what about this?
Tell me.
There is everything.
There's stones.
There's dresses,
beautiful hair products.
What do you mean?
This is no product.
I just rolled out of
bed, just like this.
That's a nice bed.
Likewise.
So we have all that because
of our understanding of science.
But what was there
before all this?
Before the Big Bang?
Was there something
before nothing?
And you know what the answer is?
What?
- Nobody knows.
- Nobody knows.
That's what Steve
was pointing out.
Nobody knows.
But I have noticed, you have
gotten very vocal about the way
things have evolved.
Your evolution has come from
a guy with a kids TV show
to a real political
lightning rod.
Don't come running to me.
I didn't make climate
change political.
--CO2 correlation.
Do you agree that
the planet Venus
is warm because it
has a lot of carbon
dioxide in its atmosphere?
And I say warm, warm enough
to melt lead on its surface.
You're a mouth piece
for it and at this point.
Well, I'm pointing out to the
world that people discovered
human-caused climate change.
And it is something we should
all be concerned about.
Steve, Steve, did you know
this is the 100th anniversary
of the national parks?
He didn't know.
And I'm an ambassador for
the Find your Park program.
We want you to go out
there and do what, Cat?
You're going to
find your park.
- Yes.
- Going to find that park.
Yes.
Blow it up.
How do you find your park?
There's a map.
There's a website.
There's all the
things that kids use.
There are electric
phone machines.
You can find one.
And I was in Glacier
National Park very recently.
And also I went for
the first time to Mt.
Rushmore.
And I've got to say,
it's quite cool.
Is it?
It's really cool, but it's
quite a piece of history there.
Well, let's sex it up, right?
We want to get people
to come to the parks.
So let's appeal
to the youngsters.
Oh, go to your national parks.
Youngsters, you should
come to the parks because?
Generally, you will
always learn something.
And your life will be enriched.
And I hope you get a
sense of the history
of the United States, and
also the history of the Earth.
And the United States
is unique this way.
There's nobody else who
really has a Grand Canyon.
The Grand Canyon, even
if you just fly over it,
it is not to be missed.
It's breathtaking.
Find your parks.
It's the 100th--
Find your parks.
It's the 100th--
find your parks.
Find your parks.
It's the 100th anniversary
of the national parks.
Visit one you right now.
Right now.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you, Cat.
Blow it up.
Blow it up.
