But hang on, Sarah Palin has a bachelorâs degree from the University of Idaho in communications and journalism. According to the schoolâs website, that degree is also a Bachelor of Science degree. So in reality, according to FactCheckâs criteria, Sarah Palin is as much of a scientist as Bill Nye. Hereâs a real fact: Bill Nye has never published a peer-reviewed paper or study on any subject, which is something that scientists do.