Celebrating Innovation, with Bill Nye - StarTalk All-Stars

In honor of Sir Isaac Newton’s birthday (on either December 25 or January 4, whichever date you prefer), Bill Nye and Chuck Nice answer fan-submitted Cosmic Queries about inventions, innovations and scientific discovery. First, find out why there is even a discrepancy in the date of Newton’s birthday, or Newtonmas as Bill calls it, thanks to Pope Gregory XIII, the Vatican Observatory, leap years, and the traditional British sense of autonomy. Next, you’ll learn why Bill is excited about artificial intelligence and self-driving cars. Explore CRISPR, the gene-splicing technology which Bill thinks is the most significant invention this decade. Find out why radiation might not be the barrier to exploring the solar system that some people fear, and why we already have all the technology we need for a human mission to Mars. You’ll also hear why Bill thinks we also have all the technology we need to convert the entire planet’s energy needs to renewable sources, although a better battery would still make its inventor rich. Discover why sewers may be the most important invention in human history. Explore the value of patents - and the problem posed by patent trolls. Plus, Bill and Chuck talk about inventions like GMOs and nuclear weapons, the impact of discovering life on other worlds, Bill’s new show coming this spring on Netflix, Bill Nye Saves the World, and the time he got to fly in an FA-18 Hornet.
This episode originally aired on Posted January 3, 2017

[@MaxBeamer]

Dude how long has it been since we’ve had a regular star talk chuck and Neil? Feels like ages

[@StarTalk]

No Neil episodes on this channel... that's on our main StarTalk channel!

[@parthgupte4175]

lol

[@isaackitone]

Why did you "abandon" us?

[@illwyte]

Its weird hearing them talk about it being 2016 at the time of the shoot, and them wondering about if humanity would make it to 2020.😏

[@belkys120]

Michale Negron : THEN THEY WELL EXTENDED , IT TO 2050 .? . BY THEN , U AND I WOULD BE DEAD 💀 . !!!!!! .

[@Zogixaas09]

2017 Jan 3rd

[@KushClarkKent]

It's even weirder listening now knowing how much of a disaster 2020 was.

[@SerRGilk]

And even more, now in January 2023, recovering from a global pandemic, during a massive worldwide recession, and on top of that Russia invading Ukraine

[@cosmicsciencewitholiver7328]

May 2023.... This is interesting

[@churchkyloren1703]

Happy birthday Bill Nye The Science guy. May the Peace be With U. From Harlingen Texas. November 27, 1955 November 27, 2019 through November 27, 3019

[@roberthutchison8197]

Sewers were nice but without the printing press the engineers would not know how to install them...

[@manpreetbhattee9732]

You guys are awesome! Thanks for putting one more awesome show.

[@churchkyloren1703]

Science is so amazing. 💛💛💙❤💚❤🖤💛

[@erdemmemisyazici3950]

45:30 I'm legit in love with Chuck. Hero.

[@rawriclark]

awesome stuff!!!!

[@skitzcrasher]

I love me some Bill Nye! I also loves me some NDT! And let us not forget my love for Chuck!

[@erdemmemisyazici3950]

22:27 Coffee is essential.

[@andypeiffer5]

Is this safe for kids?

[@nickbryant2318]

Andy Peiffer usually yeah but chuck can have some interesting jokes, lol

[@user-ls2tn1sv1e]

Science really matters

[@crucifixia]

anyone else feel like bill bye is smashed? either baked or drunk, cuz he gets all sassy and talkative hahaha

[@Sinnbad21]

Juan Manuel He’s like that all the time. He’s a witty and cynical man in his older age lol

[@leeFbeatz]

❤

[@misterken03]

Bill Nye: No business reason to go to Mars Elon Musk: Hold this 🍺!

[@Denosophem]

I agree with the sewer statement 100%

[@timmykenny717]

Reposting an old video and still including ads? =( paid for what?

[@TheAmethyz]

Didnt get any ads

[@timmykenny717]

Think for yourself.. I got ads a week ago when youtube suggested this reposted video and i thought it was unethical maybe. I was a bit annoyed and maybe still am if i have to think about it. You didn't so you aren't annoyed. What point are you making here? I mean if nothing else your calling me out saying i didn't experience any ads a week ago..? But i did lol. What are you saying?..honestly i mean no offence but what was the point of your comment? Of all the things you could reply to..

[@TheAmethyz]

@@timmykenny717 Sharing experience. But to help and prevent your future annoyment. There is adblockers that you can get for your browser and prevent getting ads in youtube. I never said you didnt experience ads that would be ignorance. Popular adblocker is called uBlock origin i think.

[@timmykenny717]

@@TheAmethyz very aware of things like adblocker yet for some unexplained reason i still like giving money to the channels that deserve it i guess. I don't mind ads. Its just the fact that its a reposted video i guess triggered me.

[@TheAmethyz]

@@timmykenny717 Might be because they dont have those videos on the channel for some reason anymore so they are reposting them. They got only 5 months ago their oldest video anymore. I have same thing i use adblocker many other websites but in youtube i keep it off. It allows to choose which website you want to keep it off or on. I didnt mind the repost or being old video. I havent seen it or atleast i dont remember seeing this one.

[@kflicted]

[@RSN_Charizard_Op]

2020 a leap year=3

[@randellmathews5961]

Newton was born Dec 25 but his own equations of gravity would not allow him to rise on the 3rd day.

[@ignorasmus]

Ironically, one of the oldest known remains of sewers and cities are in India! Harappa and Mohenjodaro civilizations from about 4500 years ago had city wide water and drainage management systems. Though the situation is improving very fast, the sewer system development has not been able to keep up with population expansion and urbanization that happened in 20th century specially after the British imperialists left stopped leeching out every possible resource.

[@goprojoe7449]

It's common knowledge that India's growth was due to British influence. It had nothing to do with Indians. However, it's also well known that the Indus Valley Civilization was one of three origins of civilization.

[@ignorasmus]

@@goprojoe7449 Right. It is common knowledge. Also, common and correct are two different things.

[@AstroRamiEmad]

36:30 Ancient Syrians were the first to use sewer systems, and water systems. Even public baths with heated water underground, using clay as isolator. But most important invention ever is Alphabet I dare say. Also invented in Syria BTW, and it is the reason our inventions started being accumulated from one generation to another.

[@tejaszarekar9145]

I thought it was Harappa civ? No?

[@shohamgodel]

Chuck where can i get your specials?

[@TheHondaLegacy]

Chuck's wife choked him though the phone for that comment " it will be 19....soon"

[@marek011011]

cooking is the lowest form of alchemy

[@tejaszarekar9145]

Do you watch full metal Alchemist?? We can be friends bro

[@fernandocue3797]

Its called day zero.

[@guersomfalcon7544]

39:05 cooked pop corn or uncooked popcorn?

[@SirUncleCid]

Poor Chuck

[@SirUncleCid]

I think this response to video uploads is warranted every time Nye and Nice get together.

[@knarfx4732]

“I have been married for 18 years, it’ll be 19 🤔😳, SOON 🥵.

[@erdemmemisyazici3950]

Recreational driving. Indeed albeit no teleportation devices are currently in existence, that is what we are aiming to accomplish. Edited to add: Inevitably so, travelling is doomed to be boring someday, like walking. It will eventually be debated as a subjective perspective on a mundane exercise that is essential. Also see: Wheel. Horses. Cars. Airplanes.

[@brajendra999]

I think out side of scince, astrology is subject that give initial push to astronomy scince

[@papitata]

Newtonmas is not a pleasant word to our ears, Mr Nye. Perhaps Newtmas?

[@Denosophem]

Share my buisness plan with the world no patten

[@TheFSFLensman]

) (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats)

[@goprojoe7449]

Bill Nye the Pseudo-Science Guy

[@Smingleflorp]

GoProJoe, the nobody schmo

[@gonzalezhr1]

First time I gave StarTalk a thumbs down. I love StarTalk but, I’m here for science not liberalism 😂