Bill Nye (1955) American science educator, comedian, television host, actor, writer, scientist and former mechanical engineer
[NewsBank, Nye: We must all save the Earth, The Madison Courier, Madison, Indiana, February 21, 2009, Pat Whitney]
“The problem is that in every example we know, a layer that can change fast also can't change very much.”
"One Half of a Manifesto," The New Humanists: Science at the Edge (2003)
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