MichieC
04-27-2005, 12:33 AM
Along with this resurgence or embracing of fundamental Christianity is this rejection of science. And that's bad.
By Mark Rahner
Seattle Times staff reporter
How does cloning work? How are aliens likely to communicate with us?
You can find that stuff out by watching "The Eyes of Nye" on KCTS. So when we got ex-Seattle luminary Bill Nye the Science Guy on the phone, we asked him about other important matters in addition to his fun new public-TV show. Such as the origin of his bow tie.
Was there a time when you were just Bill Nye the Pizza Guy?
No, popcorn. Bill Nye the Popcorn Guy.
It was in college. I used to play ultimate Frisbee, and I just got a reputation for making popcorn at parties. I don't mean to brag on myself, but I make the popcorn in the pot, and it comes out fine every time. And so I would make the popcorn and then I would present the pot — I don't know if you ever saw the movie "Cocktail" — and I would spin the pot. I would give it a little flourish to prove I had not burned any kernels.
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By Mark Rahner
Seattle Times staff reporter
How does cloning work? How are aliens likely to communicate with us?
You can find that stuff out by watching "The Eyes of Nye" on KCTS. So when we got ex-Seattle luminary Bill Nye the Science Guy on the phone, we asked him about other important matters in addition to his fun new public-TV show. Such as the origin of his bow tie.
Was there a time when you were just Bill Nye the Pizza Guy?
No, popcorn. Bill Nye the Popcorn Guy.
It was in college. I used to play ultimate Frisbee, and I just got a reputation for making popcorn at parties. I don't mean to brag on myself, but I make the popcorn in the pot, and it comes out fine every time. And so I would make the popcorn and then I would present the pot — I don't know if you ever saw the movie "Cocktail" — and I would spin the pot. I would give it a little flourish to prove I had not burned any kernels.
Continued- http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/television/2002252736_nye26.html