Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Skeptical Inquirer was honored to have Bill Nye as the guest editor of its January/February issue, in which he called climate change and critical thinking “the two most serious problems facing us.” Nye has spent his award-winning, decades-long career working to address both of them—and has plenty of ideas about how the rest of us can, too.
He’ll join host Bertha Vazquez to discuss his very busy 2025 (including receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom and his stint as SI guest editor), how decades of disinformation has blunted public support for addressing climate change, and why it’s essential humankind accept responsibility for its own future…and that of every other species on the planet.
Bill Nye is an American science educator, engineer, comedian, television presenter, inventor, keynote speaker and New York Times bestselling author. As the co-creator and host of the Emmy Award-winning television series Bill Nye the Science Guy, Nye helped introduce generations of viewers to science and engineering in an entertaining and accessible manner, fostering an understanding and appreciation for the science that makes our world work.
Today, Nye is a respected champion of scientific literacy who has challenged opponents of evidence-based education and policy on climate change, evolution and critical thinking. In January 2025, Nye was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor, in recognition of his dedication to science education. He currently serves as CEO of The Planetary Society, the world’s largest and most influential non-governmental space organization, co-founded by Carl Sagan.
Skeptical Inquirer was honored to have Bill Nye as the guest editor of its January/February issue, in which he called climate change and critical thinking “the two most serious problems facing us.” Nye has spent his award-winning, decades-long career working to address both of them—and has plenty of ideas about how the rest of us can, too.
He’ll join host Bertha Vazquez to discuss his very busy 2025 (including receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom and his stint as SI guest editor), how decades of disinformation has blunted public support for addressing climate change, and why it’s essential humankind accept responsibility for its own future…and that of every other species on the planet.
Bill Nye is an American science educator, engineer, comedian, television presenter, inventor, keynote speaker and New York Times bestselling author. As the co-creator and host of the Emmy Award-winning television series Bill Nye the Science Guy, Nye helped introduce generations of viewers to science and engineering in an entertaining and accessible manner, fostering an understanding and appreciation for the science that makes our world work.
Today, Nye is a respected champion of scientific literacy who has challenged opponents of evidence-based education and policy on climate change, evolution and critical thinking. In January 2025, Nye was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor, in recognition of his dedication to science education. He currently serves as CEO of The Planetary Society, the world’s largest and most influential non-governmental space organization, co-founded by Carl Sagan.
