Nye, Bill

Examines the "stuff" that people use every day and looks at the effects that these everyday objects and actions have on Earth's environment.

Science educator Bill Nye details the history of development in how energy is created and used, discussing fossil fuels, the combustion engine, electricity, nuclear power, solar and wind power, hydroelectricity, and hydrogen fuel cells.

Science educator Bill Nye details the history of developments in exploration, discussing clocks, the compass, submarines, telescopes, X-rays and MRIs, and rockets and the space shuttle. Includes an introduction to a student inventor.

Examines the "stuff" that people use every day and looks at the effects that these everyday objects and actions have on Earth's environment.

Bill Nye explores the habits and behavior of spiders and examines the unique anatomy of these arthropods. The science guy explains how these eight-legged predators spin silk webs to capture their food. Discusses why spiders preying on insects is essential to balancing the ecosystem. Identifies several spiders from crab spiders to tarantulas and visits a forest habitat to reveal the wide variety of spiders living in the vegetation.

The science guy describes the physical features of the ocean and explores the ocean bottom. Explains how ocean pressure impacts objects, including a human being's ability to breath underwater. Measures the depth of the ocean and illustrates how the Earth's surface and the ocean floor are physically similar. Features how marine biologists and scientists use submarines and remote submersibles to examine the ocean bottom and identify the marine life that inhabit these deep waters.