Did Science Guy Bill Nye Inspire Numbers?

One of the most famous science geeks, Bill Nye (aka "The Science Guy"), guest-stars on CBS' Numbers tonight (at 10 pm/ET), but his connection to the mathematics-based procedural appears to be much, much deeper than that. TVGuide.com (tried to) put on our thinking cap and quizzed Nye on his Numbers ties, on bow ties and more.

TVGuide.com: So what's this about you inspiring Cheryl Heuton and Nick Falacci to create the series Numbers?
Bill Nye:
That's what they claim — and that's quite an extraordinary claim. I don't know if that's true, but.... I read it first in Wired magazine last spring. After that article came out, I met with them. One of the first thing that Cheryl and Nick embraced when we had breakfast was this idea of sundials. There is so much information in the shadow of a stick, if you kn  read full article

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Did Science Guy Bill Nye Inspire Numbers?

One of the most famous science geeks, Bill Nye (aka "The Science Guy"), guest-stars on CBS' Numbers tonight (at 10 pm/ET), but his connection to the mathematics-based procedural appears to be much, much deeper than that. TVGuide.com (tried to) put on our thinking cap and quizzed Nye on his Numbers ties, on bow ties and more. TVGuide.com: So what's this about you inspiring Cheryl Heuton and Nick Falacci to create the series Numbers?Bill Nye: That's what they claim — and that's quite an extraordinary claim. I don't know if that's true, but.... I read it first in Wired magazine last spring. After that article came out, I met with them. One of the first thing that Cheryl and Nick embraced when we had breakfast was this idea of sundials. There is so much information in the shadow of a stick, if you kn read more

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Premiered: 1993, on Syndicated
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Premise: A long-running series that uses humor to teach kids about science. Topics are addressed in skits featuring the host, a former Boeing engineer.

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