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Bill Nye Saves the World Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 2017 - 2017
Episode 1
Earth Is a Hot Mess
Fri, Apr 21, 201731 mins
Bill calls out climate change deniers, breaks down the science of global warming and explains how we can make the planet a cooler place to live.
Episode 2
Tune Your Quack-o-Meter
Fri, Apr 21, 2017
Bill Nye and the team debunk alternative medicine, including an explanation into the placebo effect & why we think something works when it has no basis in science proof.
Episode 3
Machines Take Over the World
Fri, Apr 21, 2017
From robots that paint just like the original artists to Twitterbots gone rogue, Bill and his guests explore the potential and pitfalls of artificial intelligence.
Episode 4
More Food, Less Hype
Fri, Apr 21, 2017
Bill Nye brings on representatives from Monsanto Corporation to discuss GMO foods.
Episode 5
The Original Martian Invasion
Fri, Apr 21, 2017
Bill introduces the theory of panspermia (which is the hypothesis that life exist throughout the Universe), NASA scientists discuss the Mars 2020 mission, and Wil Wheaton and the panel ponder life on other planets.
Episode 6
Do Some Shots, Save the World
Fri, Apr 21, 2017
With help from friends in raincoats and a room full of unemployed germs, Bill Nye demonstrates how vaccines work and why everyone needs to get them.
Episode 7
Cheat Codes for Reality
Fri, Apr 21, 2017
Bill Nye and his correspondents check out video game technology that's changing the world, including a game that helps surgeons sharpen their skills.
Episode 8
This Diet Is Bananas
Fri, Apr 21, 2017
So what exactly is in a calorie? Bill flambes a marshmallow in the name of science, experts weigh in on fad diets, and singing kale keeps it real about nutrition.
Episode 9
The Sexual Spectrum
Fri, Apr 21, 2017
Bill Nye explores the spectrum of sexuality.
Episode 10
Saving the World -- With Space!
Fri, Apr 21, 2017
Bill Nye and the panel discuss private space travel. Mean astronaut Joel McHale answers questions, and lunar gravity gives a young basketball player a boost.
Episode 11
Malarkey!
Fri, Apr 21, 2017
Chemtrails. Cop circles. Palm readers. Bill Nye takes aim at pseudoscience and explains how confirmation bias makes us believe things that aren't true.
Episode 12
Designer Babies
Fri, Apr 21, 2017
Bill explores advances in IVF (in vitro fertilization) that are helping couples have healthy babies. "Project Runway" star Tim Gunn hosts a special fashion show in the lab.
Episode 13
Earth's People Problem
Fri, Apr 21, 2017
Bill Nye and his guests talk about tackling overpopulation by empowering women. Comedian Joanna Hausmann interviews couples about male contraception.
