Was Bill Nye really as bad as people acted upon his return? I feel like he just took off the child gloves and talked to his audience as adults. Unfortunately, he failed to realize a large majority of the population is childlike in mentality
The people who hated on Bill Nye were conservatives, and they did so because he explained concepts like Gender which they did not appreciate (i.e. does not fit into their reductionist misogynistic harmful ideology). Bill Nye is great.
It was very much a “hello fellow kids” type vibe for me. He was desperately trying to make it hip to be square. I found it utterly unwatchable and only made it through half of the second episode. I appreciated the attempt but the result was embarrassing.
I think NDT is a good science communicator, he just lacks the personable quality that laypeople generally prefer when having something explained to them. Personally, I like NDT. He’s knowledgeable in his field, and when he really gets into talking about stuff you can tell he has a sense of awe and wonder about the universe. But, I think he also suffers a bit from that issue of really intelligent people just not grasping that there’s a lot of their niche knowledge that is not common knowledge. It’s not at all uncommon for NDT to put off a, “You really didn’t already know that?” vibe. I don’t at all think it’s malicious, it’s just when you reach a certain level of knowledge on a topic, it’s easy to forget how much you yourself had to learn.
TL;DR: NDT is a great science communicator if you already know enough of the basics to follow what he’s saying. Carl Sagan was an even greater communicator because he could break down subjects to explain them to people whether they were a 5 year old with a budding interest in astronomy, or a college grad studying more advanced topics.
We need a reincarnation of Carl Sagan. He was a great science communicator.
Was Bill Nye really as bad as people acted upon his return? I feel like he just took off the child gloves and talked to his audience as adults. Unfortunately, he failed to realize a large majority of the population is childlike in mentality
The people who hated on Bill Nye were conservatives, and they did so because he explained concepts like Gender which they did not appreciate (i.e. does not fit into their reductionist misogynistic harmful ideology). Bill Nye is great.
Yeah, my partner explained it to me a bit. Go Bill! I think my point stands though. He tried to talk to them like adults. They are fucking children
Ah, good point! That’s also the impression I get from his work. His Netflix series was pretty much written for adults who watched him on PBS as kids.
It was very much a “hello fellow kids” type vibe for me. He was desperately trying to make it hip to be square. I found it utterly unwatchable and only made it through half of the second episode. I appreciated the attempt but the result was embarrassing.
We just need Carl Sagan, Fred Rodgers, Bob Ross, and Harambe back, and then everything will be okay again.
Isn’t NDT a great science communicator ? I’ve seen some of his lives and I think he does a great job
I think NDT is a good science communicator, he just lacks the personable quality that laypeople generally prefer when having something explained to them. Personally, I like NDT. He’s knowledgeable in his field, and when he really gets into talking about stuff you can tell he has a sense of awe and wonder about the universe. But, I think he also suffers a bit from that issue of really intelligent people just not grasping that there’s a lot of their niche knowledge that is not common knowledge. It’s not at all uncommon for NDT to put off a, “You really didn’t already know that?” vibe. I don’t at all think it’s malicious, it’s just when you reach a certain level of knowledge on a topic, it’s easy to forget how much you yourself had to learn.
TL;DR: NDT is a great science communicator if you already know enough of the basics to follow what he’s saying. Carl Sagan was an even greater communicator because he could break down subjects to explain them to people whether they were a 5 year old with a budding interest in astronomy, or a college grad studying more advanced topics.
fair enough, I can see it