Consider the Following
This series of videos, sponsored by Toshiba, originally ran on the giant screen in Times Square!
Why Does My Shadow Change Color?--Consider the Following With Bill Nye
Guests
- Bill Nye, Chief Executive Officer
Why Does My Shadow Change Color? Bill Nye sheds some colorful light on this shady topic.
Does Time Go Slower on Earth Than in Space?--Consider the Following With Bill Nye
Guests
- Bill Nye, Chief Executive Officer
Does Time Go Slower on Earth Than in Space? Bill Nye says yes! And the reason is all relative, or rather, relativity. Take a minute or two to watch his timely demonstration.
Why Does Exercise Make You Tired?--Consider the Following With Bill Nye
Guests
- Bill Nye, Chief Executive Officer
Why Does Exercise Make You Tired? Bill Nye works out the answer in this not quite exhaustive examination of how using our muscles makes us crave a little rest.
Do Living Things Defy Entropy?--Consider the Following With Bill Nye
Guests
- Bill Nye, Chief Executive Officer
Entropy will eventually get us all, but life has found a way to deal, thanks to our Sun! Bill Nye shares an energetic explanation.
Sun Hot. Space Cold. What To Do?--Consider the Following With Bill Nye
Guests
- Bill Nye, Chief Executive Officer
Space is very, very hot, except when it's very, very cold. How do we protect expensive spacecraft from these extremes? Bill Nye is hot on the trail.
How Can We Find New Planets?--Consider the Following With Bill Nye
Guests
- Bill Nye, Chief Executive Officer
Astronomers have discovered hundreds and hundreds of exoplanets--worlds circling faraway stars. Bill Nye shows us one of the ways they find these planets that are still too distant to be seen by even the most powerful telescopes
Why Does Air Glow at the North and South Poles?--Consider the Following With Bill Nye
Guests
- Bill Nye, Chief Executive Officer
Bill Nye takes us to the top (and bottom) of the Earth to explain the stunning beauty of auroras.
Do We Only Use 10% of our Brains?--Consider the Following With Bill Nye
Guests
- Bill Nye, Chief Executive Officer
Do We Only Use 10% of Our Brains? Join Bill Nye and special guest Pete the mouse as they ponder this old brainteaser!
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