List of episodes of the series «Bill Nye Saves the World»

Earth Is a Hot Mess

• User score: 7.6
• Episode number: 1
• Episode duration: 31 min.
• Episode description:
  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.

Tune Your Quack-o-Meter

• User score: 6.7
• Episode number: 2
• Episode duration: 32 min.
• Episode description:
  Bill and his panel of experts debunk bogus alternative remedies like homeopathy, the healing power of magnets ... and curing cancer by yelling at it.

Machines Take Over the World

• User score: 9
• Episode number: 3
• Episode duration: 28 min.
• Episode description:
  From robots that paint Rembrandts to Twitterbots gone rogue, Bill and his guests explore the potential and pitfalls of artificial intelligence.

More Food, Less Hype

• User score: 6.5
• Episode number: 4
• Episode duration: 27 min.
• Episode description:
  Bill extracts DNA from a strawberry in the lab and talks about genetically modified foods with a Monsanto executive, a professor and a farmer.

The Original Martian Invasion

• User score: 6.5
• Episode number: 5
• Episode duration: 28 min.
• Episode description:
  Bill introduces the theory of panspermia, NASA scientists discuss the Mars 2020 mission, and Wil Wheaton and the panel ponder life on other planets.

Do Some Shots, Save the World

• User score: 6
• Episode number: 6
• Episode duration: 27 min.
• Episode description:
  With help from some friends in raincoats and a room full of unemployed germs, Bill demonstrates how vaccines work and why everyone needs to get them.

Cheat Codes for Reality

• User score: 7.5
• Episode number: 7
• Episode duration: 31 min.
• Episode description:
  Bill and his correspondents check out video game technology that's changing the world, including a game that helps surgeons sharpen their skills.

This Diet Is Bananas

• User score: 5.5
• Episode number: 8
• Episode duration: 27 min.
• Episode description:
  What's in a calorie? Bill flambés a marshmallow in the name of science, experts weigh in on fad diets, and singing kale keeps it real about nutrition.

The Sexual Spectrum

• User score: 2.8
• Episode number: 9
• Episode duration: 26 min.
• Episode description:
  Sex is complex! Bill explores the ever-evolving science of sexuality with help from a panel of experts and "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" star Rachel Bloom.

Saving the World -- with Space!

• User score: 8.5
• Episode number: 10
• Episode duration: 28 min.
• Episode description:
  Bill and the panel discuss private space travel. Mean astronaut Joel McHale answers questions, and lunar gravity gives a young basketballer a boost.

Malarkey!

• User score: 5.5
• Episode number: 11
• Episode duration: 25 min.
• Episode description:
  Chemtrails. Crop circles. Palm readers. Bill takes aim at pseudoscience and explains how confirmation bias makes us believe things that aren't true.

Designer Babies

• User score: 7
• Episode number: 12
• Episode duration: 29 min.
• Episode description:
  Bill explores advances in IVF that are helping couples have healthy babies. "Project Runway" star Tim Gunn hosts a special fashion show in the lab.

Earth's People Problem

• User score: 7
• Episode number: 13
• Episode duration: 27 min.
• Episode description:
  Bill and his guests talk about tackling overpopulation by empowering women. Comedian Joanna Hausmann interviews couples about male contraception.