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Curiosity Weekly

Science Is a Process — and Bill Nye Explains Why

Curiosity Weekly

Warner Bros. Discovery

Science

4.6964 Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2021

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Bill Nye discusses the 2 things that make “science” what it is. Then, you’ll learn about how female tree frogs have noise-canceling lungs; and why your stomach growls when you’re hungry.

Additional resources from Bill Nye:

This frog has noise-canceling lungs by Cameron Duke

Why your stomach growls when you're hungry by Ashley Hamer (Listener question from Safin in Lisbon, Portugal)

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0:00.0

Hi, you're about to get smarter in just a few minutes with Curiosity Daily from

0:04.8

Curiosity.com. I'm Cody Gough. And I'm Ashley Hamer. Today you learn about the

0:09.2

two things that make science what it is with actual science guy Bill Nye. Then you'll learn about a frog that has

0:15.6

noise canceling lungs and will answer a listener question about why your

0:19.3

stomach growls when you're hungry. Let's satisfy some curiosity.

0:23.0

What you're about to hear is, in my opinion, the most impactful segment you may ever hear in this

0:29.2

podcast. It affected me. What can I say? You know how nobody really wants to admit when they're wrong?

0:35.0

Well, scientists admit when they're wrong all the time.

0:40.0

If you think of science is just cold, hard hard unchanging facts, then you need to hear this clip from our conversation with science guy Bill Nye.

0:49.0

He knows a lot of stuff, but nobody knows everything.

0:52.0

So when we asked him is there anything

0:54.0

do you believe is true that other people don't or vice versa here's what he told

0:58.8

this. I guarantee you there's something I am sure of that is wrong.

1:05.0

Well, what is that, Bill? I don't know.

1:08.0

But in the example of genetically modified organisms or crops, I was really skeptical of it. I thought

1:15.8

it was technology we don't need this dangerous, we're messing with nature, we're

1:19.5

causing trouble, but I spent some time with it and I completely changed my mind. I completely changed my mind.

1:25.3

I think in order to feed nine or even ten billion people were going to need thoughtfully modified crops. And if you're out there if you can put

1:35.0

Vitamin B12 in a crop whatever that is sore gum soybeans corn, watercress,

1:44.8

it would be a boon to humankind.

1:48.0

If you're out there, you know,

1:49.8

when I was coming of age, it was for me,

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