The Science of Bond — James Bond

Science Rules! with Bill Nye

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🗓️ 19 November 2020

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Can any part of the long-running film franchise stand up to scientific scrutiny? Matt Gourley — co-host of the James Bonding podcast, among much else — joins to answer all your questions about the coolest gadgets, the craziest stunts, and the glaringest plot holes.

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0:00.0	Hey there, Bill Nye here.
0:07.2	And Cory Powell here.
0:09.0	We recorded this episode about the science of James Bond way back in September.
0:14.5	And since then, two very relevant things have happened.
0:17.4	Okay, first of all, the actor Sean Connery died just last week.
0:21.3	And he was, for many people, including me, the first and the best James Bond they ever
0:25.8	knew.
0:27.2	And then the producers of the forthcoming Bond film No Time To Die announced that the
0:32.3	release date of the film would be delayed from this month to April of 2021.
0:39.3	Uh, thanks, COVID.
0:42.0	So we considered sitting on this episode until then, but we realized two things.
0:46.6	Number one, it's never a bad time to talk about Bond.
0:50.2	And two, we could really use a lighthearted pellet cleanser after all the anxiety over
0:54.8	the election.
0:55.8	We might even do another special episode in April, specifically about the new movie with
1:01.1	a special guest.
1:02.8	So stay tuned.
1:03.8	And of course, turn it up loud.
1:08.8	Ah!
1:13.8	We're all science people.
1:26.6	Exactly.
1:27.6	We know it's a good idea because it's lasted.
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