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Science Rules! with Bill Nye

The Story of Skin Color

Science Rules! with Bill Nye

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Science

4.64.7K Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2019

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Ever wonder why your skin is the color it is? Decades ago, Dr. Nina Jablonski wondered the same thing. She’s here to tell us the science behind the story of our skin and to break down some of the deeply entrenched myths about race and color. You can listen to ad-free new episodes of Science Rules! only on Stitcher Premium. For a free month of Stitcher Premium, go to stitcherpremium.com and use promo code ‘SCIENCE.' This episode is sponsored by Ministry of Supply (www.ministryofsupply.com code: SCIENCERULES), HelloFresh (www.hellofresh.com/sciencerules80 code: SCIENCERULES80), KiwiCo (www.kiwico.com/SCIENCERULES), and Quality Logo Products (www.qualitylogo.com code: SCIENCERULES).

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0:00.0

We're all science people.

0:10.0

Science!

0:11.0

Exactly.

0:12.0

We know it's a good idea because it's lasted.

0:14.5

We can teach kids and they get it.

0:17.0

There's chemistry in here, there's biology in here.

0:19.8

It's in whiskey, it's an ice cream, it's in who you fall in love with.

0:24.0

That's the recipe for success.

0:26.0

We can make the world better for everybody.

0:30.0

Starting now.

0:35.0

Welcome, welcome to Science Rules.

0:37.0

I'm your host, Bill Nye.

0:38.0

This is the show where science rules.

0:42.0

It's a call in show people.

0:44.0

If you want to be on the show and I hope you do,

0:47.0

please go to askbillni.com and type on it.

0:52.0

I want to hear what's on your mind.

0:54.0

You to call me and tell me what's bugging you,

0:59.0

what thoughts you have to think and so on.

1:02.0

And I am joined, of course, once again by science writer, editor and dear friend,

1:07.0

really.

1:08.0

Cori S. Powell, greetings, Cori.

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