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Science Rules! with Bill Nye

What Evolution Wants

Science Rules! with Bill Nye

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Science

4.64.7K Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2019

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Evolution doesn't want anything. You just have to be good enough to survive! Geologist, paleontologist, and author Dr. Don Prothero joins us to talk evolution, creationism and Big Foot! Plus, he gives listener Jacob some tactics to respectfully talk with creationists about evolution, and he answers Stephanie's burning question: Could mermaids have ever existed? 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 Credo Mobile (www.credo.com/science), Starbucks, KiwiCo (www.kiwico.com/SCIENCERULES), Progressive Insurance (www.progressive.com), 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 what's a good idea because it's lasted.

0:15.0

There's chemistry in here.

0:16.0

There's biology in here.

0:18.0

It's in whiskey.

0:19.0

It's in ice cream.

0:20.0

It's in who you fall in love with.

0:22.0

Rules and ethics and everything else.

0:26.0

We can make the world better for everybody.

0:30.0

Starting now.

0:36.0

Welcome to Science Rules.

0:38.0

I'm your host Bill Nye and this is the show where science rules.

0:43.0

That's a call and show everybody.

0:45.0

If you want to be on the show and I hope you do, please go to askbilnye.com and type on in.

0:52.0

Tell me what's on your mind.

0:54.0

I'm joined, of course, by science writer, editor and friend,

0:58.0

Cory S. Powell.

1:00.0

Greetings, Cory.

1:02.0

Hey, Bill.

1:03.0

Good to be podcasting with you here.

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