He is an engineer, and has a pretty good grasp of physics and things like that because of it, but he freely admits that he is NOT an expert in genetics or biology. While I think he generally does have a better grasp of such fields as the typical laymen, it is not his area of expertise, so he sometimes makes mistakes when discussing it. I think is fame is a good thing, though, and that he is an example to children that science isn't "lame", and that you can be a scientist and be "cool". We are at a time when youth are losing interest in STEM fields, so perhaps a program to reinvigorate youth interest in such fields would be of great benefit to us, so I am actually all for another series of "The science guy" or any other children's show that might encourage them to take interest in science or physics.

If people want to call him the "rockstar" of science, I am happy with that, if it helps even a few young people to take interest in science'ing this bitch up!

I think showbiz wrecks anybody. Look at Paul Hogan. He used to be a bridge builder, now he's just a funny man. He makes a lot more money just for being funny but that's a flaw of our economy, not Paul, and part or maybe the sole reason it wrecks people. Paul has a brilliant mind and it goes to waste entertaining people. I think Bill was a lot like that back in his day, a brilliant mind just entertaining kids, and now he wants to be more. Is it too late?

I enjoy watching his stuff a great deal. It's informative and entertaining. Both those things have value to me. I'd probably think highly of Bill Nye if the only thing he ever did was to say, "Mr. Hamm, there are trees older than you think the earth is!"

If we're going to talk about science and nature nerds I prefer Sir. David Attenborough and Prof. Brian Cox, but I enjoyed Bill Nye's destruction of Ken Ham. The man has an uncanny patience. I would have strangled Ham about ten minutes in. As for the propagation of atheism, I like Nye's polite approach. As much as I respect people like Christopher Hitchens who are extremely articulate and right about what they say, they tend to go about it with a sort of intense, disdainful brutality. I understand why they go about it so, but I just don't think it always works. People end up focusing more on the ferocity of the delivery than on the content itself.