Bill Nye
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What price do we put on knowledge? How does it profit a man if he learns about the universe, but goes to bed hungry? When the economy takes a downturn, should we still go up into space? NASA missions aren't cheap-sending astronauts into low Earth orbit or to the Moon, sending robotic spacecraft to explore the planets, and launching telescopes into space can cost millions or even billions of dollars. Lou Friedman, director of the Planetary Society,...
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Richard Branson has formed Virgin Galactic and is now taking reservations aboard the maiden voyage of SpaceShipOne. Would you spend the estimated $200,000 for a 45-minute trip into space? Neil and Lynne also discuss the mechanics of sex in space. Co-host: Lynne Koplitz. Guests: Robert K. Weiss, President and Vice Chairman of the X Prize Foundation, film and television producer. Charles Simonyi, Space tourist and Microsoft co-founder. Bill Nye, Engineer,...
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It's a well-known fact that Halloween is Scooby's and Shaggy's favorite holiday. Why? Because it's the one day out of the year when the monsters are guaranteed to be fake (plus, there's free candy everywhere!) But, this year, their sweet holiday turns sour when the Spookiest monster they have ever met starts knocking on doors and scaring everybody out of town! Now it's up to Scooby and his pals to solve the mystery of this terrifying trick-or-treat...
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Join Marty McFly and Doc Brown, along with his wife Clara and their kids, Jules and Verne, as they travel throughout time. With a little help from a DeLorean, the time travelers find themselves back in the Prehistoric and Medieval Times, witnessing the Civil War and Salem Witch Trials and, of course, traveling to the future.
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Packed with wild art and mind-blowing space facts, this book proves how awesome the universe is-and that space is for everyone.
From astrophysics to rocket science to the future of space exploration, Space Is Cool as F*ck explains everything you thought you'd never understand about the universe in plain-old filthy English. We're talking Big Bang, aliens, black holes, time travel, degenerate astronomers, and all the fundamental things you take for...
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The world's first and only guide to the Universe explores in detail the planets within our solar system and informs readers of their distance from Earth, temperature and atmosphere, before featuring recently discovered stars, galaxies and planets millions of light years away. Fascinating and engaging, with content provided by NASA, the world's foremost space authority.