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First Aired: April 21st, 2017

Status: Ended

Network: Netflix

Summary: Bill Nye explores science and its impact on politics, society and pop culture. Each episode tackles a topic from a scientific point of view, dispelling myths, and refuting anti-scientific claims that may be espoused by politicians, religious leaders or titans of industry.

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Episode 1: Earth Is a Hot Mess

Air Date: April 21st, 2017

Summary: Bill calls out climate change deniers, breaks down the science of global warming and explains how we can make the planet a cooler place to live.

Episode 2: Tune Your Quack-o-Meter

Air Date: April 21st, 2017

Summary: Bill and his panel of experts debunk bogus alternative remedies like homeopathy, the healing power of magnets ... and curing cancer by yelling at it.

Episode 3: Machines Take Over the World

Air Date: April 21st, 2017

Summary: From robots that paint Rembrandts to Twitterbots gone rogue, Bill and his guests explore the potential and pitfalls of artificial intelligence.

Episode 4: More Food, Less Hype

Air Date: April 21st, 2017

Summary: Bill extracts DNA from a strawberry in the lab and talks about genetically modified foods with a Monsanto executive, a professor and a farmer.

Episode 5: The Original Martian Invasion

Air Date: April 21st, 2017

Summary: Bill introduces the theory of panspermia, NASA scientists discuss the Mars 2020 mission, and Wil Wheaton and the panel ponder life on other planets.

Episode 6: Do Some Shots, Save the World

Air Date: April 21st, 2017

Summary: With help from some friends in raincoats and a room full of unemployed germs, Bill demonstrates how vaccines work and why everyone needs to get them.

Episode 7: Cheat Codes for Reality

Air Date: April 21st, 2017

Summary: Bill and his correspondents check out video game technology that's changing the world, including a game that helps surgeons sharpen their skills.

Episode 8: This Diet Is Bananas

Air Date: April 21st, 2017

Summary: What's in a calorie? Bill flambés a marshmallow in the name of science, experts weigh in on fad diets, and singing kale keeps it real about nutrition.

Episode 9: The Sexual Spectrum

Air Date: April 21st, 2017

Summary: Sex is complex! Bill explores the ever-evolving science of sexuality with help from a panel of experts and "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" star Rachel Bloom.

Episode 10: Saving the World -- with Space!

Air Date: April 21st, 2017

Summary: Bill and the panel discuss private space travel. Mean astronaut Joel McHale answers questions, and lunar gravity gives a young basketballer a boost.

Episode 11: Malarkey!

Air Date: April 21st, 2017

Summary: Chemtrails. Crop circles. Palm readers. Bill takes aim at pseudoscience and explains how confirmation bias makes us believe things that aren't true.

Episode 12: Designer Babies

Air Date: April 21st, 2017

Summary: Bill explores advances in IVF that are helping couples have healthy babies. "Project Runway" star Tim Gunn hosts a special fashion show in the lab.

Episode 13: Earth's People Problem

Air Date: April 21st, 2017

Summary: Bill and his guests talk about tackling overpopulation by empowering women. Comedian Joanna Hausmann interviews couples about male contraception.

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