Author: Agata Bogucka

Over two decades after his show aired on PBS and took the ’90s by storm, “Bill Nye the Science Guy” is still a hit among science enthusiasts, especially the millennials who grew up watching him. On October 5, 2016, Nye visited Mines to speak to a sold-out crowd of students, alumni, faculty and staff as part of the President’s Distinguished Lecture series and kickoff to the 2016 Homecoming festivities. “It was a childhood dream come true,” said sophomore Victoria Martinez-Vivot. Martinez-Vivot got the opportunity to meet Bill Nye prior to the talk, due to her role as MAC Co-Publicity Chair. Nye’s talk focused on the biggest problems facing our planet and what society, especially...