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Bill Nye, the Science Guy

Season 4 Episode 20: Time

5 SeasonsSep 12, 1997TV-Y26m7.7

Time affects every living thing on Earth. Trees shed their leaves. Some animals only come out at night. There are even insects that only emerge every 17 years. Days, hours, minutes, and seconds – all of these were invented by humans. Humans came up with these units of time to organize their lives and to study the world. One of the first ways humans told time was by noticing the difference between daytime and nighttime. Humans use the Earth revolving around the Sun to divide time into years an...

Season 4 Episodes:

Episode 1 Rivers and Streams

1. Rivers and Streams

Aired: Nov 3, 1995

Bill follows rivers and streams from their origins and explains their impact ...

Episode 2 Nutrition

2. Nutrition

Aired: Nov 10, 1995

Scientist/comedian Bill Nye explores various aspects of science for young vie...

Episode 3 Marine Mammals

3. Marine Mammals

Aired: Nov 17, 1995

Bill Nye's zoological lecture about marine mammals. He explains that they hav...

Episode 4 Earthquakes

4. Earthquakes

Aired: Nov 24, 1995

Find out what makes the big pieces of the Earth's crust move.

Episode 6 Spiders

6. Spiders

Aired: Jan 5, 1996

Scientist/comedian Bill Nye explores various aspects of science for young vie...

Episode 7 Pollution Solutions

7. Pollution Solutions

Aired: Jan 12, 1996

Bill Nye explains why pollution solutions are important for the planet.

Episode 8 Probability

8. Probability

Aired: Jan 19, 1996

Bill Nye explains how probability can help to predict future events.

Episode 9 Pseudoscience

9. Pseudoscience

Aired: Jan 26, 1996

Scientist/comedian Bill Nye explores various aspects of science for young vie...

Episode 10 Flowers

10. Flowers

Aired: Jan 27, 1996

Bill Nye explains that there are more to flowers than just pretty faces.

Episode 11 Archaeology

11. Archaeology

Aired: Jan 28, 1996

Scientist/comedian Bill Nye explores various aspects of science for young vie...

Episode 12 Deserts

12. Deserts

Aired: Jan 29, 1996

Bill Nye explores the unique ecosystem of deserts.

Episode 13 Amphibians

13. Amphibians

Aired: Jan 30, 1996

Bill Nye's zoological lecture explains about lifestyles of amphibians.

Episode 14 Volcanoes

14. Volcanoes

Aired: Jan 31, 1996

Scientist/comedian Bill Nye explores various aspects of science for young vie...

Episode 15 Invertebrates

15. Invertebrates

Aired: Feb 7, 1996

Scientist/comedian Bill Nye explores various aspects of science for young vie...

Episode 16 Heart

16. Heart

Aired: Feb 14, 1996

Bill Nye explores the functions of the body's most important muscular pump.

Episode 17 Inventions

17. Inventions

Aired: Feb 21, 1996

Bill Nye examines the process of inventing.

Episode 18 Computers

18. Computers

Aired: Apr 25, 1996

Scientist/comedian Bill Nye explores various aspects of science for young vie...

Episode 19 Fossils

19. Fossils

Aired: Sep 5, 1997

Scientist/comedian Bill Nye explores various aspects of science for young vie...

Episode 20 Time

20. Time

Aired: Sep 12, 1997

Time affects every living thing on Earth. Trees shed their leaves. Some anima...

Info about Bill Nye, the Science Guy

Network: PBS

Production Country: United States

Genres:Comedy, Family, Documentary