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[–] [email protected] 65 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

to be fair bill nye is using his degree and teaching rather than someone that just ditched his degree after he got it. in a job setting they will take bill nye over someone that hasnt used his degree in a while. some people. one is passionate about the stems while the other ones wasnt, some people get higher degrees just because of pressure in thier social circles and then end up hating it and leaving, there were alot of those people in college.

they are seeing someone as having more prestige and degree means they are more qualfied than someone that has more experience in the field.

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Whoever made this meme doesn’t know what exponentially means.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

And we are commenting on a device whose WiFi signal was inspired by the work of Hedy Lamaar.

[–] [email protected] 90 points 6 days ago (10 children)

bill nye is not a scientist, and he never claimed to be one. He is a science communicator, a role he has done well for some time.

Same with Neil DeGrasse Tyson.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Sure, but he has a Bachelor of Science degree. :)

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 6 days ago

He specifically claims to be a science guy. Not a scientist.

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BILL! BILL! BILL! BILL!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Neil does have a PhD. in astrophysics, however.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

Neil regularly gets osmosis wrong and thinks it/distilled water can "suck minerals" from your body, something I was taught repeatedly in basic A&P, biology, and chemistry, that isnt true bc osmosis is the movement of water, not solutes.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 6 days ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Unfortunately same with Bill Nye. He seemed so pissed at getting recognized by people at a symposium.

Like geeze dude sorry you inspired people as kids and encouraged them to pursue science and they're excited to meet you.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 days ago

Sure but watching him on nova when I was a kid is a big reason I got so into science and engineering so I don't really care

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago (3 children)

It's a downside of being educated and fascinated by what you've learned.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago (4 children)

Mark rober manages just fine without being a pompous ass

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago (2 children)

He kisses himself in the mirror

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

He also has credible sexual assault allegations against him.

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[–] [email protected] 49 points 6 days ago (2 children)

...Does Bill Nye need more qualifications to be an effective science educator?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

the post thinks having more degrees means your more qualfied in that profession, and also prestige. experience and basic qualification> more degrees and prestige just because your an actor.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 6 days ago

He does not. This post is gatekeeping bullshit. The only thing that matters is knowledge of a subject. This shit reminds me of the worthless dumbfucks who immediately start asking for credentials when I tell them that their understanding of AI is nonsense.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 6 days ago

im not a scientist but my data points indicate that this meme fucking sucks

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I'mma need to see Dolph in a bow tie...

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