--- description: Bill Nye hosted a Reddit AMA on Tuesday, answering questions from fans about his new project and science in general. title: 6 Things We Learned From Bill Nye the Science Guy's Reddit AMA image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf9466c3f0385213d/6987ef862dce01232f9e1cd3/bill-nye.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Science](/section/science/) ## Science Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 6 Things We Learned From Bill Nye the Science Guy's Reddit AMA  by [Jack Linshi](/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 13, 2015 2:32 AM CUT  Bill Nye attends The 7th Annual Shorty Awards on April 20, 2015 in New York City. Bill Nye attends The 7th Annual Shorty Awards on April 20, 2015 in New York City.D Dipasupil—Getty Images for The Shortly Awards  by [Jack Linshi](/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 13, 2015 2:32 AM CUT TV personality Bill Nye the Science Guyhosted a [Q&A](http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/35q9z7/i%5Fam%5Fbill%5Fnye%5Fceo%5Fof%5Fthe%5Fplanetary%5Fsociety%5Fjoined/ "undefined") on Tuesday, answering questions about his latest endeavor and science in general. Nye, who’s the CEO of the engineering non-profit The Planetary Society, first tackled questions relating to LightSail, the organization’s crowd-funded project to develop a tiny spacecraft that’ll use solar power to sail inexpensively and indefinitely. Of course, the Redditors were all wondering: _Why?_ Here’s how the Science Guy explained it: --- > “” --- So it wasn’t a surprise that when asked about Google’s driverless cars—which the tech giant acknowledged on Tuesday [aren’t perfect](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/297ef1bfb75847de95d856fb08dc0687/ap-exclusive-self-driving-cars-getting-dinged-california "undefined")—the Science Guy had only good things to say: --- > “” --- Nye also praised Tesla’s Powerwall, a home solar panel-powered battery that’s been [labeled](http://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherhelman/2015/05/01/why-teslas-powerwall-is-just-another-toy-for-rich-green-people/ "undefined") by some as “another toy for rich green people”: --- > “” --- For those who wanted to talk about something more relatable, Nye also had a few things to say about Chipotle’s [decision](http://time.com/3836356/chipotle-genetically-modified-food-gmo/ "undefined") to eliminate all genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) from its ingredients. The burrito chain’s campaign has elicited [pushback](http://time.com/money/3842097/chipotle-gmo/ "undefined") from scientists who argue that GMOs should not be linked to health or environmental damages: --- > “” --- And, of course, there was an attire-related question. One commenter asked, “How possible would it be to solar power a bow tie?” The answer is pretty great: --- > “” --- Last, Nye had a simple science tip for a Redditor wondering about his controversial [view](http://www.salon.com/2015/05/05/bill%5Fnye%5Fon%5Fthe%5Fscience%5Fof%5Fracism%5Fwere%5Fall%5Fthe%5Fsame%5Ffrom%5Fa%5Fscientific%5Fstandpoint/ "undefined") that racial differences aren’t rooted in science, but rather “tribalism”: --- > “” --- ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3856522/bill-nye-science-guy-reddit-questions/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3856522/bill-nye-science-guy-reddit-questions/"},"headline":"6 Things We Learned From Bill Nye the Science Guy's Reddit AMA","datePublished":"2015-05-13T02:32:34.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:05:13.199Z","description":"Find out what he thinks about space exploration, Chipotle and life","url":"https://time.com/3856522/bill-nye-science-guy-reddit-questions/","keywords":["Tech","celebrities","reddit","space travel","People"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf9466c3f0385213d/6987ef862dce01232f9e1cd3/bill-nye.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jack Linshi","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/jack-linshi/"}],"articleSection":"Science","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf9466c3f0385213d/6987ef862dce01232f9e1cd3/bill-nye.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Bill Nye attends The 7th Annual Shorty Awards on April 20, 2015 in New York City.","caption":"Bill Nye attends The 7th Annual Shorty Awards on April 20, 2015 in New York City.","creditText":"D Dipasupil—Getty Images for The Shortly Awards","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/science/","name":"Science"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3856522/bill-nye-science-guy-reddit-questions/","name":"6 Things We Learned From Bill Nye the Science Guy's Reddit AMA"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Christopher Nolan and Kip Thorne Discuss the Physics of Interstellar","description":"Director Christopher Nolan and author Kip Thorne speak to TIME's Jeffrey Kluger about the physics of 2014 blockbuster Interstellar","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/JxzxbgGx/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-11-24T15:49:49.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/JxzxbgGx.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3856522/bill-nye-science-guy-reddit-questions/","duration":"PT10M28S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3856522/bill-nye-science-guy-reddit-questions/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```