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The Eyes of Nye

February 15, 1998 - January 31, 2005 | Media and Technology, Public Programs
KCTS, Seattle's PBS affiliate, is producing a series of three one-hour prime-time science education television specials starring Bill Nye. The specials will be aimed at a family audience and will be designed to promote informal science learning through an entertaining presentation of science in everyday life. Topics currently being considered for the specials are The Science of Sports, The Science of Learning, and The Science of the Future, thought other topics, such as Pseudo Science, also are being considered. Each program will maintain the entertainment values of enthusiasm for science so prominent in the Bill Nye the Science Guy series but will have a strong narrative element and air of suspense as Bill embarks on a journey of discovery, greater depth of content and presentation, and longer uninterrupted segments. The programs will be supported by a multi-pronged outreach program to reach parents and children through local PBS stations and science museums, community organizations serving disadvantaged populations and, possibly, a tie-in with a national chain of quick family restaurants. Many of the same team that created Bill Nye the Science Guy will work on this project including Bill Nye; Elizabeth Brock, Executive Producer; and Erren Gottlieb and James McKenna, producers. The production team will work with fourteen scientists and science educators who will advise the project on presentation and outreach. This group also will review and comment on all scripts and drafts of outreach material.

Funders

NSF
Funding Program: ISE/AISL
Award Number: 9726190
Funding Amount: 1195718

TEAM MEMBERS

  • William Nye
    Principal Investigator
    KCTS Television
  • James McKenna
    Co-Principal Investigator
    KCTS Television
  • Erren Gottlieb
    Co-Principal Investigator
    KCTS Television
  • Burnill Clark
    Co-Principal Investigator
    KCTS Television
  • Randy Brinson
    Co-Principal Investigator
    KCTS Television
  • Discipline: General STEM | Nature of science
    Audience: Families | Parents/Caregivers | Elementary School Children (6-10) | Middle School Children (11-13) | Youth/Teen (up to 17) | Museum/ISE Professionals
    Environment Type: Media and Technology | Broadcast Media | Public Programs | Community Outreach Programs

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