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Bill Nye on Science & Invention | American Genius


invention comes out of inspiration when

invention comes out of inspiration when you’re thinking about something you’re

you’re thinking about something you’re

you’re thinking about something you’re not inspired unless you’re motivated you

not inspired unless you’re motivated you

not inspired unless you’re motivated you start out noticing that things don’t

start out noticing that things don’t

start out noticing that things don’t work as well as they should and it bugs

work as well as they should and it bugs

work as well as they should and it bugs you and then you have an inspiration to

you and then you have an inspiration to

you and then you have an inspiration to fix it I got to tell you genius is a

fix it I got to tell you genius is a

fix it I got to tell you genius is a word that you guys keep throwing up for

word that you guys keep throwing up for

word that you guys keep throwing up for me it’s diligence you’re a smart person

me it’s diligence you’re a smart person

me it’s diligence you’re a smart person and you stick with it nowadays you know

and you stick with it nowadays you know

and you stick with it nowadays you know I meet a lot of young engineers these

I meet a lot of young engineers these

I meet a lot of young engineers these people are good at math no question so

people are good at math no question so

people are good at math no question so but you get good at math by working at

but you get good at math by working at

but you get good at math by working at it that is one of the most troubling

it that is one of the most troubling

it that is one of the most troubling things about algebra I’m sorry everybody

things about algebra I’m sorry everybody

things about algebra I’m sorry everybody it was hard for me too

it was hard for me too

it was hard for me too you got to do your homework well I have

you got to do your homework well I have

you got to do your homework well I have some inventions that will of course

some inventions that will of course

some inventions that will of course improve the quality of life for so many

improve the quality of life for so many

improve the quality of life for so many people I have the improved ballet toe

people I have the improved ballet toe

people I have the improved ballet toe shoe which has a ridge to hold the

shoe which has a ridge to hold the

shoe which has a ridge to hold the ballerinas phalanges it’s not something

ballerinas phalanges it’s not something

ballerinas phalanges it’s not something that a lot of people feel they need but

that a lot of people feel they need but

that a lot of people feel they need but I could not help myself when I was at

I could not help myself when I was at

I could not help myself when I was at the Pacific Northwest Ballet and all

the Pacific Northwest Ballet and all

the Pacific Northwest Ballet and all these young women had all these crazy

these young women had all these crazy

these young women had all these crazy injuries yeah I have another pet on the

injuries yeah I have another pet on the

injuries yeah I have another pet on the throw tech trainer which gets you to

throw tech trainer which gets you to

throw tech trainer which gets you to throw a ball by turning and turning your

throw a ball by turning and turning your

throw a ball by turning and turning your hand before you throw which is really

hand before you throw which is really

hand before you throw which is really important and engages these muscles here

important and engages these muscles here

important and engages these muscles here as engineers this is what we dream of is

as engineers this is what we dream of is

as engineers this is what we dream of is making quality of life for people better

making quality of life for people better

making quality of life for people better using science everybody who likes to say

using science everybody who likes to say

using science everybody who likes to say science did this take god science is

science did this take god science is

science did this take god science is people people are scientists people do

people people are scientists people do

people people are scientists people do science people who created the body of

science people who created the body of

science people who created the body of knowledge we call science people use the

knowledge we call science people use the

knowledge we call science people use the process of science as making an

process of science as making an

process of science as making an observation come up with a hypothesis of

observation come up with a hypothesis of

observation come up with a hypothesis of why it happens then try it in compared

why it happens then try it in compared

why it happens then try it in compared to what you thought was gonna happen

to what you thought was gonna happen

to what you thought was gonna happen that process has changed the world

that process has changed the world

that process has changed the world so that is inherently creative make an

so that is inherently creative make an

so that is inherently creative make an observation you come up with something

observation you come up with something

observation you come up with something from scratch de novo like why did that

from scratch de novo like why did that

from scratch de novo like why did that happen to me science and art or like

happen to me science and art or like

happen to me science and art or like this I don’t want one without the other

this I don’t want one without the other

this I don’t want one without the other tutored kids in the inner-city people’s

tutored kids in the inner-city people’s

tutored kids in the inner-city people’s butts called at-risk

butts called at-risk

butts called at-risk and I point out that science is true for

and I point out that science is true for

and I point out that science is true for everybody it doesn’t matter your

everybody it doesn’t matter your

everybody it doesn’t matter your ancestry your facial features cover your

ancestry your facial features cover your

ancestry your facial features cover your skin what you’re going to discover is

skin what you’re going to discover is

skin what you’re going to discover is true for everyone and so it’s a real

true for everyone and so it’s a real

true for everyone and so it’s a real opportunity to advance

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