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Can Bill Nye Save Science? The Science Guy Discusses RFK, Make America Healthy Again, And Raising Awareness For Ataxia

Nearly three decades after the final episode of his beloved TV show aired, the Science Guy hasn’t lost his way. In fact, in an era when science often feels under siege, he’s doubled down on it. This time, though, it’s personal.

Nye’s long, praying-mantis limbs fold in on one another, then he takes a spry step forward and ffwihnnng …he whips the disc into the air in a fluid, explosive motion, accounting for the breeze. Nye’s brother said it was because their dad was doing something he wasn’t supposed to do: He was walking down the stairs carrying a basket of laundry, the most mundane of tasks, the kind of simple, everyday act that makes us feel like regular people, even if we are not. Life for the ataxic may improve even more, in a very big way, very soon: Two new medications that could slow the progression of genetic ataxias and mute their symptoms have been granted priority review by the Food and Drug Administration, meaning they could be available to patients as early as the end of 2025.

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