{"id":494197,"date":"2026-10-13T02:24:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T02:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/494197\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T02:24:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T02:24:59","slug":"world-famous-science-educator-bill-nye-believes-in-titans-youre-going-to-change-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/494197\/","title":{"rendered":"World-famous science educator Bill Nye believes in Titans: \u2018You’re going to change the world\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When the first notes of the \u201cBill Nye the Science Guy\u201d theme song began echoing through the Titan Student Union Portola Pavilion, students didn\u2019t miss a beat. They sang along to the popular chorus \u2014 \u201cBill, Bill, Bill, Bill, Bill, Bill\u201d \u2014 as the world-famous scientist and educator took the stage for the \u201cBeyond the Conversation\u201d<\/a> series at Cal State Fullerton.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hosted by Associated Students Inc., the signature series invites notable speakers to campus to share their stories and spark dialogue among students. Bill Nye, who spoke to the Titan community on Oct. 7, joins a star-studded lineup of previous \u201cBeyond the Conversation\u201d speakers, including Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps<\/a>, Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan<\/a>, and Emmy and Grammy Award-winning actress Cynthia Erivo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As the co-creator and host of the Emmy Award-winning \u201990s television series \u201cBill Nye the Science Guy,\u201d Nye has emerged not only as an entertaining educator but also as an influential advocate for science and facts in an era of misinformation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

His lifelong commitment to advocacy has earned him various honors, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, inclusion in the Time 100 Health list, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Children\u2019s & Family Emmy Awards.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nye has made science and engineering education entertaining and accessible for generations of viewers. He shared his story with Cal State Fullerton students and imparted a few pieces of advice and encouragement to help them on their academic journey.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Getting a college education gives you a way of looking at the world that is essentially priceless. You are going to go out there and dare I say it, change the world.\u00a0 \u2014 Bill Nye<\/p>\n

A college education is priceless<\/p>\n

\u201cYou guys are going to graduate from Cal State Fullerton with this degree, and it will be worth more the day after you graduate than the day you graduate. I guarantee you,\u201d Nye said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cGetting a college education gives you a way of looking at the world that is essentially priceless. You are going to go out there and dare I say it, change the world.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Always employ critical thinking<\/p>\n

With the rapid expansion of social media and artificial intelligence, Nye acknowledged that students have access to a wealth of information about science, the environment and sustainability. He said the key to consuming and identifying reliable information is critical thinking.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As a scientist who has spent his career asking questions and investigating the wonders of the world, Nye said critical thinking isn\u2019t about questioning everything and assuming everything is wrong. It\u2019s about evaluating evidence before deciding if a claim is true.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we want everybody to embrace is what is nowadays called critical thinking. It used to be called logic or logical reasoning, but we want everybody to be in the habit of evaluating evidence,\u201d Nye explained.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t be afraid to get started<\/p>\n

\"CSUFNathan Hoang, business administration student (Courtesy of Associated Students Inc.)<\/p>\n

For students who are preparing to launch their careers, Nye said it\u2019s important to lead with passion and curiosity and to take that first step.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cMy advice is to just get started. You don\u2019t know where it\u2019s going to lead, but find something you want to do or something that you wouldn\u2019t mind doing, and get started,\u201d Nye said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe thing that goes wrong is when you have so many things to do, you just can\u2019t get going. Just get started. You\u2019re going to change the world.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nye was interviewed by Nathan Hoang, a fourth-year business administration student and student programmer for ASI\u2019s student programs and engagement team.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cEvents like \u2018Beyond the Conversation\u2019 inspire students to see themselves in these figures and empower them to believe maybe they can one day be on that stage as well,\u201d Hoang said. \u201cWhat stood out to me about Bill\u2019s interview was how he kept the conversation fun, but still didn\u2019t shy away from pointing out our responsibilities as young adults and the potential we have to shape the future.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Science educator Bill Nye (Courtesy of Associated Students Inc.) When the first…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":494198,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,165,164,73414,584],"class_list":["post-494197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news","tag-associated-students-inc","tag-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/494197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=494197"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/494197\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/494198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=494197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=494197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=494197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}