Review of Bill Nye: Science Guy (2017) by Richard C — 09 May 2017

The film really humanizes Bill and helped me to understand better his "mission" in life to spread scientific literacy.

This review of Bill Nye: Science Guy (2017) was written by Richard C on 09 May 2017.

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By Connie A (25) on 30 Jul 2017

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