Bill Nye the Science Guy - Season 1 - Eps 4: Skin
Learning about skin science is no sweat. It's gigantic. It's gargantuan. It's your skin. It's your body's biggest organ. If you could lay your skin out flat, it would cover about one and a half square meters. Your skin stops you from drying out, protects you from the weather, and keeps bacteria and viruses from getting inside your body. Your skin is also your personal air conditioner and heater all in one. Sweating cools you off. When you're hot, glands in your skin push a mixture of water and other chemicals onto the surface of your skin. When the water evaporates, it takes some of the heat with it, and you're cooler. When you're too cold, your skin muscles start twitching. Shivering makes your body warm up. Without skin, you wouldn't be able to feel the difference between a sheet of paper and a wool blanket. There are thousands of touch receptors inside skin. When you touch the remote control, the receptors send information about the remote's temperature, thicknes
About Bill Nye the Science Guy
Title: Bill Nye the Science Guy
First Air Date: 1993-09-10
Last Air Date: 1998-06-20
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.2/10 (from 80 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 6
Total Episodes: 100
Network: PBS
Genres: Comedy, Documentary, Kids
Production Companies: Rabbit Ears Productions, KCTS Television
Synopsis
It's "Mr. Wizard" for a different decade. Bill Nye is the Science Guy, a host who's hooked on experimenting and explaining. Picking one topic per show (like the human heart or electricity), Nye gets creative with teaching kids and adults alike the nuances of science.
Cast
Bill Nye
Self - Host
Rachel Glenn
Nancy
Jennifer Lin
Amy Broder
Amy
Ethan Ferkiss
Smell Gibson
