NASA is an engine of innovation and inspiration as well as the world's premier space exploration agency, and we are well served by politicians working to keep it that way, instead of turning it into a mere jobs program, or worse, cutting its budget.

Nye and Begley are neighbors in Los Angeles and sometimes dine together at a local vegetarian restaurant. are engaging in a friendly competition "to see who could have the lowest carbon footprint" according to Begley.

He is best known as the host of the Disney/PBS children's science show Bill Nye the Science Guy (1993–98) and for his many subsequent appearances in popular media as a science educator.