Today We Learned Our Friend Bill Nye Took Astronomy Classes From Carl Sagan [VIDEO]

Our friend Bill Nye is being profiled by the new PBS/NOVA series The Secret Lives of Scientists. Previously, he’s shared his origin story and spoken about his penchant for bowties. In this clip, Bill chats about how deeply he’s been influenced by Carl Sagan (you know, the host of the original Cosmos), and how Bill hopes to continue Sagan’s legacy.

Is it possible for us to love this man any more than we already do? Somehow the answer always seems to be, “Obviously, yes.”

(via NOVA: The Secret Lives of Scientists)

Meanwhile in related links

• Here’s Our Friend Bill talking about how he became The Science Guy
• Also, he’s going to be in a music video for The Mowgli’s
• And here, he talks about the awesomeness of bowties