DedraMeero t1_j252g9f wrote on December 29, 2022 at 6:44 PM

While technically an engineer. Bill Nye will always be my favourite as he sparked my interest in STEM while I was in high school.

OnlyAstronomyFans t1_j253ank wrote on December 29, 2022 at 6:49 PM

My guy is Carl Sagan for this same reason, he got me into Astronomy early on.

SweetCosmicPope t1_j254awf wrote on December 29, 2022 at 6:55 PM

I think it counts.

First, I think the definition of scientist is rather loose anyway. Is a bio MA who does scientific research and testing any less of a scientist because they don't have PhD next to their name?

Second, while he is not a research scientist and isn't making any discoveries that I'm aware of, Bill Nye has had to use the scientific method for engineering purposes, and he's certainly a science educator.