Science Rules! with Bill Nye

Language Rules!

Language, especially English, has a lot of rules. We tackle how and why those rules apply to English with Copy Chief at Random House Benjamin Dreyer, who reminds us that while rules are important, we have to change our minds about some rules. We hear from a few callers, including Allyson who wants to know why the classic "i before e" rule barely applies. Plus, two of this year's Scripps National Spelling Bee "Octochamps" tell us how they made it twenty rounds without one misspelling.You can listen to ad-free new episodes of Science Rules!, only on Stitcher Premium. For a free month of Stitcher Premium, go to <a href="http://www.stitcherpremium.com/" target="_blank">stitcherpremium.com</a> and use promo code ‘SCIENCE'. This episode is sponsored by Progressive Insurance (<a href="http://www.progressive.com" target="_blank">www.progressive.com</a>), Honeybook (<a href="http://www.honeybook.com" target="_blank">www.honeybook.com</a> code: SCIENCERULES), and MagellanTV (<a href="http://www.magellantv.com/sciencerules" target="_blank">www.magellantv.com/sciencerules</a>).

Bill Nye is on a mission to change the world — one voicemail at a time. Bill and science writer Corey S. Powell take your burning questions and put them to the world's leading experts on just about every topic in the universe. Should you stop eating cheeseburgers to combat climate change? Could alien life be swimming inside the moons of Jupiter and Saturn? Does your pet parakeet learn to sing the way that you learned to speak? Bill, Corey, and their special guests will answer those questions and convince you that... science rules!