Bill Nye is done with skirting around a topic.
From sharing the importance of wearing a mask to racism, Nye is tackling everything via his new TikTok platform.
Nye explained why we have different skin colours but are really all the same.
He started off sharing a map that showed the intensity of UV light across the globe.
“It turns out the closer you are to the equator, the more intense the ultraviolet light is,” he said.
“It turns out that everybody on Earth is descended from people who lived here, in Africa,” he continued, noting that as people emigrated, they received less UV light.
“Our skin is where we make vitamin D; if you don’t get enough ultraviolet, then you don’t get enough vitamin D. But if you get too much ultraviolet, then you break down your folates. You have to have it in perfect balance. And because the ultraviolet varies, the colour of our skin varies. And that’s it, everybody. That’s why we have different colour skin,” Nye said.
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Concluding, “But we’re all one species. But we’re not treating each other fairly. Not everybody is getting an even shake, (while rattling a bottle of vitamin D and folates) so it’s time to change things.”
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Nye’s video went viral and many people turned to Twitter to praise him for his simplified take on racism amid the Black Lives Matter protests.
“I nominate Bill Nye as Earth’s new life coach,” wrote one person. “Who else thinks we should call Bill Nye the science saint?” said another, while someone else said, “Bill Nye out there with truth and no time for bulls**t.”
