Science Rules! with Bill Nye

The Story of Skin Color

Ever wonder why your skin is the color it is? Decades ago, Dr. Nina Jablonski wondered the same thing. She’s here to tell us the science behind the story of our skin and to break down some of the deeply entrenched myths about race and color.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 Ministry of Supply (<a href="http://www.ministryofsupply.com" target="_blank">www.ministryofsupply.com</a> code: SCIENCERULES), HelloFresh (<a href="http://www.hellofresh.com/sciencerules80" target="_blank">www.hellofresh.com/sciencerules80</a> code: SCIENCERULES80), KiwiCo (<a href="http://www.kiwico.com/SCIENCERULES" target="_blank">www.kiwico.com/SCIENCERULES</a>), and Quality Logo Products (<a href="http://www.qualitylogo.com" target="_blank">www.qualitylogo.com</a> code: SCIENCERULES).

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!