StarTalk Live! at Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin with Bill Nye

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StarTalk Live! at Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin with Bill Nye

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Jun 24, 2016

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Are creativity and innovation contagious? Can they be taught? Bill Nye the Science Guy and Eugene Mirman travel to Austin, Texas to find out, with a little help from their guests Dr. Roberta Ness, Dr. Arthur Markman, and Maeve Higgins. Recorded live.

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