Bill Nye says the denial of evolution is unique to the United States. And more than religion, most of America’s growth and intellectual capital that’s created our prosperous life style and centers of knowledge that lead the world comes from empirical data and scientific knowledge. Nye fears that the belief in Creationism, to the point evolution is rejected. is can impede innovation, research and America’s leadership in the world. And ruin a lot of good future scientists this country is really going to need to deal with future problems. And make sure my iPhone gets cool upgrades.

Check out this video of Bill Nye from Big Think.