Bill Nye Breaks Down the Oil Spill in Laymen's Terms 6.90K Whitney Jefferson 05/27/10 05:00PM Filed to: John king usa John king usa oil spill bill nye Science Bp Video TV Finally, a scientist in the news media that we can trust! Bill Nye (the Science Guy, for us 90s kids) stopped by CNN's John King, USA to demonstrate the "top kill" strategy that's supposed to save us all.