Bill Nye thrills thousands at Bob Carpenter Center

Bill Nye speaks during a moderated discussion with Univeristy of Delaware professor McKay Jenkins (right) at the Bob Carpenter Center in Newark on Tuesday night.

Bill Nye reacts to cheers from the crowd as he takes the stage for a moderated discussion with University of Delaware professor McKay Jenkins (right) at the Bob Carpenter Center in Newark on Tuesday night.

Bill Nye speaks during a moderated discussion with Univeristy of Delaware professor McKay Jenkins (right) at the Bob Carpenter Center in Newark on Tuesday night.

Bill Nye speaks during a moderated discussion with Univeristy of Delaware professor McKay Jenkins (right) at the Bob Carpenter Center in Newark on Tuesday night.

Bill Nye speaks during a moderated discussion with Univeristy of Delaware professor McKay Jenkins at the Bob Carpenter Center in Newark on Tuesday night.

Thousands of people turned out to see Bill Nye speak during a moderated discussion with Univeristy of Delaware professor McKay Jenkins at the Bob Carpenter Center in Newark on Tuesday night.

Bill Nye speaks during a moderated discussion with University of Delaware professor McKay Jenkins at the Bob Carpenter Center in Newark on Tuesday night.

Bill Nye speaks during a moderated discussion with Univeristy of Delaware professor McKay Jenkins (right) at the Bob Carpenter Center in Newark on Tuesday night.