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ELI5:Why is Bill Nye considered an 'authority' on science when he only has a bachelor's degree (in science)?

He obviously is a smart guy, but I don't understand why he is always mentioned as some sort of 'science god'. How is he put on the same level as scientists such as Neil deGrasse Tyson and Lawrence Krauss, when he is more qualified to talk about engineering than science?

Dammit I have no idea how to write this out without sounding like I have an agenda. All I can say is I am curious to how this all works

edit: As I see it's all to do with his ability to be interesting. Thanks for the responses, I would wish for more detailed responses but as I can tell there will likely be no more :P

edit 2: OH SHIZZLE this blew up. Much appreciated (in reference to the answers).
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Very few top-grade scientists are very popular, because most scientists aren't particularly interested in political advocacy or popularizing their field. Bill Nye, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Carl Sagan, and the like are well-known because they represented a public face for science as a whole. Think of them as ambassadors of the scientific community afforded respect as a result of that status.

EDIT: Dear god guys, we don't need the complete list of names of every scientist who has ever does public work.