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A 9-year-old’s excellent advice to her dad on meeting Bill Nye

By Robbie Gonzalez Published February 8, 2014, 7:52 am ET

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14 years ago, author and science historian George Dyson got a chance to meet with Bill Nye. Dyson’s then-9-year-old daughter, Lauren Dyson, had some sound sartorial advice to offer her dad. (And a drawing of a horse, for good measure.)

Part of our growing collection of outstanding kid-penned correspondence.

https://gizmodo.com/lego-gets-told-off-by-a-seven-year-old-girl-1514290228

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