20 years ago children were introduced to a wacky and highly-enthusiastic brainiac who wanted to share his love of the scientific world with everyone. Meet Bill Nye, who started his career as a Boeing engineer, but later became a pop culture icon through hosting a ’90s-era educational show. Bill Nye the Science Guy aired around 100 episodes during its run, and the man, who sports that signature bow-tie, continues to make his mark in Disney’s world.

Here are some examples of how Bill Nye is in many ways a Disney guy.

Keyboard player. App developer. Wizard. Jordan Rudess is all of these things. The phenomenal talent behind those sumptuous Dream Theater keyboard tones is a continuously busy man.

Not only is he a member of the progressive metal colossus Dream Theater, who released its twelfth studio album this year, Rudess has been working with King Crimson bass player Tony Levin and drummer and guitarist Marco Minnemann in creating the inspiring Levin Minnemann Rudess album – an instrumental rock masterpiece put together by three incredible musicians.

Away from music he is an innovator, creating new ways of teaching and training musicians in the world of apps. More on that further down.

As the Doctor Who 50th anniversary continues this month and we prepare for the highly anticipated The Day of the Doctor, the BBC has released a mini-episode prequel to the upcoming special called The Night of the Doctor.

Watch the nearly 7-minute mini episode here below – and trust me, you will definitely want to. There’s lots to see and some surprises, too – I don’t want to spoil it, so scroll down and watch!

Part of Amazon’s deal of the day today for the Amazon Kindle is God Save the Queen, Book 1 of The Immortal Empire series, by Kate Locke for only $2.99 (that’s 88% off the regular price of $16.99).

Note, this deal is valid only for today, Thursday, November 14, 2013, until 11:59pm PST.

If you’d like to own a physical copy of God Save the Queen, the book is also available in hardcover for $13.04.

Also, be sure to check out this month’s Kindle deals: 100 Kindle Books For $3.99 or Less, which includes The Silver Dream: An InterWorld Novel by Neil Gaiman and Michael Reaves for $2.99; Agatha Christie’s The Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple Mysteries) for $2.99; Kim Harrison’s For a Few Demons More (The Hollows, Book 5) for $1.99; and the Marvel graphic novel Ultimate Comics Wolverine vs Hulk for $1.99.

RIPT Apparel has two designs on sale today by RyanAstle: “Sam and Dean: The Animated Series,” inspired by Supernatural, and “Walt and Jesse: The Animated Series,” inspired by Breaking Bad. (Both designs have the red circular background inspired by Batman: The Animated Series.)

The shirts went on sale at RIPT today, Thursday, November 14, 2013, at midnight CST, and will continue for 24 hours from then, and once it’s over, it will not be sold on the site for $11 anymore.

The t-shirt is available in men’s (through 3XL), women’s, and youth sizes for $10 each. Kids sizes are $10 (Girls, Toddlers, and Onesies); Hoodies for $38 (in Men/Unisex sizes). See images on product page for shirt colors. You can also get the design on coasters for $25; iphone (4/4s & 5) cases for $18; prints 18″x24″ for $20 and 24″x32″ for $40; headphones for $40; and laptop bags for $30-$40 depending on size. If you purchase both designs, you’ll save $1.