Be Smart

A show about science, but probably not science the way you're used to it.

Episodes

  • Asteroid Mining: Our Ticket To Living Off Earth?

    Space rocks might be our ticket to building space colonies!
  • Should You Eat Everyday?

    A look at the science behind intermittent fasting.
  • Why Is The Universe So Empty? (ft. PHD Comics!)

    Why is the universe organized the way it is? And why is it so empty?
  • Do You Really Have Two Brains?

    Are you a left-brained person or a right-brained person? Spoiler: You’re neither.
  • Putting Hurricane Harvey In Perspective

    How do we comprehend a storm like Hurricane Harvey? Let's put it into perspective.
  • DNA Doesn’t Look Like What You Think!

    Learn why we can’t look directly at DNA. Find out how DNA is actually packed inside cells.
  • How Poop Shapes the World

    Poop, throughout nature, shapes the world in ways you might not imagine.
  • The Cheerios Effect

    Who knew there was so much science in a bowl of cereal?

Specials

About Be Smart

This is a show about science. But it's probably not about science the way you're used to it. Hosted by Joe Hanson, author of the science blog, It's Okay to be Smart. Part of the PBS Digital Studios network.