Be Smart

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

Episodes

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    Here's What I Learned…

    S9 Ep18 |
    Here's what I've learned about the possible end of this pandemic.
  • Who Shares Your Birthday?: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Who Shares Your Birthday?

    S3 Ep24 |
    Birthday math has never been more fun.
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    Relationship Advice from the Animal Kingdom

    S4 Ep20 |
    Other animals have millennia worth of mating experience, maybe they can teach us a thing o
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    Could Bigfoot REALLY Exist?

    S3 Ep23 |
    The blurred line between legend and science.
  • Spit: Everything You Never Wanted To Know : asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Spit: Everything You Never Wanted To Know

    S3 Ep42 |
    Spit is critical for our health. Actually.
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    The Superb Owl!

    S4 Ep19 |
    Enjoy these amazing facts about owls!
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    Do Plants Think?

    S4 Ep2 |
    For the last 50 years we've wondered whether plants can think... Haven't we?
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    How Many Species Are There?

    S4 Ep18 |
    How do we protect what we don’t know exists?
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    Does Evolution Have a Point? 12 Days of Evolution #12

    S3 Ep22 |
    Some of the biggest evolution questions finally answered.

Specials

  • Are Some Species More Important Than Others?: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Are Some Species More Important Than Others?

    Can an ecosystem survive without its keystone species?

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.