Be Smart

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

Episodes

  • Here's What I Learned…: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Here's What I Learned…

    S9 Ep18 |
    Here's what I've learned about the possible end of this pandemic.
  • How Blind People See With Sound: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    How Blind People See With Sound

    S7 Ep18 |
    Blind YouTuber Molly Burke shows Joe Hanson a new way to see.
  • Why We Are Losing the Night Sky: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Why We Are Losing the Night Sky

    S7 Ep16 |
    It never gets dark anymore. Not REALLY dark, anyway.
  • Apollo’s Most Important Discovery: Inside NASA’s Moon Rock V: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Apollo’s Most Important Discovery: Inside NASA’s Moon Rock V

    S7 Ep15 |
    Fifty years ago, we sent the first astronauts to walk on the moon’s face.
  • Could You Be a Chimera?: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Could You Be a Chimera?

    S7 Ep14 |
    Could You Be a Chimera?
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    Using Gene Editing To Repaint Butterfly Wings

    S7 Ep11 |
    The Art of Gene-Editing Butterflies (Painting with CRISPR!)
  • 1 MILLION Species Could Go Extinct… Here’s Why.: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    1 MILLION Species Could Go Extinct… Here’s Why.

    S7 Ep10 |
    One million species may be at risk of extinction.
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    Is Your Eye Color Real?

    S7 Ep9 |
    How does eye color work?
  • Why Do We Get Dizzy (…and Astronauts Don’t?): asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Why Do We Get Dizzy (…and Astronauts Don’t?)

    S7 Ep8 |
    We’ve all gotten dizzy before… but have you ever gotten WEIRD DIZZY?

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.