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We give you deep answers to simple questions about science and the rest of the universe. And also dad jokes. Be Smart is hosted by Joe Hanson, PhD. He's a molecular biologist and an award-winning science communicator and journalist Have ideas or questions? Visit our website to get in touch: https://www.itsokaytobesmart.com/

Why Everyone Suddenly Has Autism (It’s Not What You Think)

Why Everyone Suddenly Has Autism (It’s Not What You Think)

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Why Seedless Fruit Is a Disaster Waiting To Happen

Why Seedless Fruit Is a Disaster Waiting To Happen

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How Chaos (and Lava Lamps) Protect the Internet

How Chaos (and Lava Lamps) Protect the Internet

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Photosynthesis Has a Fatal Flaw (and We Can Fix It)

Photosynthesis Has a Fatal Flaw (and We Can Fix It)

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There’s a 4 Billion Year-Old Secret Hiding in This Rock (feat. @Howtown )

There’s a 4 Billion Year-Old Secret Hiding in This Rock (feat. @Howtown )

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Why Your Grandmother Is an Evolutionary Mystery

Why Your Grandmother Is an Evolutionary Mystery

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The Weird Science That Lets Insects Fly in the Rain

The Weird Science That Lets Insects Fly in the Rain

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The Weird Reason Some People Can Taste Colors

The Weird Reason Some People Can Taste Colors

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Why Useless Knowledge Can Be So Useful

Why Useless Knowledge Can Be So Useful

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The 300-Year Quest to Make Real Diamonds in a Lab

The 300-Year Quest to Make Real Diamonds in a Lab

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Camouflage Isn't What It Appears To Be

Camouflage Isn't What It Appears To Be

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Could Humans Hibernate?

Could Humans Hibernate?

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Why Do We Vote? It's Not For the Reasons You Think…

Why Do We Vote? It's Not For the Reasons You Think…

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Some People Won't Be Able to Listen to This Video

Some People Won't Be Able to Listen to This Video

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The Sun is NOT the Center of the Solar System

The Sun is NOT the Center of the Solar System

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Why You See Faces in Things

Why You See Faces in Things

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Why trees look like rivers and also blood vessels and also lightning…

Why trees look like rivers and also blood vessels and also lightning…

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The Real (Weird) Way We See Numbers

The Real (Weird) Way We See Numbers

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The Sexy Paradox That Stumped Darwin

The Sexy Paradox That Stumped Darwin

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Can You Predict When You're Going to Die?

Can You Predict When You're Going to Die?

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AI Might Let Us Talk to Whales… What Should We Say?

AI Might Let Us Talk to Whales… What Should We Say?

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How Do We Measure How Big the Universe Is?

How Do We Measure How Big the Universe Is?

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Why Solar Eclipses Are Such a Big Deal

Why Solar Eclipses Are Such a Big Deal

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Space is Full of Junk. Here’s How to Clean It Up…

Space is Full of Junk. Here’s How to Clean It Up…

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Why NASA Punched an Asteroid

Why NASA Punched an Asteroid

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Why Sending Messages to Extraterrestrials Could Be Risky (Dark Forest Hypothesis)

Why Sending Messages to Extraterrestrials Could Be Risky (Dark Forest Hypothesis)

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I Don’t Know How to Feel About 2023

I Don’t Know How to Feel About 2023

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How Scientists Made the Hottest Thing Ever

How Scientists Made the Hottest Thing Ever

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Can a Billion Oysters Save New York City?

Can a Billion Oysters Save New York City?

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100 Humans vs 1 Gorilla: The DEFINITIVE Scientific Take 🦍

100 Humans vs 1 Gorilla: The DEFINITIVE Scientific Take 🦍

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What is the oldest living thing?

What is the oldest living thing?

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Blood Types Are WEIRDER Than You Think

Blood Types Are WEIRDER Than You Think

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The Weird Way Feathered Dinosaurs Accidentally Invented Flight

The Weird Way Feathered Dinosaurs Accidentally Invented Flight

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What could we see with a planet-sized telescope?

What could we see with a planet-sized telescope?

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The Argument for De-Extinction: EXPLAINED

The Argument for De-Extinction: EXPLAINED

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