Be Smart

Season 2016

Joe Hanson, Ph.D. is a curious group of atoms in a curious universe, and he's here to tell you how it all works.

Where to Watch Season 2016

43 Episodes

  • Could Bigfoot REALLY Exist?
    E1
    Could Bigfoot REALLY Exist?
  • Who Shares Your Birthday?
    E2
    Who Shares Your Birthday?
  • This Is Not a Rainbow
    E3
    This Is Not a Rainbow
  • Why Seasons Make No Sense
    E4
    Why Seasons Make No Sense
  • 100,000,000 Years From Now
    E5
    100,000,000 Years From Now
  • Is Big Data Getting Too Big?
    E6
    Is Big Data Getting Too Big?
  • How Do Squirrels Find Their Nuts?
    E7
    How Do Squirrels Find Their Nuts?
  • So You Want to go to Mars?
    E8
    So You Want to go to Mars?
  • Einstein Is Always Right: Gravitational Waves Edition
    E9
    Einstein Is Always Right: Gravitational Waves Edition
  • The Equinox Isn't What You Think It Is
    E10
    The Equinox Isn't What You Think It Is
  • How Many Trees Are There?
    E11
    How Many Trees Are There?
  • How Do Bees Make Honey?
    E12
    How Do Bees Make Honey?
  • Is Inheritance Really All In Our Genes?
    E13
    Is Inheritance Really All In Our Genes?Epigenetic inheritance is really weird, but is it real?
  • Are You Smarter Than A Slime Mold?
    E14
    Are You Smarter Than A Slime Mold?
  • Why Are You Multicellular?
    E15
    Why Are You Multicellular?
  • The Most Important Moment in the History of Life
    E16
    The Most Important Moment in the History of Life
  • The Cosmic Afterglow
    E17
    The Cosmic Afterglow
  • 6 Chemical Reactions That Changed History
    E18
    6 Chemical Reactions That Changed History
  • Is Your Brain Too Old For Video Games?
    E19
    Is Your Brain Too Old For Video Games?What Video Games Teach Us About the Aging Brain
  • How Fire Ants Took Over America
    E20
    How Fire Ants Took Over AmericaInside the World of Fire Ants!
  • Spit: Everything You Never Wanted To Know
    E21
    Spit: Everything You Never Wanted To Know
  • How Do Tesla Coils Work? Musical Tesla Coils in SLOW MOTION!
    E22
    How Do Tesla Coils Work? Musical Tesla Coils in SLOW MOTION!Making Music With Lightning!
  • Where Did Zika Come From?
    E23
    Where Did Zika Come From?Should You Be Worried About Zika?
  • Why Don't Animals Wear Glasses?
    E24
    Why Don't Animals Wear Glasses?
  • Why Salt & Pepper Ended Up On Every Table
    E25
    Why Salt & Pepper Ended Up On Every TableWhy Salt & Pepper?
  • Attack of the Cosmic Space Junk!
    E26
    Attack of the Cosmic Space Junk!No Sandra Bullocks were harmed in the making of this video.
  • The Small Problem With Shrinking Ourselves
    E27
    The Small Problem With Shrinking OurselvesIt’s okay to be… small?
  • Nature’s Killer Cocktails: VENOM Science!
    E28
    Nature’s Killer Cocktails: VENOM Science!Venom: Nature’s Killer Cocktails
  • Your Microbiome: The Invisible Creatures That Keep You Alive!
    E29
    Your Microbiome: The Invisible Creatures That Keep You Alive!
  • Engines of Destruction: The Science of Hurricanes!
    E30
    Engines of Destruction: The Science of Hurricanes!The physics of the perfect storm…
  • Do Plants Think?
    E31
    Do Plants Think?
  • What’s REALLY Warming the Earth?
    E32
    What’s REALLY Warming the Earth?
  • Why Do More Species Live Near the Equator?
    E33
    Why Do More Species Live Near the Equator?
  • Why Don't Ants Get Stuck In Traffic?
    E34
    Why Don't Ants Get Stuck In Traffic?
  • This Rainforest Caterpillar Looks Like Donald Trump
    E35
    This Rainforest Caterpillar Looks Like Donald TrumpThe Donald Trump Caterpillar and Nature's Masters of Disguise
  • Is Sugar a Drug?
    E36
    Is Sugar a Drug?
  • How Baby Turtles Find Their Way Home
    E37
    How Baby Turtles Find Their Way Home
  • We've Got Ants In Our Plants!
    E38
    We've Got Ants In Our Plants!What is this? A forest for ANTS?!
  • How to Avoid a Deadly Asteroid Impact
    E39
    How to Avoid a Deadly Asteroid ImpactDeath From Above!
  • The Surprising Origin of Thanksgiving Foods
    E40
    The Surprising Origin of Thanksgiving FoodsI’m thankful for science
  • Why Don’t Woodpeckers Get Concussions?
    E41
    Why Don’t Woodpeckers Get Concussions?
  • Why Does Everyone Hate Pigeons?
    E42
    Why Does Everyone Hate Pigeons?Pigeon Story: How the Rock Dove Became the Sky Rat
  • 23 Reasons to be Cheerful (Thanks to Science!)
    E43
    23 Reasons to be Cheerful (Thanks to Science!)

 

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