How Scorpions Became Earth’s Ultimate Survivors Be Smart 2023-07-11 | We’re on PATREON! Join the community: patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓Scorpions have been terrorizing other creatures on Earth for hundreds of millions of years. They’ve evolved a perfect cocktail of venom that can mess up both predators and prey. But they are also an evolutionary marvel that could show us the way to some powerful new life-saving medicines.SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a video! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub -----------Be Smart is made possible by these Brain Trust Patrons and others:Holly, Brett, and Ashe BullionJaap WesteraMillennial GlacierMark LittlehaleMehdi DamouBarbora BeiBurt Humburgdani bowmanDavid JohnstonSalih ArslanBaerbel WinklerRobert YoungEric MeerDustinKaren HaskellJoin us on Patreon! patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart
From Lab to Table: I Tasted the World’s First Cultivated Meat! Be Smart 2023-06-27 | We’re on PATREON! Join the smart people family patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓Our appetite for meat is one of the greatest environmental challenges we face. Join me on a mind-blowing visit to UPSIDE Foods, the world's most advanced cultivated meat production facility, as we ask whether cultivated meat can deliver on its promises to help the environment while keeping meat on our plates. References: sites.google.com/view/cultivated-meat-references/homeSUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a video! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub -----------Be Smart is made possible by these Brain Trust Patrons and others:Holly, Brett, and Ashe BullionJaap WesteraMillennial GlacierMark LittlehaleMehdi DamouBarbora BeiBurt Humburgdani bowmanDavid JohnstonSalih ArslanBaerbel WinklerRobert YoungEric MeerDustinKaren HaskellJoin us on Patreon! patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmartThis episode of Be Smart is licensed exclusively to YouTube.
What are all these mysterious lights in the middle of nowhere? Be Smart 2023-06-23 | Another YouTube #shorts from your favorite science dad, Dr. Joe!Watch my full episode about the growing problem of light pollution: youtube.com/watch?v=XJXsIeqOKT0Join us on Patreon! patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merchstore.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smartFacebookfacebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs
The Deadly Chemistry That Made Life Interesting Be Smart 2023-06-15 | We’re on PATREON! Join the community: patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓Life’s been around on Earth for at least 3.7 billion years. But for most of that time, it was incredibly boring — just simple little cells squirming around in water. It only got interesting in the last few hundred million years. And that might never have happened without the help of a deadly, but also life-giving, element. References: sites.google.com/view/great-oxygenation-references/homeSUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a video! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub -----------High fives to all our Brain Trust Patrons:Holly, Brett, and Ashe BullionJaap WesteraMillennial GlacierMark LittlehaleMehdi DamouBarbora BeiBurt Humburgdani bowmanDavid JohnstonSalih ArslanBaerbel WinklerRobert YoungEric MeerDustinKaren HaskellJoin us on Patreon! patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merchstore.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smartFacebookfacebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs This episode of Be Smart is licensed exclusively to YouTube.
Why are these weird symbols all over the desert? 🤔 Be Smart 2023-06-07 | Another YouTube #shorts from your favorite science dad, Dr. Joe!Watch my full episode about this climate spy program: youtu.be/4-jNnr0zhFUJoin us on Patreon! patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart
How the CIA Secretly Spied On Climate Change Be Smart 2023-06-01 | Cold War… warming planet?We’re on PATREON! ►► Support us: patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓A few years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, a top-secret, first-of-its-kind US spy satellite program was declassified, leading to the unexpected story of how former enemies became scientific allies, and technology invented for Cold War espionage was repurposed to study and combat the newest and greatest threat to human civilization: Climate Change.Thank you to the following for help in researching this video:Michael McElroyD. James BakerThe Office of Vice President Al Gore0:00 Peeking behind the Iron Curtain1:52 Spies in space2:53 A time machine… but for Earth3:41 Early days of the Space Race5:37 Code name: CORONA8:37 No more Iron Curtain… now what?10:48 Spies… but for the Earth13:20 New data & unlikely allies16:31 Teamwork makes the dream work17:46 Support us on Patreon!SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a video! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub -----------High fives to all our Brain Trust Patrons:Holly, Brett, and Ashe BullionJaap WesteraMillennial GlacierMark LittlehaleMehdi DamouBarbora BeiBurt Humburgdani bowmanDavid JohnstonSalih ArslanBaerbel WinklerRobert YoungEric MeerDustinKaren HaskellJoin us on Patreon! patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merchstore.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smartFacebookfacebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs This episode of Be Smart is licensed exclusively to YouTube.
The Secret Discovery in Da Vinci’s Notebook… Be Smart 2023-05-25 | Another YouTube #shorts from your favorite science dad, Dr. Joe!Subscribe today for more great science videosJoin us on Patreon! patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart
Why Y Is a Vowel According to Physics (and so is W) Be Smart 2023-05-16 | We’re on PATREON! ►► Join the community patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓Human language is an incredible thing: a combination of mouth sounds that we combine into words, sentences, poems, and constitutions. They carry meaning, emotion, and power. But underneath it all, language is really just physics. In this episode, we explore how physics is at the core of every syllable, starting with the first word most of us ever speak.Try the Pink Trombone vocal simulator! - experiments.withgoogle.com/pink-tromboneReferences: sites.google.com/view/vowel-sounds-physics/homeSUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a video! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub 0:00 Your voice is just physics1:16 Some basics of linguistics2:27 There are more than 5 vowels?4:49 The physics of the vocal tract7:04 Resonance and sound filters8:47 How vowels are an acoustic illusion11:25 Finding vowels in surprising places13:09 A touching moment13:45 The extra bits-----------High fives to all our Brain Trust Patrons:Jaap WesteraMillennial GlacierMark LittlehaleMehdi DamouBarbora BeiBurt Humburgdani bowmanDavid JohnstonSalih ArslanBaerbel WinklerRobert YoungEric MeerDustinKaren HaskellJoin us on Patreon! patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merchstore.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smartFacebookfacebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs
The SMOKING GUN that proves humans are causing climate change Be Smart 2023-05-09 | Another YouTube #shorts from your favorite science dad, Dr. Joe!Learn how scientists measure the ancient atmosphere in this video: youtu.be/myxVsYI4WZkThis episode of Be Smart is licensed exclusively to YouTube.Subscribe today for more great science videosJoin us on Patreon! patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart
How To Go Faster Than Light Speed Be Smart 2023-05-04 | Thank you to Foreo for supporting PBS. For more information, go to https://foreo.se/fmg3 and use code PBSFOREO↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓Nothing can travel faster than light — in a vacuum. But when light slows down, sometimes matter can blaze past that speed limit, creating a stunning glow called Cherenkov radiation. We can see this glow in a nuclear reactor as high-energy particles speed by. It offers us a window into a realm of the universe that is usually invisible to us.Filmed at the J. J. Pickle Research Campus at the University of Texas at AustinReferences ►► sites.google.com/view/cherenkov-radiation-references/home SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a video! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub We’re on PATREON! Join the community ►► patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart0:00 A strange blue glow1:24 How to slow light down3:19 The right way to think about light5:41 How to make a photonic boom7:51 Who discovered this?8:25 Why this matters9:45 Extras!-----------High fives to all our Brain Trust Patrons:Jaap WesteraMillennial GlacierMark LittlehaleMehdi DamouBarbora BeiBurt Humburgdani bowmanDavid JohnstonSalih ArslanBaerbel WinklerRobert YoungEric MeerDustinKaren HaskellJoin us on Patreon! patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merchstore.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smartFacebookfacebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs This episode of Be Smart is licensed exclusively to YouTube.
The Mystery Behind Earth’s Most Epic Migration Be Smart 2023-04-19 | Check out Untold Earth and the PBS Earth Month Playlist: youtube.com/watch?v=-BVHSUMAWR4&list=PLzkQfVIJun2J5q9CIXPAlL95FSb0tJul7&index=2We’re on PATREON! Join the community patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓The biggest (and most mysterious!) migration in the world happens every night in the ocean as 10 billion tons of zooplankton swim to the surface to feed. This undersea journey is known as Diel vertical migration, and it occurs in every ocean in the world. By learning more about why this happens, science can unlock the secrets behind other phenomena, like our biological clocks…and even climate change.SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a video! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub References: sites.google.com/view/earths-greatest-migration-refs/home-----------High fives to all our Brain Trust Patrons:Millennial Glacierpaul andre bouisMark LittlehaleAli FreiburgerMehdi DamouBarbora BeiBurt Humburgdani bowmanDavid JohnstonSalih ArslanBaerbel WinklerRobert YoungEric MeerDustinKaren HaskellJoin us on Patreon! patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merchstore.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smartFacebookfacebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs
There was NO first human Be Smart 2023-04-06 | Another YouTube #shorts from your favorite science dad, Dr. Joe!Subscribe for more great science videos!Join us on Patreon! patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart
Why Does Every Animal Look Like This? Be Smart 2023-03-28 | Thank you to Brilliant for supporting PBSTo learn more, go to: brilliant.org/BeSmart↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓In the race to survive, both predators and prey use visual tricks to get ahead. One nearly universal trick is countershading, a color pattern that helps animals erase their own shadows or blend into different backgrounds. It’s worked well enough that nature has produced this pattern over and over again, all over Earth, for at least tens of millions of years.0:00 Why does every animal look like this?0:52 A painter's big idea1:49 Disappearing shadows2:22 Testing the idea3:48 Countershading everywhere!6:10 What about water?7:22 Making light to hide shadows8:19 OutroReferences: sites.google.com/view/countershading-references/homeSUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a video! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub We’re on PATREON! Join the community patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart-----------High fives to all our Brain Trust Patrons:Millennial Glacierpaul andre bouisMark LittlehaleAli FreiburgerMehdi DamouBarbora BeiBurt Humburgdani bowmanDavid JohnstonSalih ArslanBaerbel WinklerRobert YoungEric MeerDustinKaren HaskellJoin us on Patreon! patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merchstore.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smartFacebookfacebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs This episode of Be Smart is licensed exclusively to YouTube.
What does NASA keep inside this armored vault? 🤔 Be Smart 2023-03-21 | Another YouTube #shorts from your favorite science dad, Dr. Joe!Check out our full episode to learn more about what's in NASA's moon rock vault: youtube.com/watch?v=Qr28zMXQ3bUJoin us on Patreon! patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merchstore.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smartFacebookfacebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs
Can We Solve the Air Conditioning Paradox? Be Smart 2023-03-14 | We’re on PATREON! Join the communitypatreon.com/itsokaytobesmart↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓As the Earth warms due to human-caused climate change, billions of people in the developing world will face life-threatening heat waves, raising the demand for air conditioning. But powering all of that cooling is going to take more energy, which will require burning more fossil fuels! Are there new air conditioning technologies on the horizon that could solve this paradox?NOTE: A previous version of this video had a graph at 6:19 with incorrect values. The video has been updated with the correct graph.Aerial photography by Jeff ArnoldWritten by Eli Kintisch and Joe HansonSUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a video! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub -----------High fives to all our Brain Trust Patrons:Millennial Glacierpaul andre bouisMark LittlehaleAli FreiburgerMehdi DamouBarbora BeiBurt Humburgdani bowmanDavid JohnstonSalih ArslanBaerbel WinklerRobert YoungEric MeerDustinKaren HaskellJoin us on Patreon! patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merchstore.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smartFacebookfacebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbsThis episode of Be Smart is licensed exclusively to YouTube.
The end of the universe is your fault (according to Brian Cox) Be Smart 2023-03-07 | Another YouTube #shorts from your favorite science dad, Dr. Joe!Check out our full episode featuring Prof. Brian Cox and Joe as they discuss physics and the origin of life: youtu.be/k-vm3ZWnMWkJoin us on Patreon! patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merchstore.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smartFacebookfacebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs
How Nature Makes Beauty With Physics Be Smart 2023-02-28 | Thank you to Brilliant for supporting PBS. To learn more, go to: brilliant.org/BeSmart↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓Why do we see rainbows in soap bubbles? What makes an oil slick so oddly beautiful? Iridescent colors, which transform depending on the angle you look at them, are all over nature. How does physics make these shifting rainbows? We’re going to find out with the help of the National Museum of Natural History's most spectacular specimens – from bird feathers and beetle wings to fossils and gemstones.Check out some of my other videos about color in nature:In search of the blackest thing on Earth youtu.be/86P03RlegBM Why is blue so rare in nature? youtu.be/3g246c6Bv58SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a video! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub We’re on PATREON! Join the community patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart-----------High fives to all our Brain Trust Patrons:paul andre bouisMark LittlehaleAli FreiburgerMehdi DamouBarbora BeiBurt HumburgRoy Lasrisdani bowmanDavid JohnstonSalih ArslanBaerbel WinklerRobert YoungEric MeerDustinKaren HaskellJoin us on Patreon! patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merchstore.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smartFacebookfacebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs
The ridiculous reason February only has 28 days… Be Smart 2023-02-23 | Another YouTube #shorts from your favorite science dad, Dr. JoeJoin us on Patreon! patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merchstore.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smartFacebookfacebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs
The Dark Origins of the Scientific Method Be Smart 2023-02-14 | SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a video! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub We’re on PATREON! Join the community patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓500 years before the Scientific Revolution, the mathematician Al-Hassan Ibn al-Haytham spent hours in a dark room studying the light that filtered in. Not only did he revolutionize how we literally see the world, he pioneered the scientific method that is now the backbone of modern science.Sources: sites.google.com/view/sci-method-sources/home0:00 Introduction0:41 What is a camera obscura?1:48 The mathematician who tried to dam the Nile3:08 The origin of optics3:56 Ancient ways of knowing6:39 The birth of modern science7:38 From hypothesis to experiment8:44 How al-Haytham changed science history10:13 Conclusion11:40 Extras!-----------High fives to all our Brain Trust Patrons:paul andre bouisMark LittlehaleAli FreiburgerMehdi DamouBarbora BeiBurt HumburgRoy Lasrisdani bowmanDavid JohnstonSalih ArslanBaerbel WinklerRobert YoungEric MeerDustinKaren HaskellJoin us on Patreon! patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merchstore.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smartFacebookfacebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs
The Invisible Glass Be Smart 2023-02-07 | Another YouTube #shorts from your favorite science dad, Dr. JoeJoin us on Patreon! patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merchstore.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smartFacebookfacebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs
The Evolutionary Purpose of Fun Be Smart 2023-01-31 | Thank you to Brilliant for supporting PBS. To learn more, go to: brilliant.org/BeSmartWe’re on PATREON! Join the community patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓Animals as simple as bees and as complex as you and me… like to have fun. But what’s the point of fun? Do all animals have fun? And for that matter, what is fun? SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a video! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub References: sites.google.com/view/whyarethingsfunreferences/home-----------High fives to all our Brain Trust Patrons:paul andre bouisMark LittlehaleAli FreiburgerMehdi DamouBarbora BeiBurt HumburgRoy Lasrisdani bowmanDavid JohnstonSalih ArslanBaerbel WinklerRobert YoungEric MeerDustinKaren HaskellJoin us on Patreon! patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merchstore.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smartFacebookfacebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs
Climate Change explained in less than 1 minute! Be Smart 2023-01-25 | Another YouTube #shorts from your favorite science dad, Dr. JoeSources:ourworldindata.org/atmospheric-concentrationsnoaa.gov/news-release/carbon-dioxide-now-more-than-50-higher-than-pre-industrial-levels https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/downloads/report/IPCC_AR6_WGI_SPM.pdf Join us on Patreon! patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merchstore.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smartFacebookfacebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbsThis episode of Be Smart is licensed exclusively to YouTube.
How much POOP💩 is on your toothbrush?! Be Smart 2023-01-10 | Another YouTube #shorts from your favorite science dad, Dr. Joe!Sources:Crimaldi, J.P., True, A.C., Linden, K.G. et al. Commercial toilets emit energetic and rapidly spreading aerosol plumes. Sci Rep 12, 20493 (2022). doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-24686-5Blaustein, R.A., Michelitsch, LM., Glawe, A.J. et al. Toothbrush microbiomes feature a meeting ground for human oral and environmental microbiota. Microbiome 9, 32 (2021). doi.org/10.1186/s40168-020-00983-xAmerican Society for Microbiology. "Toothbrush contamination in communal bathrooms." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 2 June 2015. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/06/150602130650.htmJoin us on Patreon! patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merchstore.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smartFacebookfacebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs
Why Embarrassment Is Actually GOOD For You Be Smart 2022-12-20 | SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a video! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub We’re on PATREON! Join the community patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓Embarrassment. Awkwardness. Cringe. No matter what you call it. it’s one of the most unique human emotions, and one that’s particularly hard to figure out. But if a feeling exists and has lasted through evolution, then it probably has a purpose!References: sites.google.com/view/references-thescienceofembarra/home -----------High fives to all our Brain Trust Patrons:Ali FreiburgerBaerbel WinklerBarbora BeiBurt Humburgdani bowmanDavid JohnstonDustinEric MeerKaren HaskellMark LittlehaleMehdi Damoupaul andre bouisRobert YoungRoy LasrisSalih ArslanJoin us on Patreon! patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merchstore.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smartFacebookfacebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs
The SECRET about flames almost no one knows 🔥 Be Smart 2022-12-15 | Another YouTube #shorts from Joe, your favorite science dad.When you're done, watch my latest video about the search for the blackest black on Earth: youtu.be/86P03RlegBMJoin us on Patreon! patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merchstore.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smartFacebookfacebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs
In Search of the Blackest Thing on Earth Be Smart 2022-12-06 | Thank you for completing the PBSDS Annual Survey and helping us shape our future here on YouTube and beyond! ► http://to.pbs.org/2022Survey ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓There are some startlingly black animals out there, whether they’re in the deep ocean or in the darkest corners of the rainforest. But humans have created some stunningly black substances too, using science and engineering. So who wins, nature or humans? In this video, I go in search of the blackest black things on Earth to see what’s really the blackest… and why.Additional media provided by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)Thank you to Ryan Lavery at the Smithsonian Institution: National Museum of Natural HistoryReferences: sites.google.com/view/references-blackest-black/homeSUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a video! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub We’re on PATREON! Join the community patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart-----------High fives to all our Brain Trust Patrons:NullBlox.ZachryWilsnpaul andre bouisMark LittlehaleAli FreiburgerMehdi DamouBarbora BeiBurt HumburgRoy Lasrisdani bowmanDavid JohnstonSalih ArslanBaerbel WinklerRobert YoungEric MeerDustinKaren HaskellJoin us on Patreon! patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merchstore.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smartFacebookfacebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs
How far is a second? Be Smart 2022-12-02 | Another YouTube #shorts from Joe, your favorite science dad.When you're done, watch my latest video about why the second is the most precise measure humans have ever… measured: youtu.be/mg9yc7_7BWcJoin us on Patreon! patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Facebookfacebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs
The Unexpected Measure that Makes the Modern World Tick Be Smart 2022-11-22 | Check out Serving Up Science on @PBSFood : youtu.be/Mi84o9ZKuXsWe’re on PATREON! Join the community patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓All of modern society relies upon a seemingly simple but surprisingly complex unit of measurement: the second. But knowing exactly what a “second” is is more complicated than you might think!SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a video! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub Thank you to the following for helpful discussions and research for this episode:Geoff Chester - U.S. Naval ObservatoryJudah Levine - National Institute of Standards and TechnologyJeffrey Sherman - National Institute of Standards and TechnologyElizabeth Donley - National Institute of Standards and Technology-----------High fives to all our Brain Trust Patrons:paul andre bouisMark LittlehaleAli FreiburgerMehdi DamouBarbora BeiBurt HumburgRoy Lasrisdani bowmanDavid JohnstonSalih ArslanBaerbel WinklerRobert YoungEric MeerDustinKaren HaskellJoin us on Patreon! patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merchstore.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smartFacebookfacebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs
What happened to all the BUGS?! 🐞 🐜 🪲 🐝 🦋 Be Smart 2022-11-16 | As the planet changes, are things that used to be "normal" just disappearing?🤔 This is an excerpt from my 2018 interview with the incomparable Robert Krulwich, former co-host of Radiolab and science storyteller extraordinaire. It really made me think. Hope it makes you think tooJoin us on Patreon! patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merchstore.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smartFacebookfacebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs
How We Solved the Greatest Riddle In Navigation Be Smart 2022-11-08 | SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a video! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub We’re on PATREON! Join the community patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓Humanity’s drive to explore our planet is one of the defining characteristics of our species. But exploration only works if you know where you are at any given time. Not so easy when you are out at sea with no visible landmarks and the stars above you are in constant motion. It turns out that the key to solving this puzzle is understanding that in order to know WHERE you are, you have to first know WHEN you are. References: sites.google.com/view/longitude-references/home-----------High fives to all our Brain Trust Patrons:NullBlox.ZachryWilsnpaul andre bouisMark LittlehaleAli FreiburgerMehdi DamouBarbora BeiBurt HumburgRoy Lasrisdani bowmanDavid JohnstonSalih ArslanBaerbel WinklerRobert YoungEric MeerDustinKaren HaskellJoin us on Patreon! patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merchstore.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smartFacebookfacebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs
This is why ☀️Daylight Saving Time☀️ needs to GO #shorts Be Smart 2022-11-04 | Another YouTube #shorts from Joe, your favorite science dad! Standard time vs. DST maps from: http://andywoodruff.com/blog/where-to-hate-daylight-saving-time-and-where-to-love-itJoin us on Patreon! patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Facebookfacebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs
The most AMAZING thing about jumping spiders… Be Smart 2022-11-02 | Another YouTube #shorts from Joe, your favorite science dad! References: sites.google.com/view/how-jumping-spiders-see/home Join us on Patreon! patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Facebookfacebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs
The Amazing (and Deadly) Science of Jumping Spider Vision Be Smart 2022-10-25 | Check out Rogue History on @pbsorigins: youtube.com/watch?v=xuT35ud41QQ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓Why do spiders have 8 eyes? It’s a seemingly simple question with a surprisingly complex answer. We’ll be hanging out with some jumping spiders (the cutest of all spiders) and some jumping spider researchers to investigate how a thumbnail-sized creature with a poppy seed-sized brain ended up evolving some of the most advanced eyes in the animal kingdom, overcoming a few limitations of physics in the process. We’ll watch as scientists study these spiders in a special eye tracking machine and learn how having 8 eyes instead of two gives these elite predators almost 360˚ vision and almost hawk-level depth perception and resolution.References: sites.google.com/view/how-jumping-spiders-see/homeBig thanks to:Dr. Beth Jakob and Alex Winsor - UMass Amherst http://ejakob.popslice.comDr. Nathan Morehouse and lab - University of Cincinnati https://homepages.uc.edu/~morehonn/Additional footage credits:Spider retinal movements - Daniel ZurekSpider courtship videos - Daniel Zurek, Sebastian Echeverri, and Nathan Morehouse (Morehouse Lab, University of Cincinnati)SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a video! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub We’re on PATREON! Join the community patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart-----------High fives to all our Brain Trust Patrons:NullBlox.ZachryWilsnpaul andre bouisMark LittlehaleAli FreiburgerMehdi DamouBarbora BeiKen BoardAttila PixBurt HumburgRoy Lasrisdani bowmanDavid JohnstonSalih ArslanBaerbel WinklerRobert YoungEric MeerDustinKaren HaskellJoin us on Patreon! patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merchstore.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smartFacebookfacebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs
The Unbelievable Story of Earth’s Most Epic Flood Be Smart 2022-10-11 | Head to http://actnow.climeworks.com/besmart and learn more about removing CO₂ from the air. ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓One day around 15,000 years ago, a wall of ice 2,000 feet tall and 30 miles wide suddenly broke wide open, and it unleashed the largest flood that we know of in the history of Earth. Come and hit the road with me as we search for the geologic fingerprints of the Missoula Ice Age Floods, and learn the story of one of the worst natural disasters that’s ever happened!High fives to Nick Zentner for educating me on the geology of Eastern Washington. He makes incredible geology videos on YouTUbe:youtube.com/user/GeologyNickyoutube.com/watch?v=qHaL04gZQwc&list=PL18y1vgsGPLbl3wrSZwUyvkAiUJHZTS5YFollow me to @PBS Eons for more Kallie and more prehistoric adventures: youtube.com/c/eons SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a video! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub We’re on PATREON! Join the community patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart-----------High fives to all our Brain Trust Patrons:NullBlox.ZachryWilsnpaul andre bouisMark LittlehaleAli FreiburgerMehdi DamouBarbora BeiKen BoardAttila PixBurt HumburgRoy Lasrisdani bowmanDavid JohnstonSalih ArslanBaerbel WinklerRobert YoungEric MeerDustinKaren HaskellJoin us on Patreon! patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merchstore.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smartFacebookfacebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs00:00 Introduction00:54 A geologic mystery01:53 A very large lake03:32 A mountain made of ice05:15 The dam breaks06:25 Biggest. Waterfall. Ever.07:57 How the damage was done10:10 Witnesses to destruction10:49 A brave new idea12:00 Stay curious.
The Biggest Myth About Climate Change Be Smart 2022-09-15 | Check out America Outdoors Understory on @PBS : youtu.be/s-R1p89zHnk We’re on PATREON! Join the community patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓You’ve seen it in the comment section before: “Climate change is natural. It’s happened before and it will keep happening”. In reality, comments like these are the newest kind of climate change denial. In this video we’re going to learn about all the reasons that Earth’s climate changes, natural and otherwise, and then how we know that modern climate change can’t be blamed on natural forces. Maybe we can finally put this biggest myth about climate change in the trash.SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a video! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub -----------High fives to all our Brain Trust Patrons:NullBlox.ZachryWilsnpaul andre bouisMark LittlehaleAli FreiburgerMehdi DamouBarbora BeiAttila PixBurt HumburgRoy Lasrisdani bowmanDavid JohnstonSalih ArslanBaerbel WinklerRobert YoungEric MeerDustinKaren HaskellJoin us on Patreon! patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merchstore.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smartFacebookfacebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs
The Strange Cosmic Origin of Earth’s Most Precious Metals Be Smart 2022-08-23 | Follow me to The Bigger Picture on @PBS youtu.be/Wnr4RJxDifwSUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a video! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓Precious metals like gold, silver, platinum, and rhodium are expensive because they're rare in Earth's crust. But are they rare in the universe? Why is it so hard to make some of the chemical elements? Where do heavy metals come from, anyway? Turns out, we can blame it all on neutron stars and some oddities of the periodic table.Thank you to the following for helpful discussions:Dr. Jennifer Johnson - Ohio State UniversityDr. Hendrik Schatz - JINA Center for the Evolution of the ElementsReferences: sites.google.com/view/catalytic-converter-crime-wave/home-----------We’re on PATREON! Join the community patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartSpecial thanks to our Brain Trust Patrons:NullBlox.ZachryWilsnpaul andre bouisMark LittlehaleAli FreiburgerMehdi DamouBarbora BeiKen BoardClinger-Hamilton FamilyAttila PixBurt HumburgRoy Lasrisdani bowmanDavid JohnstonSalih ArslanBaerbel WinklerRobert YoungAmy SowadaEric MeerDustinKaren HaskellJoin us on Patreon! patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merchstore.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smartFacebookfacebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs
Why is Puberty so Weird? Be Smart 2022-08-04 | Blame it on the slime molds. And the Mongols.We’re on PATREON! Join the community patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓There is no phase of a human’s lifetime that is as strange and disgus....er....magical as the transition from childhood into adulthood - that handful of years that we call . . . PUBERTY. Why does it happen? How does it work? Why is it so weird? Join Joe in this whirlwind tour of the endocrine system to find the answers.References: sites.google.com/view/why-is-puberty-so-weird/homeSUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a video! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub -----------Special thanks to our Brain Trust Patrons:NullBlox Zachry WilsnPaul Andre BouisMark LittlehaleAli FreiburgerMehdi DamouBarbora BeiKen BoardThe Clinger-Hamilton FamilyAttila PixBurt HumburgRoy LasrisDani BowmanDavid JohnstonSalih ArslanBaerbel WinklerRobert YoungAmy SowadaEric MeerDustinKaren HaskellJoin us on Patreon! patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merchstore.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smartFacebookfacebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs
The Motion Aftereffect Illusion #shorts Be Smart 2022-07-26 | Can you trust your senses? In this mind-blowing neuroscience illusion, you'll experience a common but shocking effect known as sensory adaptation. Learn more about it by subscribing to our channel and watching our full-length episode that explains everything! #shorts Watch more: youtu.be/30vTc1SOt_wJoin us on Patreon! patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merchstore.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smartFacebookfacebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs
Why No One Can Agree What’s REALLY the Tallest Mountain Be Smart 2022-07-22 | SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a video! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub We’re on PATREON! Join the community patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓Check out Far Out on @pbsterra : youtu.be/jpUjze3v_6c Check out Why Am I Like This? on @pbsterra : youtu.be/eWzBNfBnFysWhat's the tallest mountain on Earth? It might seem like an easy question to answer, but in reality it's one that brings up more NEW questions than answers. It turns out that the way we measure mountains rests on a lot of approximations, assumptions, and averages. And when you dig into those, there's several contenders for the tallest mountain, each with their own good case for the title. So, which mountain do YOU think should take the throne?References: sites.google.com/view/references-tallest-mountain/homeSpecial thanks to our Brain Trust Patrons:paul andre bouisMark LittlehaleAli FreiburgerMehdi DamouBarbora BeiKen BoardClinger-Hamilton FamilyAttila PixBurt HumburgRoy Lasrisdani bowmanDavid JohnstonSalih ArslanBaerbel WinklerRobert YoungAmy SowadaEric MeerDustinKaren HaskellJoin us on Patreon! patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merchstore.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smartFacebookfacebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs
Can you figure out the Castle Illusion? 🏰🧠🤯 Be Smart 2022-07-19 | Can you trust your senses? In this mind-blowing neuroscience illusion, you'll experience a common but shocking effect known as sensory adaptation. Learn more about it by subscribing to our channel and watching our full-length episode that explains everything! #shorts Watch more: youtu.be/30vTc1SOt_wJoin us on Patreon! patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merchstore.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smartFacebookfacebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs
Trying to Land a Plane (to Prove the Dunning-Kruger Effect) Be Smart 2022-07-06 | SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a video! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub We’re on PATREON! Join the community patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓You may not be an expert, but perhaps you feel pretty confident that you could ride a motorcycle, or give someone a decent haircut - if you absolutely had to - right? Not so much, according to the psychological phenomenon known as the Dunning-Kruger Effect. Turns out we’re all at risk of being overconfident about something. Watch Joe put this theory to the test as he tries to land a 737 (in a simulator, of course). Oh, did we mention Joe's not a pilot?References: sites.google.com/view/be-smart-dunning-kruger-effect/home -----------Special thanks to our Brain Trust Patrons:Mark LittlehaleAli FreiburgerMehdi DamouBarbora BeiKen BoardClinger-Hamilton FamilyAttila PixBurt HumburgRoy Lasrisdani bowmanDavid JohnstonSalih ArslanBaerbel WinklerRobert YoungAmy SowadaEric MeerDustinKaren HaskellJoin us on Patreon! patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merchstore.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smartFacebookfacebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs
Why You Can’t Smell Yourself (and Other Ways Your Senses Lie to You) Be Smart 2022-06-21 | SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a video! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub We’re on PATREON! Join the community patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓There is an absolutely weird, but surprisingly common phenomenon called sensory adaptation that you experience every day in countless ways without even realizing it. Without this very strange phenomenon, you would be lost, overwhelmed, and completely unable to navigate the external world. In this episode, we’ll explore the many ways your brain “tunes out” most of what’s going on around you so that you can be the high-functioning smart people that we know you are.-----------Special thanks to our Brain Trust Patrons:Ali FreiburgerMehdi DamouBarbora BeiKen BoardClinger-Hamilton FamilyAttila PixBurt HumburgDeliciousKashmiriRoy Lasrisdani bowmanDavid JohnstonSalih ArslanBaerbel WinklerRobert YoungAmy SowadaEric MeerDustinKaren HaskellJoin us on Patreon! patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merchstore.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smartFacebookfacebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs
Inside the Worlds Most Powerful Hurricane Simulator Be Smart 2022-06-02 | SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a video! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub We’re on PATREON! Join the community patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓Hurricanes, typhoons, and tropical cyclones are Earth’s most powerful storms, capable of unleashing destruction and death on coastal areas worldwide. As climate change warms Earth’s oceans, we face more risk of storms rapidly intensifying into category 5, sometimes in less than a single day. Being able to predict these rapidly intensifying storms will save lives, but studying hurricanes in detail is difficult and dangerous. So in order to improve our understanding of hurricanes, scientists have built a machine that can create hurricane conditions indoors. #weather #hurricanes Filmed at the Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. SUSTAIN Laboratory at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science at the University of Miami https://sustain.rsmas.miami.edu/ -----------Special thanks to our Brain Trust Patrons:Matt ClarkAli FreiburgerMehdi DamouBarbora BeiKen BoardClinger-Hamilton FamilyAttila PixBurt HumburgDeliciousKashmiriRoy Lasrisdani bowmanDavid JohnstonSalih ArslanBaerbel WinklerRobert YoungAmy SowadaEric MeerDustinKaren HaskellJoin us on Patreon! patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merchstore.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smartFacebookfacebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs
Are Humans Still Evolving? Be Smart 2022-05-19 | Follow me to @pbsorigins! youtube.com/c/pbsorigins We’re on PATREON! Join the community patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓We’re living longer. Dying less. Human life expectancy has doubled in just a couple centuries. Machines and meals and medicines keeping us alive long past the age where we can make babies. Does this mean our species is no longer under the influence of natural selection? Have humans stopped evolving? -----------Special thanks to our Brain Trust Patrons:Ali FreiburgerMehdi DamouBarbora BeiKen BoardClinger-Hamilton FamilyAttila PixBurt HumburgDeliciousKashmiriRoy Lasrisdani bowmanDavid JohnstonSalih ArslanBaerbel WinklerRobert YoungAmy SowadaEric MeerDustinKaren HaskellJoin us on Patreon! patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merchstore.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smartFacebookfacebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs
Can Illusions Teach Us How the Mind Works? Be Smart 2022-04-26 | Thank you to Policygenius for supporting PBS. To learn more, go to https://Policygenius.com/BeSmart ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓Optical illusions are fun, but they can also teach us a lot about how our brains work. In particular, how our brains accomplish the incredible feat of constructing a three-dimensional reality using nothing but 2-D images from our eyes. A young artist and psychology researcher named Adelbert Ames, Jr. developed a series of illusions that help us understand how this process of constructing reality actually works. Sometimes we need to be fooled in order to gain understanding.We'd like to acknowledge Dr. Phil Kellman from UCLA for his helpful discussions about the principles of spatial perception at play in these illusions https://kellmanlab.psych.ucla.edu/ Special thanks to Brian from Real Engineering for 3D printing the anamorphic cube for me! youtube.com/c/RealEngineering References used in this episode: sites.google.com/view/references-ames-illusions/home -----------We’re on PATREON! Join the community patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartSpecial thanks to our Brain Trust Patrons:Ali FreiburgerAmy SowadaAttila PixBaerbel WinklerBarbora BeiBurt HumburgClinger-Hamilton Familydani bowmanDavid JohnstonDeliciousKashmiriDustinEric MeerKaren HaskellKen BoardMehdi DamouRobert YoungRoy LasrisSalih ArslanTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merchstore.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smartFacebookfacebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs
Can Life Really Be Explained By Physics? (featuring Prof. Brian Cox) Be Smart 2022-04-08 | Thank you to Policygenius for supporting PBS. To learn more go to https://Policygenius.com/BeSmart Go clubbing in virtual reality with Subcultured @pbsvoices: youtu.be/ZRPjgSrQ8gA ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓I recently got to sit down with physicist and science communicator extraordinaire Prof. Brian Cox. Did we talk about black holes, the Big Bang, or alien worlds? Nope! We talked about biology. Specifically, what is “life” and how did it begin? You might not expect it, but looking at life through the lens of physics can teach us a lot about why interesting groups of atoms like you and me exist.Learn more about Professor Brian Cox here:twitter.com/ProfBrianCox instagram.com/profbriancox facebook.com/ProfessorBrianCox ATP Synthase animations by Drew Berry (wehi.tv) courtesy of HHMI Biointeractive and WEHI-----------Special thanks to our Brain Trust Patrons:Ali FreiburgerAmy SowadaAttila PixBaerbel WinklerBarbora BeiBurt HumburgClinger-Hamilton Familydani bowmanDavid JohnstonDeliciousKashmiriDustinEric MeerKaren HaskellKen BoardMehdi DamouRobert YoungRoy LasrisSalih ArslanWe’re on PATREON! Join the community patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merchstore.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smartFacebookfacebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs
Why Dont Big Animals Get More Cancer? Be Smart 2022-03-22 | A solution to the cancer paradox? Cetacean needed!We’re on PATREON! Join the community patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓Why do whales, elephants, and other large animals not get cancer? Logically, the larger an animal is, and the longer it lives, the more likely it should be to get cancer. But these giants don’t. Why is that? And can the answer help humanity?References: sites.google.com/view/besmart-petos-paradox/home-----------Special thanks to our Brain Trust Patrons:Mehdi DamouBarbora BeiKen BoardThe Clinger-Hamilton FamilyAttila PixBurt HumburgDeliciousKashmiriBrian ChangRoy Lasrisdani bowmanDavid JohnstonSalih ArslanBaerbel WinklerRobert YoungAmy SowadaEric MeerDustinKaren HaskellAlecZeroJoin us on Patreon! patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merchstore.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smartFacebookfacebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs
The Magic (and Mystery) of Mirrors Be Smart 2022-03-03 | Thank you to Brilliant for supporting PBS. To learn more, go to: brilliant.org/BeSmartWe’re on PATREON! Join the community patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓How many times do you look in a mirror every day? Have you ever stopped to wonder how they actually work? Mirrors do strange things to our world, seemingly flipping everything so that what was right is left and what was left is right. But what if I told you that mirrors don’t actually flip the world left to right? The real magic of mirrors is far stranger and more interesting, as you’re about to learn.Inspired by:Gardner, Martin - The New Ambidextrous Universe: Symmetry and Asymmetry from Mirror Reflections to SuperstringsCheck out It's Lit: Unabridged, a new podcast from PBS:iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/its-lit-unabridged/id1603688708Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/4XOCT3jhB12mYcbA15h7zx-----------Special thanks to our Brain Trust Patrons:Mehdi DamouBarbora BeiKen BoardThe Clinger-Hamilton FamilyAttila PixBurt HumburgDeliciousKashmiriBrian ChangRoy Lasrisdani bowmanDavid JohnstonSalih ArslanBaerbel WinklerRobert YoungAmy SowadaEric MeerDustinKaren HaskellAlecZeroJoin us on Patreon! patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merchstore.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smartFacebookfacebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs
The Unbelievable Science of How We Read Be Smart 2022-02-15 | Check out Otherwords on @pbsstoried! youtube.com/pbsstoried We’re on PATREON! Join the community patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓Reading. You’re doing it right now. I bet you don’t even have to think about it. But have you ever wondered what’s happening in your brain to turn all these weird symbols into meaning? This video will teach you how to read all over again. What you’re doing right now is way more amazing than you ever realized.-----------Special thanks to our Brain Trust Patrons:Mehdi DamouBarbora BeiKen BoardThe Clinger-Hamilton FamilyAttila PixBurt HumburgDeliciousKashmiriBrian ChangRoy Lasrisdani bowmanDavid JohnstonSalih ArslanBaerbel WinklerRobert YoungAmy SowadaEric MeerDustinKaren HaskellAlecZeroJoin us on Patreon! patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merchstore.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smartFacebookfacebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs
