Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
See my new documentary feature Oldest and Newest Places On Earth on Nebula! Sign up at nebula.tv/joescott and get 50% off your annual subscription.
Celebrities are just like us! Some not that bright. Some very smart. And some have even made scientific and engineering discoveries that changed our lives. So we thought we’d call out the celebrity scientists and engineers that have entertained and enlightened us.
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LINKS LINKS LINKS
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedy_Lamarr?utm_source=chatgpt.com
fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/alcatraz-escape
nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/hedy-lamarrs-wwii-invention-helped-shape-modern-tech
https://airandspace.si.edu/multimedia-gallery/image/4790640jpg
americanscientist.org/article/random-paths-to-frequency-hopping
youtu.be/FcArnepkhv0?si=EKg2QEqRmNRqzVUa&t=18
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8200028
stemettes.org/zine/articles/meet-lisa-kudrow
npr.org/transcripts/5201825
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalie_Portman
pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ed075p1270
bbc.co.uk/films/2004/12/03/natalie_portman_garden_state_interview.shtml
iflscience.com/celebrities-you-might-not-have-known-are-into-science-66807?utm_source=chatgpt.com
nationalgeographic.com/science/article/brian-may-guitarist-astrophysicist
https://dornsife.usc.edu/magazine/rock-star-virologist/
proquest.com/docview/2071314868
proquest.com/docview/304879069
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5969448
smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/bedtime-reading-from-beatrix-potter-amateur-mycologist-88892658
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Daguerre
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boulevard_du_Temple_(photograph)
lewiscarroll.org/carroll/study/math
newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/ada-lovelace-the-first-tech-visionary
timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1969/02/15/90049132.html?pageNumber=41
npr.org/2025/05/03/nx-s1-5385888/sweeping-cuts-hit-nea-after-trump-administration-calls-to-eliminate-the-agency
nafme.org/blog/support-federal-funding-impacting-arts-education-fy-2026
https://hub.jhu.edu/2019/03/06/singing-for-science/
bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/einstein-famous-quote-misunderstood
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Intro
0:59 - Hedy Lamarr
2:56 - Lisa Kudrow
3:48 - Danica McKellar
4:37 - Natalie Portman
5:31 - Brian May
6:14 - Dexter Holland
6:55 - Beatrix Potter
7:39 - Ada Lovelace
8:10 - Zeppo Marx
9:10 - The Art/Science Connection
12:00 - Sponsor - Nebula
See my new documentary feature Oldest and Newest Places On Earth on Nebula! Sign up at nebula.tv/joescott and get 50% off your annual subscription.
Celebrities are just like us! Some not that bright. Some very smart. And some have even made scientific and engineering discoveries that changed our lives. So we thought we’d call out the celebrity scientists and engineers that have entertained and enlightened us.
Want to support the channel? Here's how:
Patreon: patreon.com/answerswithjoe
Channel Memberships: youtube.com/channel/UC-2YHgc363EdcusLIBbgxzg/join
T-Shirts & Merch: laughsmarter.com
Book of Mysteries: https://a.co/d/0gRx0qvM
Documentary: nebula.tv/oldestnewest
Check out my 2nd channel, Joe Scott TMI:
youtube.com/channel/UCqi721JsXlf0wq3Z_cNA_Ew
And my podcast channel, Conversations With Joe:
youtube.com/channel/UCJzc7TiJ2nnuyJkUpOZ8RKA
You can listen to my podcast, Conversations With Joe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Spotify 👉 spoti.fi/37iPGzF
Apple Podcasts 👉 apple.co/3j94kfq
Google Podcasts 👉 bit.ly/3qZCo1V
Follow me at all my places!
Instagram: instagram.com/answerswithjoe
TikTok: tiktok.com/@answerswithjoe
Facebook: facebook.com/answerswithjoe
Twitter: twitter.com/answerswithjoe
LINKS LINKS LINKS
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedy_Lamarr?utm_source=chatgpt.com
fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/alcatraz-escape
nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/hedy-lamarrs-wwii-invention-helped-shape-modern-tech
https://airandspace.si.edu/multimedia-gallery/image/4790640jpg
americanscientist.org/article/random-paths-to-frequency-hopping
youtu.be/FcArnepkhv0?si=EKg2QEqRmNRqzVUa&t=18
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8200028
stemettes.org/zine/articles/meet-lisa-kudrow
npr.org/transcripts/5201825
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalie_Portman
pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ed075p1270
bbc.co.uk/films/2004/12/03/natalie_portman_garden_state_interview.shtml
iflscience.com/celebrities-you-might-not-have-known-are-into-science-66807?utm_source=chatgpt.com
nationalgeographic.com/science/article/brian-may-guitarist-astrophysicist
https://dornsife.usc.edu/magazine/rock-star-virologist/
proquest.com/docview/2071314868
proquest.com/docview/304879069
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5969448
smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/bedtime-reading-from-beatrix-potter-amateur-mycologist-88892658
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Daguerre
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boulevard_du_Temple_(photograph)
lewiscarroll.org/carroll/study/math
newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/ada-lovelace-the-first-tech-visionary
timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1969/02/15/90049132.html?pageNumber=41
npr.org/2025/05/03/nx-s1-5385888/sweeping-cuts-hit-nea-after-trump-administration-calls-to-eliminate-the-agency
nafme.org/blog/support-federal-funding-impacting-arts-education-fy-2026
https://hub.jhu.edu/2019/03/06/singing-for-science/
bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/einstein-famous-quote-misunderstood
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Intro
0:59 - Hedy Lamarr
2:56 - Lisa Kudrow
3:48 - Danica McKellar
4:37 - Natalie Portman
5:31 - Brian May
6:14 - Dexter Holland
6:55 - Beatrix Potter
7:39 - Ada Lovelace
8:10 - Zeppo Marx
9:10 - The Art/Science Connection
12:00 - Sponsor - Nebula
