Formal & Physical Sciences PhysicsENThe Very Weird Reason Hot Water Freezes FasterBe Smart (Joe Hanson)August 18, 2026 17 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Mpemba EffectThermodynamicsEquilibrium
Life & Natural Systems Medicine & HealthENHow HIV Started a Century Before Anyone NoticedBe SmartJuly 16, 2026 28 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5HIVAIDSMolecular Clock
Life & Natural Systems PhysicsENThe New Kind of Heat Humans Can’t HandleBe SmartJuly 2, 2026 22 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5HeatWet-Bulb TemperatureClimate Change
Life & Natural Systems NeuroscienceENScientists Finally Figured Out What Love Is ForBe Smart (Joe Hanson)June 11, 2026 17 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5LoveNeuroscienceEvolutionary Biology
Formal & Physical Sciences PhysicsENWe've never seen an atom. But we know what they look like.Joe HansonMay 28, 2026 18 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5AtomsQuantum MechanicsMicroscopy
Formal & Physical Sciences MathematicsENInfinity isn’t a number. It's something much weirder.Be Smart (Joe Hanson)May 14, 2026 12 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5InfinitySupertasksParadox
Formal & Physical Sciences Science — General & HistoryENSomething Strange Happens When You Flatten the Earth…Joe HansonApril 21, 2026 26 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5Mercator ProjectionCartographyHistory of Mathematics
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Society & CultureENYou've Been Lied to About DNA EvidenceBe SmartMarch 31, 2026 24 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5DNA ForensicsWrongful ConvictionCSI Effect
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Engineering & TechnologyENTraffic Lights Are So Much Weirder Than You RealizeBe Smart (Joe Hanson, PhD)March 10, 2026 18 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Traffic LightsHistory of TechnologyColor Vision
Life & Natural Systems BiologyENThe Intelligence Test Where Ants Beat HumansBe Smart (Joe Hanson)February 5, 2026 16 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Swarm IntelligenceCollective BehaviorAnts
Life & Natural Systems Hobbies & PracticalENEverything I Thought I Knew About Flavor Was WrongBe Smart (Joe Hanson)January 15, 2026 21 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5FlavorTasteOlfaction
Life & Natural Systems Science — General & HistoryENThe Scientific Lie That Damaged Generations of MenBe SmartDecember 18, 2025 21 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5Alpha MaleAnimal BehaviorWolf Pack
Life & Natural Systems Hobbies & PracticalENInside the Vault Where They Keep the Dinosaur ApocalypseBe Smart (Joe Hanson)December 4, 2025 23 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5ChicxulubDinosaur ExtinctionGeology
Life & Natural Systems BiologyEN(Almost) Everything You Learned About Genetics Is WrongBe Smart (Joe Hanson)November 13, 2025 14 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5GeneticsMendelPolygenic Traits
Formal & Physical Sciences Astronomy & CosmologyENMars Used to Be Blue... Then Something HappenedBe SmartOctober 23, 2025 12 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5MarsAtmosphereScattering
Life & Natural Systems Medicine & HealthENWhy Everyone Suddenly Has Autism (It’s Not What You Think)Be Smart (Joe Hanson, with Maren)October 2, 2025 36 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5AutismASDGenetics
Life & Natural Systems BiologyENWhy Seedless Fruit Is a Disaster Waiting To HappenBe SmartAugust 21, 2025 15 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Seedless FruitPlant BiologyAgriculture
Formal & Physical Sciences AI — News & ApplicationsENThe Randomness Crisis Threatening the InternetBe SmartJuly 31, 2025 22 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5RandomnessEncryptionQuantum Computing
Life & Natural Systems Science — General & HistoryENBlood Types Are WEIRDER Than You ThinkBe SmartJuly 10, 2025 17 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5Blood TypesABO SystemRh Factor
Life & Natural Systems Astronomy & CosmologyENHow Feathered Dinosaurs Accidentally Invented Flight (We Tested It!)Be SmartJune 19, 2025 18 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5EvolutionDinosaursFlight
Formal & Physical Sciences Astronomy & CosmologyENWhat could we see with a planet-sized telescope?Be SmartMay 27, 2025 17 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5TelescopeExoplanetsDiffraction
Life & Natural Systems Science — General & HistoryENThe Argument for De-Extinction: EXPLAINEDBe SmartMay 8, 2025 28 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5De-ExtinctionGenetic EngineeringConservation
Life & Natural Systems BiologyENPhotosynthesis Has a Fatal Flaw (and We Can Fix It)Be SmartApril 24, 2025 18 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5PhotosynthesisRubiscoBiology
Life & Natural Systems Earth Sciences & GeographyENWhere Are the Oldest Rocks On Earth?Be SmartMarch 31, 2025 18 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5GeologyOldest RocksZircon
Life & Natural Systems BiologyENWhy Your Grandmother Is an Evolutionary MysteryBe SmartMarch 21, 2025 18 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5EvolutionMenopauseGrandmother Hypothesis
Life & Natural Systems BiologyENThe Weird Science That Lets Insects Fly in the RainBe SmartFebruary 21, 2025 11 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5SuperhydrophobicInsectsBiomimicry
Life & Natural Systems Science — General & HistoryENThe Weird Reason Some People Can Taste ColorsBe SmartDecember 30, 2024 13 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5SynesthesiaNeuroscienceBrain
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Science — General & HistoryENWhy Useless Knowledge Can Be So UsefulBe SmartDecember 19, 2024 16 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Science CommunicationResearch FundingGLP-1
Formal & Physical Sciences Science — General & HistoryENThe 300-Year Quest to Make Real Diamonds in a LabBe SmartNovember 21, 2024 13 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5DiamondsSynthetic DiamondsChemistry
Life & Natural Systems Science — General & HistoryENCamouflage Isn't What It Appears To BeBe SmartOctober 31, 2024 12 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5CamouflageEvolutionAnimal Behavior
Life & Natural Systems BiologyENCould Humans Hibernate?Be SmartOctober 10, 2024 12 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5HibernationBiologySpace Travel
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Politics & InstitutionsENWhy Do We Vote? It's Not For the Reasons You Think…Be SmartSeptember 26, 2024 13 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5VotingPolitical ScienceSocial Norms
Life & Natural Systems Science — General & HistoryENSome People Won't Be Able to Listen to This VideoBe Smart (Joe Hanson)September 4, 2024 17 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5MisophoniaSound PerceptionDisgust
Formal & Physical Sciences Astronomy & CosmologyENThe Sun is NOT the Center of the Solar SystemBe SmartAugust 15, 2024 12 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5BarycenterHeliocentrismHistory of Astronomy
Life & Natural Systems Science — General & HistoryENWhy You See Faces in ThingsBe SmartAugust 1, 2024 11 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5PareidoliaNeuroscienceFace Perception
Formal & Physical Sciences Hobbies & PracticalENWhy trees look like rivers and also blood vessels and also lightning…Be SmartJuly 18, 2024 11 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5FractalsNatureMathematics
Life & Natural Systems Science — General & HistoryENThe Real (Weird) Way We See NumbersBe SmartJune 20, 2024 16 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Number SenseCognitive PsychologyNeuroscience
Life & Natural Systems BiologyENThe Sexy Paradox That Stumped DarwinBe SmartMay 23, 2024 10 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Sélection SexuelleÉvolutionDarwin
Formal & Physical Sciences Science — General & HistoryENCan You Predict When You're Going to Die?Be SmartMay 9, 2024 13 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Predictive AnalyticsMortalityActuarial Science
Life & Natural Systems AI — News & ApplicationsENAI Might Let Us Talk to Whales… What Should We Say?Be SmartApril 21, 2024 23 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Whale CommunicationArtificial IntelligenceBioacoustics