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- Are You Sharing a Breath From Isaac Newton?PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to: http://to.pbs.org/DonateOKAY↓ More info and sources below ↓We all breathe the same air. Literally.Click here to SUBSCRIBE, it's FREE! -- http://bit.ly/iotbs_subTake a deep breath. Smell that? It could be a little eau de Einstein. Or maybe a whiff of Cleopatra. Here's an amazing thought: every time you breathe, you could be sharing air with everyone who's ever lived. A few million of the same air molecules that enter your lungs in a lifetime also entered Albert Einstein or Marie Curie's lungs! That's some smart air.Earth's atmosphere is big, but not as big as many people think. All the air that keeps us alive is just a thin candy shell around our planet. In this episode, echoing the words of John F. Kennedy, I'll show you the science of how we all share the same air. So let's be careful about what we're putting in it!References for this episode: http://dft.ba/-5AuURead about John F. Kennedy's American University speech: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_University_speechEarth's atmosphere illustrated by Adam Nieman: http://adamnieman.posterous.com/Written and hosted by Joe HansonProduced by Painted On Productions (http://www.paintedon.com/)Music: Johnny Ripper (with Ekoda) - Speak-----------Join us on Patreon!https://patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitterhttp://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmartInstagramhttp://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmartMerchhttps://store.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smartFacebookhttps://www.facebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs/
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6 min - Space is Overflowing with Junk. Here's How to Clean It Up…Join our Patreon community: https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartSUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a video! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓We know pollution is a problem on earth, but we’re filling space with our junk too. And if we don’t figure out a way to clean up space junk, we could end our interstellar dreams before they even get started. Today, we’re visiting some cool engineers in Switzerland to learn about the space junk problem and the giant space claw that might be the perfect solution.References: https://sites.google.com/view/space-junk-references/homeFilmed at ClearSpace - Lausanne, Canton Vaud, Switzerland-----------High fives to all our Brain Trust Patrons:Ed EydenJennifer BurtonCharles Horton, JrHolly, Brett, and Ashe BullionJaap WesteraMehdi DamouBarbora BeiBurt Humburgdani bowmanDavid JohnstonBaerbel WinklerEric MeerKaren HaskellJoin us on Patreon!https://patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartInstagramhttp://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmartFacebookhttps://www.facebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs/Merchhttps://store.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smart
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16 min - Why Do Clouds Hover Aloft?There's nothing wrong with having your head in the clouds!Viewers like you help make PBS (Thank you 😃) . Support your local PBS Member Station here: https://to.pbs.org/PBSDSDonateSubscribe to It's Okay To Be Smart: http://bit.ly/iotbs_subBig thank you to my favorite cloud scientist Dione Rossiter for help researching this episode!"The Cloudspotter's Guide" by Gavin Pretor-Pinney http://amzn.to/1s3kk2SThe International Cloud Atlas: http://bit.ly/1q0kgLyWilliam Rankin - The Man Who Rode the Thunder http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cqQzcChFG0Bacteria that live in the clouds: http://www.pnas.org/content/110/7/2575.abstractMass of a cloud: http://mentalfloss.com/article/49786/how-much-does-cloud-weighAmazing facts about clouds: http://blog.ted.com/2013/07/16/8-illuminating-facts-about-clouds/A beginner's guide to being a cloudspotter: http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/apr/12/cloud-spotting-beginners-guide-predicting-weatherHow clouds affect climate change: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDo7saKaEysThe clouds and bushes in Super Mario Bros are the same thing: http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/01/the-clouds-and-bushes-in-super-mario-bros-are-the-same/Produced for PBS Digital StudiosJoe Hanson - Host and writerJoe Nicolosi - DirectorAmanda Fox - Producer, Spotzen IncKate Eads - Associate ProducerKatie Graham - Director of PhotographyAndrew Matthews - Editing/Motion GraphicsJohn Knudsen - GafferDalton Allen - Post-production InternTheme music:"Ouroboros" by Kevin MacLeodStock images via Shutterstock-----------Join us on Patreon!https://patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitterhttp://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmartInstagramhttp://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmartMerchhttps://store.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smartFacebookhttps://www.facebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs/
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9 min - How the CIA Secretly Surveilled Climate ChangeCold War… warming planet?We’re on PATREON! ►► Support us: https://www.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!Note: The thumbnail for this episode includes a picture of Joe Hanson created with a text-to-image generative AI toolSUBSCRIBE 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!https://patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitterhttp://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmartInstagramhttp://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmartMerchhttps://store.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smartFacebookhttps://www.facebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs/This episode of Be Smart is licensed exclusively to YouTube.
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22 min - 97% of Climate Scientists Really Do Agree
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Uploaded 19-04-18
Do 97% of climate scientists really agree that humans are the main cause of climate change? Yep! Here’s what the 97 percent statistic *really* means.
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10 min - Glass is Solid… So Why Is It Clear?
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Uploaded 23-12-20
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Glass is made of sand, which is a kind of rock. But glass is transparent, and rocks aren’t transparent. What’s up with that? Why is glass clear? And why can I sit on a chair? And why can we touch anything? Today we zoom down to the weird world of electron clouds and quantum touching to find the answers.
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11 min - Apollo’s Most Important Discovery (Inside NASA’s Moon Rock Vault!)
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Fifty years ago, we sent the first astronauts to walk on the moon’s face. But what they brought back is just as important as what got them there. I’m talking about moon rocks, guys. And I got to go visit NASA’s lunar sample vault to learn more about them! NASA’s moon rock collection has helped us learn so much about the early solar system, the formation of rocky planets like ours, and where our moon came from. And let me tell you, the story of our moon is a VIOLENT one. It involves the word “magmoon”. That’s an awesome word! Enjoy this video, and I hope you learn not just some lunar geology, but also how exploring the moon helped change what the space program was all about.
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14 min - Is Santa Real? (A Scientific Perspective)...and other Christmas mysteries answered with science!Viewers like you help make PBS (Thank you 😃) . Support your local PBS Member Station here: https://to.pbs.org/PBSDSDonateSubscribe to It's Okay To Be Smart: http://bit.ly/iotbs_subHappy Holidays! Ever wonder how Santa could possibly manage to deliver all those presents in a single night? Or what gives red-nosed reindeer the ability to fly? And why do your Christmas lights get tangled in knots no matter how carefully you put the away?!Here's some Christmas-themed science, as our gift to you. See you in 2015!SOURCES:Why Christmas lights tangle: "Spontaneous knotting of an agitated string" http://www.pnas.org/content/104/42/16432Apollo 8 "Santa sighting" https://archive.org/details/Apollo8HighlightsSanta's reindeer are probably female: http://www.livescience.com/32149-are-santas-reindeer-males.htmlReindeer hair is hollow and "buoyant" http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6150798Reindeer really do have red noses: http://www.bmj.com/content/345/bmj.e8311.full.pdf+htmlReindeer eyes change color: http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/10/29/why-are-reindeer-eyes-golden-in-summer-but-blue-in-winter/Santa's challenge (check my math!): http://bit.ly/1sOW15qProduced for PBS Digital StudiosJoe Hanson - Creator/Host/WriterJoe Nicolosi - DirectorAmanda Fox - Producer, Spotzen IncKate Eads - Associate ProducerAndrew Matthews - Editing/Motion GraphicsKatie Graham - Director of PhotographyJohn Knudsen - GafferDalton Allen - Post-Production InternTheme music:"Ouroboros" by Kevin MacLeod-----------Join us on Patreon!https://patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitterhttp://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmartInstagramhttp://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmartMerchhttps://store.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smartFacebookhttps://www.facebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs/
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8 min - I Tried Eating Bugs… Here's What I Learned
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People say insects are the food of the future. They’re more environmentally sustainable and more humane than other sources of animal protein. Can they really catch on in western diets? I’m a pretty adventurous eater, but I’ve never actually tried edible insects. So when I got invited to an edible insect Thanksgiving feast, I had to say yes. Along the way I learned that eating bugs isn’t really that new for humans, and that this really could be a delicious food we all eat in the near future.
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Lesnik, Julie J. “Edible Insects and Human Evolution”. University Press of Florida, 2018.
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19 min - How Atom Bombs Can Help Us Detect Art Forgery
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It’s been estimated that 1 in 10 works of fine art are forged or misattributed. The truth is, no one really knows how much fake art is out there, because many art counterfeiters are so skilled that their paintings are almost indistinguishable from the real works. But even counterfeiters can’t beat physics! From atomic bomb remnants to ancient atoms, here’s some of the amazing ways that science can detect fake art.
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“The Scientist and the Forger: Insights into the Scientific Detection of Forgery in Paintings” by Jehane Ragai (2015)
Ragai, J. (2013). The Scientific Detection of Forgery in Paintings. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, 157(2), 164-175
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About Be Smart.
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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