Be Smart

@besmartUShost: Joe HansonAnalyzed

BiologyExplainers & general knowledgeSocial commentaryscienceuniverseeducationbiologyresearch
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Audience and activity

Subscribers5.9M
Views per video1.0Mmedian of the last 30
Views per subscriber0.18how many actually watch
Comments per video2.1Kmedian
Uploads per month1.7
Last upload23d ago2026-09-15
Total views851M
Total videos558
Long-form / Shorts35% / 0%

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What Be Smart makes

Topics science, universe, education, biology, research

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 Have ideas or questions? Visit our website to get in touch: https://www.itsokaytobesmart.com/

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Recent videos

TitlePublishedViewsLength
This Weird Pattern Will Let Us Reshape Matter2026-09-151.0M25 min
Why don’t humans have tails?2026-09-102.4M3 min
Why don't you remember being a baby?2026-09-03480K2 min
You shrink every day2026-08-27143K2 min
The Very Weird Reason Hot Water Freezes Faster2026-08-181.0M17 min
New INSANE Images of the Sun's Surface!2026-08-11126K2 min
Why has no one cured hiccups yet?2026-07-301.7M2 min
Is this mammal actually an insect?2026-07-23287K3 min
How HIV Started a Century Before Anyone Noticed2026-07-163.8M28 min
Why don't we have just ONE nostril?2026-07-09914K1 min

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