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It's Okay to Be Smart
Why is the sky any color?
Season 1
Episode 4
Why is the sky blue? It's a question that you'd think kids have been asking for thousands of years, but it might not be that old at all. The ancient Greek poet Homer never used a word for blue in The Odyssey or The Iliad, because blue is one of the last colors that cultures pick out a word for.
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Here’s the true story of one of the oldest human customs still in use today.
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Geckos can grip and climb almost anything almost like they can defy gravity but how?
11:38
The world is going to end and scientists are certain all of this will happen.
12:19
The fastest animal in nature isn't what you think it is. It's way, way smaller than that.
8:57
Let’s learn about how our brains keep track of and try to make sense of time.
12:54
Addressing a few of the most common myths & misunderstandings using scientific evidence.
8:11
Why don’t WE have our skeletons on the outside? This is the story of bones!
7:46
Or… maybe the question of what is and isn’t a dinosaur goes deeper than we think?
13:44
Why do viruses like SARS-CoV-2 happen and why are they becoming more frequent?
