It’s OK to be Smart
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From It’s OK to be Smart. Thank you to Policygenius for supporting PBS. To learn more, go to https://Policygenius.com/BeSmart ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓ Optical illusions are fun, but they can also teach us a lot about how our brains work. In particular, how our brains accomplish the incredible feat of constructing a…
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From It’s OK to be Smart. Check out "Out of Our Elements" on PBS Terra! https://youtu.be/tp-FsXHVFoU “In Our Nature” is a NEW special limited series on It’s Okay To Be Smart! We’re on PATREON! Join the community ►► https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓ Seemingly distant ecosystems, even half a world apart, are…
From It’s OK to be Smart. Thank you to Blinkist for supporting PBS. For more information and trial go to http://www.blinkist.com/OkayToBeSmart. “In Our Nature” is a NEW special limited series on It’s Okay To Be Smart! We’re on PATREON! Join the community ►► https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓ Seemingly distant ecosystems, even…
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From It’s OK to be Smart. “In Our Nature” is a NEW special limited series on It’s Okay To Be Smart! We’re on PATREON! Join the community ►► https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓ Seemingly distant ecosystems, even half a world apart, are connected in surprising ways. In this special limited series, Emily…
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From It’s OK to be Smart. We’re on PATREON! Join the community ►► https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart Follow me to Animal IQ: https://youtu.be/yPrQ3Pl-iEM ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓ Here’s a thought: What IS a thought? I know it involves my brain, and my brain is made of neurons. And my brain’s neurons are listening to other…