The Sun is NOT the Center of the Solar System

Despite what you may have heard or learned in school, the sun is NOT the center of the solar system.

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The Sun is NOT the Center of the Solar System Be Smart

Premiered August 11, 2024

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Be Smart: Season 12

Why trees look like rivers and also blood vessels and also lightning…

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The Real (Weird) Way We See Numbers

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We look at ecosystems at their largest and smallest scales of time and size.

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These Death-Eating Scavengers Are Real Life-Savers

Seemingly distant ecosystems, even half a world apart, are connected in surprising ways.

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Elephant Moms Carry the Wisdom of Generations

Seemingly distant ecosystems, even half a world apart, are connected in surprising ways.

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The Surprising Species That Everything Else Depends On

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Join Joe Hanson as he explores curiosity and illuminates the science behind… well, everything.

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