Smart Enough to Know Better

Dan Beeston & Greg Wah•www.smartenough.org

Smart Enough to Know Better is a podcast of science, comedy and ignorance. Twice a month two professional performers chat about science stuff that excites them in a fun and accessible manner.

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Episodes

200.9375 - White Noise

We have Deborah Francis White on the podcast to talk about the role of women in professional settings

Jul 21, 2023•4 min

200.875 - Texas Tea

Greg writes a story. Dan needs a fuel source

Jul 19, 2023•6 min

200.75 - Torporman

AI poetry, Hiberation and a sketch about the Frog and the Scorpian.

Jul 15, 2023•16 min

200.5 - Tortoise Head

New Logo and other Greg does a Pimp my Time in Egypt

Jul 10, 2023•30 min

200 - Smart Enough to Cube Balls

Dark Sky, Gelatonous cubes, and a week on a planet.

Jun 27, 2023•1 hr 14 min

199 - Smart Enough to Taste Tests

Skin Cancer, Deep time, Salt and Snow.

May 30, 2023•1 hr 12 min

198 - Smart Enough to Unseat Belts

UFOs, Induction stoves, Office Loyalty, Covid Dangers, T-rex mouths.

Apr 29, 2023•1 hr 12 min

197 - Smart Enough to Bug Reports

How crazy did COVID make us? Where the heart lies. A big Cicada. The end of civilization.

Mar 23, 2023•1 hr 21 min

196.5 - Wah Wonders Why - In a dark, dark wood

Greg and Dan talk to Professor Peter Quinn about dark matter. From MACHOS, to WIMPS, to WISPS and even MOND (Modified Newtonian Dynamics).

Mar 04, 2023•1 hr 1 min

196 - Smart Enough to Storm Clouds

Human Hair, Lightning Strikes and the ever expanding universe.

Feb 18, 2023•1 hr 4 min

195.5 - Wah Wonders Why - Book Club - Girls to the front

More books reviewed with Dr Natasha this time featuring women authors.

Feb 15, 2023•1 hr 16 min

195 - Smart Enough to Honey Smacks

Where mammals started, Sugar in wounds, Cryptozoo Avatar, Eating Soap

Jan 29, 2023•1 hr 12 min

194 - Smart Enough to Ship Shapes

2022 Wrapup, Bruising, Bumble Bee play, Sunny Boy shape, Penis art.

Dec 22, 2022•1 hr 18 min

193 - Smart Enough to Number Wang

Number of humans, phone research, number of ants, Speeding, number of T-Rex's and some walks of shame regarding Spatulas

Nov 30, 2022•1 hr 22 min

192.5 - Wah Wonders Why - Space Chemist

Greg chats to Dr Jared Fernando

Nov 16, 2022•31 min

192 - Smart Enough to Man Flues

Five Monkeys and Queen, Ice blasting, Throat mics, orgasm sickness, Corona.

Oct 28, 2022•1 hr 4 min

191 - Smart Enough to Parrot Parrots

Eating Animals, Painful Plants, Double Glazed Windows, The Taste of Bacon, Parrots Talking

Sep 25, 2022•1 hr 4 min

190.5 - Movie Punk Theatre - Sequels and Prequels

It's a half episode where Dan talks to Carrington Vanston about movie sequels and not science.

Sep 06, 2022•37 min

190 - Smart Enough to Drug Stores

Dr Peter Duggan joins us to talk about making medication from psychedelics.

Aug 21, 2022•1 hr 7 min

189.5 - Wah Wonders Why - Book Club Multiverse

Greg brings back Dr Natasha and also ropes Dan in to talk books about the multiverse.

Aug 10, 2022•59 min

189 - Smart Enough to Love Hearts

JWST, Deomodex, Asbestos, Scared Mice, Sighing

Jul 27, 2022•1 hr 21 min

188 - One Ate & Ate

We interview Dr Jo Rees about our gut biota.

Jun 26, 2022•1 hr 5 min

187.5 - Wah Wonders Why - Plants in Space

Greg and Dan talk to Professor Harvey Millar about space plants

Jun 12, 2022•42 min

187 - Smart Enough to Second Dates

Eggplants, Laser weeding, Mufflers, Dating and Ear drums.

May 31, 2022•1 hr 8 min

186.5 - Wah Wonders Why - Book Club Online

All fanfic is rubbish, right? Dr Natasha brings a couple of free internet books worthwhile reading to the book club.

May 07, 2022•33 min

186 - Smart Enough to Cool Cats

How many people there should be, Bioluminescent Algae, Cat offspring, Blood in space, Petrol Bowsers.

Apr 29, 2022•1 hr

185.5 - Wah Wonders Why - Book Club Aliens

In the first book club on the podcast, Greg talks to Dr Natasha not about space (shock) but great sci-fi novels concerning alien intelligence and how biology shapes morality.

Apr 17, 2022•50 min

185 - 185.0 - Smart Enough To Radio Stars

Greg chats to Dr Natasha Hurley Walker about a mysterious astronomical entity.

Mar 20, 2022•1 hr 13 min

184.5 - Wah Wonders Why - Cosmic Savannah

Greg talks to Dr Jacinta Delhaize about the Cosmic Savannah podcast

Mar 12, 2022•21 min

184 - Smart Enough to Post Scarcity

We interview Manu Saadia about the economics of Star Trek.

Feb 19, 2022•1 hr 8 min

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