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Our Commitment to Anti-Racism

Today, It’s Okay To Be Smart and Spotzen (our production company) stand in fellowship with the black community and voice our support for anti-racism, not only in science, but everywhere in the world.

It’s Okay To Be Smart celebrates curiosity, learning, rational thinking, and the sharing of ideas. And right now we believe the most important idea we can highlight and share is the continuing problem of systemic racism and violence toward black people.

 As scientists and as ...

2020-06-02 20:05:42 +0000 UTC View Post

What This Chart Actually Means for COVID-19 (New Video)

Hey smart people. We're living in unprecedented times (at least in our lifetimes), eh? Never thought we'd spend 2020 facing an invisible global challenge in the form of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. 

My new video explains why we need to act quickly and drastically to slow the spread, or else this could get even worse. Thank you to everyone who has shared it already, before I even had time to write this post. I'm blown away by how many people have seen it, and in so many different countries...

2020-03-21 17:13:27 +0000 UTC View Post