Dan Beeston & Greg Wah

Smart Enough to Know Better

Science EN ↓ 320 episodes

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.

Author

Dan Beeston & Greg Wah

Category

Science

Podcast website

www.smartenough.org

Latest episode

Jan 5, 2026

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Episodes

166.5 - Wah Wonders Why - Death becomes her 06.09.2020

Greg talks to a mortuary assistant about what happens to your body after you pop your clogs.

166 - Smart Enough to Dust Mites 15.08.2020

Science Week, Space Force, Henrietta Lacks, Thanos' snap, Greedy Gulls.

165.5 - Wah Wonders Why - The Tax Man Cometh 03.08.2020

A breakdown of Greg's tax

165 - Smart Enough to Touch Tones 18.07.2020

Dan and Greg chat to Yuma Antoine Decaux about navigating the universe with sound.

164.5 - Wah Wonders Why - Lost Women of Science - Space4Women 05.07.2020

Dr SpaceJunk - A/Prof Alice Gorman returns to share her bounty of knowledge

164 - Old Enough to Know Better 30.06.2020

Carrington Vanston interview Greg and Dan about the podcast and how it came to be.

163 - Smart Enough to Drill Bits 18.05.2020

Sex underwater, Apples, Drilling, De-orbiting satellites.

162.5 - Wah Wonders Why - What the Philosophy? - The price on your head 10.05.2020

Kevin, the podcast's Philosopher-in-residence, returns to discuss with Greg how much a human life should be valued.

162 - Smart Enough to Wear Wolves 18.04.2020

Toothpaste and OJ, Werewolves on the moon, Peak unhappiness, Terminal velocity of arrows.

161.5 - Wah Wonders Why - Snapshots 28.03.2020

Greg takes a global snapshot talking to people around the globe about their pandemic experience. From the U.S, Grenada, New Zealand, Phillipines, Australia, Germany, France, and the U.K people from...

161 - Smart Enough to Bat Viruses 22.03.2020

We discuss the pandemic a little bit but then move onto more fun topics like busy birthdays, ideal glass, losing a moon, chromosomes.

160.5 - Wah Wonders Why - It's Show Time! 04.03.2020

Betelgeuse is pulsing with Kat Ross

160 - Smart Enough to Glaze Mugs 23.02.2020

Altruism testing, porcelain recycling, drainage and puddles.

159.5 - Wah Wonders Why - Lost Women of Science 09.02.2020

Greg is joined by Dr Alice Gorman and Kathryn Ross to discuss the experience of women in science.

159 - Smart Enough to Perfect Pixels 22.01.2020

Ultima Thule, Retro Consoles, Vampire power, Movies in the 2020s, Colder as you climb, More continents.

158.5 - Wah Wonders Why - What the Philosophy?! - Compromise 13.01.2020

Greg talks to Kevin Lowe about compromise.

158 - Smart Enough to Peck Pickles 03.01.2020

Prepping, Raising Children, Pickles, Angry Empathy. Also Soda Blasting, Nitrogen, Pink Noise and walks of shame about continents and dog years.

157.5 - Wah Wonders Why - Sad Astra 22.12.2019

Greg and Dan really complain (possibly a bit too much) about a film by a celebrated director that frustrated both of them.

157 - Smart Enough to Click Bait 24.11.2019

A conversation with Darren Hamley about dolphins and teaching.

156.5 - Wah Wonders Why - Taste Test 10.11.2019

A chocolate experiment

156 - Smart Enough to Shoot Stars 31.10.2019

An interview about where rocks come from with Space Rock Scientist Dr. Lucy Forman

155.5 - Wah Wonders Why - What Price Victory - Checkin (Ada) 12.10.2019

Greg checks in on Ada from the 'What Price Victory' episode.

155 - Smart Enough to Wee Ones 21.09.2019

Sinking the ISS. Syrup. Holding your pee. Protesting. Killing Jar Jar.

154.5 - Wah Wonders Why - What Price Victory - Checkin (Eloise) 31.08.2019

Greg checks in with Eloise regarding what horrors babies inflict on bodies.

154 - Smart Enough to Eye Tests 18.08.2019

An interview with Optometrist Ben. Also grass and ants, Dengue fever update and 20 minutes at the end where we just chat.

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