https://www.scienceblogs.com/ en https://www.scienceblogs.com/usasciencefestival/2014/01/15/its-okay-to-be-smart-and-cool-about-science <span>It&#039;s Okay to Be Smart - And Cool - About Science!</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p><a href="/files/usasciencefestival/files/2014/01/joe-hanson.jpg"><img class=" wp-image-2076 alignright" alt="joe hanson" src="http://scienceblogs.com/usasciencefestival/files/2014/01/joe-hanson-200x300.jpg" width="120" height="180" /></a>Sometimes students get the wrong message from peers: that it is not cool to be smart in science and other STEM disciplines. But biologist Joe Hanson has a more positive signal that he likes to send to kids - in fact the name of his popular science show on YouTube (via PBS Digital Studios) says it all: “It's Okay to Be Smart”.  Join us at the USA Science &amp; Engineering Festival this April as Joe, in his trademark erudite but uber cool and engaging style, brings his down-to-earth, hip style of science to kids in an unforgettable stage show, shedding light on a wide array of topics, from microbes and the solar system to insects and physics -- and why it's ok to excel in STEM!</p> <p>Check out Joe Hanson at the Expo this coming April! Follow Joe Hanson on twitter @<a title="jtotheizzoe" href="https://hootsuite.com/dashboard#">jtotheizzoe</a>.</p> </div> <span><a title="View user profile." href="/author/carlyo" lang="" about="/author/carlyo" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">carlyo</a></span> <span>Wed, 01/15/2014 - 12:33</span> <div class="field field--name-field-blog-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Tags</div> <div class="field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/performers" hreflang="en">performers</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/usa-science-engineering-festival" hreflang="en">USA Science &amp; Engineering Festival</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/joe-hanson" hreflang="en">Joe Hanson</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/pbs" hreflang="en">PBS</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/science" hreflang="en">Science</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/science-education" hreflang="en">Science Education</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/science-festival" hreflang="en">Science festival</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/stem" hreflang="en">STEM</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/stem-education" hreflang="en">STEM Education</a></div> </div> </div> <section> </section> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="comment-forbidden"><a href="/user/login?destination=/usasciencefestival/2014/01/15/its-okay-to-be-smart-and-cool-about-science%23comment-form">Log in</a> to post comments</li></ul> Wed, 15 Jan 2014 17:33:49 +0000 carlyo 70558 at https://www.scienceblogs.com