Dr Karl Podcast

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August 26, 2021 Forgetting memories, hydrogen fuel, wet trampolines
Can we train our brains to forget things? Why do some people float in water and others sink? Do you jump higher on a wet trampoline?
Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j mornings with Lucy Smith.
41 min
August 19, 2021 Eating boogers, moon mining, changing flavours
Why do we shudder after we yawn? Why do some humans feel compelled to eat their boogers? Why does hot water clean things better than cold water?
Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j mornings with Lucy Smith.
40 min
August 12, 2021 Dad bods, taste buds, hydrogen water
Can you catch a yawn from a dog? Is Hydrogen charged water just a fad? Do animals get dad bods once they find a mate?
Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j mornings with Lucy Smith.
37 min
August 05, 2021 Vaccines, fingernails, static electricity
How did scientists create COVID-19 vaccines so quickly? Why can't we control the beat of our hearts like we can control the breath in our lungs? How do the rings of a tree tell us its age?
Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j mornings with Lucy Smith
37 min
July 29, 2021 Bionic humans, floaters, eye transplants
Why do bones stop growing? Why does having to pee take over all your thoughts? What would happen if you microwaved a human being?
Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j mornings with guest host Tyrone Pynor.
38 min
July 22, 2021 Black holes, blue tongues and gagging
How realistic are alternate realities? Why does sleeping with a quilt on make us have bad dreams? Could we survive on a desert island with only corn to eat?
Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j mornings with host Lucy Smith.
39 min
July 15, 2021 Diamonds, inbred animals, climate change
Why hasn't any other being evolved to have human-level intelligence and consciousness? Why do your teeth move during pregnancy? Is climate change effecting the temperature of the core of earth?
Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j mornings with host Lucy Smith.
39 min
July 08, 2021 Brain freeze, ocean fire, fingers
Do birds recognise humans? What is brain freeze? How do we find dinosaur bones?
Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j mornings with host Lucy Smith.
42 min
July 01, 2021 Science of movies special!
Dr Karl takes on your movie science questions on triple j mornings, with host Lucy Smith and science communicator Petr Lebedev.
Spoiler alert for the following films; Tenet, Interstellar, Inception, Pulp Fiction, Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Donnie Darko, The Wolverine, & the concept of zombies.
40 min
June 24, 2021 Space junk, pain, jump scares
Do flavours "get to know each other" when cooking? Why do tattoos survive cell regeneration? What's the science behind grief?
Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j mornings with host Joe Khan.
35 min

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Join Dr Karl Kruszelnicki, Lucy Smith and their scientific guests, with a bunch of curious triple j listeners for a weekly injection of science, myth-bashing and answers!