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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!

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    • Science
    • 4.7 • 3K Ratings

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!

    Synesthesia, goosebumps and music taste

    Synesthesia, goosebumps and music taste

    Why do certain tracks make us cry?

    How can a song take you back to a specific moment in time?

    What influences your music taste?

    Dr Karl & Dr Solange Glasser, Senior Lecturer in Music Psychology at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, answer these questions and more on triple j Mornings with Lucy Smith.

    • 41 min
    Cortisol, histamine and toe nails

    Cortisol, histamine and toe nails

    If I hold my nose when i sneeze, will my eyes pop out? Why can't we grow arms and legs back? Why do we cry?

    Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j Mornings with Lucy Smith & Dr Theresa Larkin, Associate Professor at the University of Wollongong.

    • 43 min
    Christmas Beetles, Venus and farts

    Christmas Beetles, Venus and farts

    Where are all the Christmas beetles? Why do some mammals sweat and others don't? If the cells in our body get replaced every 7 years - why do our tattoos stay?

    Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j Mornings with Lucy Smith.

    • 39 min
    Hibernation, fungus and foamy trees

    Hibernation, fungus and foamy trees

    Why do weeds grow faster than other plants? What happens when our body cramps? How do Bears hibernate?

    Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j Mornings with Lucy Smith.

    • 39 min
    Transmitting from the moon, plant fires and twin dreams

    Transmitting from the moon, plant fires and twin dreams

    Do flies like humans more than poop? How is dark energy created? Will masks change the evolution of our face? Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j Mornings with Lucy Smith.

    • 42 min
    Stargazing, rovers and Mars

    Stargazing, rovers and Mars

    Could we adapt to the climate on Mars? What is system inertia? How scientifically accurate is the 2015 film 'The Martian'?

    Our special guest this week is Dr Adrian Brown from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He and Dr Karl answer these questions and more, on triple j Mornings with Lucy Smith.

    • 37 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
3K Ratings

3K Ratings

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Great

I listen to it every night and it is so good and I feel like I gain 10 IQ every time I listen to it

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To Karl

Thank you Karl and Lucy

Luce Blatt ,

Dr Karl - you’re a national treasure!

Thank you for educating me week to week Dr Karl and the Triple J fam. I’ve been listening for years and years now and often bring up random Dr Karl facts in my daily life.

The best podcast to drift off to sleep. Lots of love to Professor Clare Collins also who is a favourite on the show as well.
Keep doing what you’re doing 🙂 ✨

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