250 episodes
Dr Karl Podcast ABC listen
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4.7 • 3.1K Ratings
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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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Planet-eating stars, Dreamtime astronomy and the Potato Radius
Why is it so dangerous to look directly at a solar eclipse? How do we know that all foods taste the same to every person? And the big question - do aliens exist?
Dr Karl and special guest, Kirsten Banks, answer these questions and more on triple j Mornings with Lucy Smith. -
Tick bites, dirty diamonds and the bacteria takeover
Why does my voice wobble when I have vulnerable conversations? Why does food taste different at different temperatures? And how do you grow seedless mandarins if they have no seeds?
Dr Karl answers these questions and more on triple j Mornings with Bec Charlwood. -
Flushing etiquette, growing pains and heat vs temperature
What impact does trauma have on your memory? Why do chillies burn your tongue and lips but not your throat? And could octopuses take over the world?
Dr Karl answers these questions and more on triple j Mornings with Lucy Smith. -
Cloning dinosaurs, inbreeding implications and the soft cheese crisis
Why do some medications reduce your sex drive? Why do dogs bite their own tail? And if you were preparing for the end of the world, what is the one medication you would take with you?
Dr Karl answers these questions and more on triple j Mornings with Lucy Smith. -
Tea wees, volcanic extinction and muscle loss
What is it about beans that make us fart? Why do we lose muscle so quickly? How does a drink's temperature impact its fizz?
Dr Karl answers these questions and more on triple j Mornings with Lucy Smith. -
Violent burps, sneezing erections and breathing bums
Why do old people have such a distinctive smell? What would happen if gravity suddenly doubled? And why do my limbs always swell during a flight?
Dr Karl answers these questions and more on triple j Mornings with Lucy Smith.
Customer Reviews
Old school, new thoughts
Thanks Dr Karl, Lucy and everyone else who contributes. I love listening and learning new things every week, as well as validating some old school learnings! I appreciate the work you guys do to help us keep an open mind, and encourage the continued quest for knowledge and to maybe, just maybe, use that knowledge to do good!
“Science-tangential” at best
Calling this show “science with…” is a stretch. Most answers are either incomplete, more confusing than need to be or entirely backwards. If you have a science background, you will be soooo frustrated listening to this.
Also I don’t understand polluting the show with bias political views that ignore the science entirely.
Ohhhh yeah
The rating for this podcast is clean, but if they knew what Lucy Smith’s voice did to me - they’d list it as oh so dirty 😏