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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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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!

    Irrational phobias, earthquakes and mathematics

    Irrational phobias, earthquakes and mathematics

    What kind of math formulas go into AI? What influences our biggest fears? And can humans acclimatise to every weather condition?

    Dr Karl and special guest Tom Crawford answer these questions and more, on triple j Mornings with Lucy Smith.

    • 39 min
    Aurora australis, op shop smells and photographic memory

    Aurora australis, op shop smells and photographic memory

    Can eating certain foods change the taste of bodily fluids? Why do I get congested after a night out drinking? And why does armpit hair stop growing at a certain length?

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

    • 38 min
    BONUS EP: Space farts, dog breath and the Laws of Entropy

    BONUS EP: Space farts, dog breath and the Laws of Entropy

    If the whole population stood in one spot and ran would the earth spin like a treadmill? What would happen if gravity didn’t exist? And are farts powerful enough to propel you in space?

    Dave from Glass Animals asks these questions and more on this bonus episode of Science with Dr Karl.

    • 20 min
    Wine sneezes, yawning vs. swallowing and dimensions...

    Wine sneezes, yawning vs. swallowing and dimensions...

    What's actually happening when you get the wind knocked out of you? Why does swallowing combat yawning? And could we ever visualise someone else's pain?

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

    • 37 min
    Planet-eating stars, Dreamtime astronomy and the Potato Radius

    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. 

    • 38 min
    Tick bites, dirty diamonds and the bacteria takeover

    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.

    • 33 min

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