Dr Karl on triplej
Join Dr Karl Kruszelnicki, Zan Rowe and their scientific guests, with a bunch of curious triplej listeners for a weekly injection of science, myth-bashing and answers! Thursdays from 11am EST.
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10 Episodes of this Podcast:
Dry lightning and deja vu
Published: 2009-11-18 20:14:00What is dry lightning? Is there a scientific explanation for deja vu? Can hot tea cool you down in hot weather? And could a fart cast a shadow?
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Farts in baths and musical heartbeats
Published: 2009-11-11 20:30:00Why do farts smell worse in the bath? Why does my heartbeat change to the beat of the music? And without oxygen can things still explode in space?
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Space screams and surfing feeds
Published: 2009-11-04 20:54:00Is it true you can't hear a scream in space? Can eating burnt toast give you cancer? And is it better for my metabolism if I eat before or after I go surfing?
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Water, wormholes and freezing cheese
Published: 2009-10-28 21:11:00Why does hot water in the shower taste different to water out of the tap? Does a wormhole take more energy to create than is available in the universe? And can you freeze cheese?
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Runaway rubber and stunted gym junkies
Published: 2009-10-21 21:53:00Where does all the rubber you lose from your tyres go? If you start working out at a young age will it stunt your growth? And is there alcohol in sweets?
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Bug baby and mobile mysteries
Published: 2009-10-14 22:22:00Can flying ants give birth to live young? Why can I get mobile phone coverage at a gig when the band is playing and not when it stops? Why does my brain hurt if it doesn't have pain receptors?
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Romantic reproduction and rutty roads
Published: 2009-10-07 22:09:00Does the mood a couple are in when having sex to conceive a child have any effect on the personality of the resulting child? And what causes corrugations to form on dirt roads?
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Wee, water and weighty wind
Published: 2009-09-30 21:52:00Why do we get an urge to wee when we hear the sound of running water? How did water come to be on Earth? And do you lose weight when you pass wind?
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Dr Karl gets dusty in the name of science
Published: 2009-09-23 21:42:00Why did the sun appear blue in the dust storm yesterday? What causes the white marks you can get on your fingernails? How can women who haven't given birth lactate? And can you smell danger?
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Stainless steel soap, sunburn and synaesthesia
Published: 2009-09-16 21:28:00How does stainless steel soap work? Can animals get sunburn and skin cancer? Who invented the concept of time? And why do you see different colours and shapes when you close your eyes?
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