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Dr Karl Podcast

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!

Raw meat, spontaneous human combustion, drunk mosquitoes.

39 mins; May 04, 2022

Grass, crumbs, sentience

36 mins; April 27, 2022

Antibodies vs Virus, Mars, Mosquitos

39 mins; April 21, 2022

Under-eye bags, fingernail growth, sneezing

39 mins; April 13, 2022

Double yolkers, common cold, tiredness

41 mins; April 07, 2022

Manufactured ozone, microwaved food, life advice

38 mins; March 30, 2022

The multiverse, alien existence and fit astronauts

38 mins; March 23, 2022

Salt water, smells, money

37 mins; March 16, 2022

Infinite mushrooms, eating spiders, onion tears

40 mins; March 09, 2022

Ear wiggles, tides, cracking joints

35 mins; March 02, 2022

Skim milk vs full cream, diet fads, gluten

37 mins; February 23, 2022

Bruise colour, DNA tests and Lightning

38 mins; February 16, 2022

Sink holes, rewiring the brain and spontaneous orgasms

39 mins; February 09, 2022

Ice cubes, showers, urine

34 mins; February 02, 2022

Sleep paralysis, disappearing sneezes, carnivorous plants

37 mins; January 26, 2022

Freezing bread, lightyears, energy drinks

37 mins; January 19, 2022

Squirrel survival, testosterone, lightning trees

39 mins; January 12, 2022

Bonus Episode: Giant asteroids, end of the world, aliens

14 mins; December 16, 2021

Global warming, Double yolked eggs and Maggots

39 mins; December 08, 2021

Sunset, sweet cravings, ice cubes

37 mins; December 01, 2021

Big noses, hot showers, sleep debt

39 mins; November 24, 2021

Food cravings, giraffe tongues, white holes

36 mins; November 17, 2021

Rainbows, breath mints, handwriting

37 mins; November 10, 2021

Happy tears, immortal trees, reflections

38 mins; November 03, 2021

Egg heads, Vitamin D and time as we know it

37 mins; October 27, 2021

Extra limbs, bald daddies and undies in the wash

37 mins; October 20, 2021

Probiotics, stinky farts and red, red wine

38 mins; October 13, 2021

Seeing stars, sleep talking magpies, random memories

36 mins; October 06, 2021

Spider thoughts, biting cats, anxious dogs

28 mins; September 29, 2021

Fingerprints, wombat poo, earthquakes

38 mins; September 22, 2021

Ivermectin, spicy chilli, post-pandemic life

38 mins; September 15, 2021

Desires, vaping, cremation

39 mins; September 08, 2021

Ear candles, mullets, nose training

38 mins; September 01, 2021

Forgetting memories, hydrogen fuel, wet trampolines

40 mins; August 25, 2021

Eating boogers, moon mining, changing flavours

39 mins; August 18, 2021

Dad bods, taste buds, hydrogen water

36 mins; August 11, 2021

Vaccines, fingernails, static electricity

36 mins; August 04, 2021

Bionic humans, floaters, eye transplants

37 mins; July 28, 2021

Black holes, blue tongues and gagging

38 mins; July 21, 2021

Diamonds, inbred animals, climate change

38 mins; July 14, 2021

Brain freeze, ocean fire, fingers

41 mins; July 07, 2021

Science of movies special!

39 mins; June 30, 2021

Space junk, pain, jump scares

34 mins; June 23, 2021

Dog dreams, break-ups, manifestation

37 mins; June 16, 2021

Intergenerational trauma, adult circumcision and walking on cold floor

35 mins; June 09, 2021

Indigenous astronomy, monstrous burps, animal milk

39 mins; June 02, 2021

Solar flares, sailors delight, planes in rain

35 mins; May 26, 2021

Megalodons, cat allergies, hazel eyes

39 mins; May 19, 2021

Spanish Flu, earworms, motion sickness

35 mins; May 12, 2021

Headaches, bungee cords, beards

37 mins; May 05, 2021

Cheese dreams, fasting, strong bones

42 mins; April 28, 2021

Earworms, Christmas Lights and Itches

38 mins; April 21, 2021

The fourth dimension, rogue hairs, wild vegetables

38 mins; April 14, 2021

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