Dr. Karl Podcast
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This Podcast will be an edited package of Dr Karl's magical hour, Live on Mel in the Morning. It's roughly an hour devoted to the collective exploration of some of the great mysteries of life, such as "why does the water in the shower slow down just when it gets hot?". Most packages are between 40-50mins long and are without music. Updated every Thursday Afternoon.
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personalmedia, February 17, 2006
Reviewer: personalmedia
from Indiana
This podcast is based on an Australian radio show. The format of the program is based upon science-related questions from callers to the radio show. Dr. Karl Kruszelnicki uses his scientific background to answer the questions. The female co-host also adds some input to some of the questions.
A few of the questions answered in the podcasts I reviewed were on the topics of how space shuttles reenter the Earth’s atmosphere, animal behaviors, and the absence of rainbows in China. The range of subject matter makes this podcast exceptional. The live interactivity of the radio show also adds interest to the program. This is an excellent podcast I highly recommend.
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Moths in the rain, exploding comets, ADHD's biochemical process
Thu, May 24, 2012
Where do moths go when it rains?
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Unhealthy gas, body fat affecting offspring's sex ratio, the economic viability of plastic bags
Thu, May 17, 2012
Can farts be unhealthy?
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Flying high, nightmares from sleeping on your back, dogs' tastebuds
Thu, May 10, 2012
How high can a fly fly?
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Does the brain remember smell? Does altitude affect the taste of food? Why does the thought of frozen food cause goosebumps?
Thu, May 03, 2012
Does altitude affect the taste of food?
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The sun dying, why do dogs go crazy for tricks, lost sense of smell
Thu, Apr 26, 2012
Why do dogs go crazy for tricks?
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Erect nipples, domestic blindness, stray hairs
Thu, Apr 19, 2012
Why do males suffer domestic blindness?
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Penis extenders, living off breast milk, chemtrails and underwater tunnels
Thu, Apr 12, 2012
Could you live off your own breast milk on a desert island?
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Sneezing in the sun, batteries in the fridge, benefits of eating the placenta
Thu, Apr 05, 2012
Why do you sneeze when you step into the sun?
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The science of driving
Thu, Mar 29, 2012
Why do people get tired when driving? Is it possible to drive a fast car upside-down in a long, circular tunnel? Are your chances of surviving a car accident better if you are asleep and you're body is limp?
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Rocking during sleep, morning sickness and coloured cat fur
Thu, Mar 22, 2012
Why do people rock from side-to-side when they sleep? Plus: are humans the only mammal that suffers morning sickness during pregnancy?; and why can cat fur have different colours along the length of each strand of hair?
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Peeing on lemon trees, hereditary birth marks and yellow sunglasses
Thu, Mar 08, 2012
Why is it considered a good thing to urinate on lemon trees? Plus: can birth marks be hereditary?; and why do yellow sunglasses make daylight appear brighter?
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Swallowing chewing gum, taste buds and drinking milk
Thu, Mar 01, 2012
What happens if you swallow chewing gum? Plus: can a woman's tastebuds change during and after pregnancy?; and can drinking milk cause osteoporosis?
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Exploding crockery, furry male allergies and female ejaculation test results
Thu, Feb 23, 2012
Why does crockery seem to randomly explode? Plus: Is it possible to be allergic to only male furry animals?; and a caller reports the results of his and his partner's female ejaculation tests.
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Sex, multiple orgasms and curing a morning glory
Thu, Feb 16, 2012
As part of triplej's 'sex week', Dr Karl and Zan Rowe take talkback questions ranging from female 'squirting' to male morning glories and having sex during pregnancy.
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Earbud headphones, jet-lag and funny trivial things
Thu, Dec 08, 2011
When using earbud-style headphones, why does the music's pitch seem lower when they're removed? Is there a way to reduce the effects of jet-lag?Why is it when you are extremely tired that trivial things seem very funny?
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Head spins, granite cookware and bullets fired in the air
Thu, Dec 01, 2011
Why does your head seem to spin when you lie down if drunk? What are the differences between various cookwares and are any types dangerous? What happens to bullets that are fired into the air?
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Celebrating 30 years of science talkback with Dr Karl
Thu, Nov 24, 2011
Previous 'Mornings' presenters drop by to share their favourite Dr Karl moments from the last 30 years on triplej. Plus: Karl's favourite organ; his first comments on radio re-enacted; and the five most-common science questions asked by listeners.
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Cannabis use and psychosis, with Dr Matthew Large
Thu, Nov 17, 2011
In a special triplej listener talkback, Zan Rowe and Dr Karl discuss the link between mental illness and marijuana use with psychiatrist Dr Matthew Large, from the University of New South Wales.
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Bad apples and the strange sounds our body can make
Thu, Nov 10, 2011
Does cold storage affect how food metabolises and germinates? Plus: why do some people's eyes squeak when they rub them?; and why can some people make their ears 'crack' when they press them?
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Do snipers consider the Coriolis effect?
Thu, Nov 03, 2011
Do snipers need to take in to account the Coriolis effect when taking a shot? Plus: what happens if you pee on an electric fence?; and can babies breathe underwater?
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Poltergeist phones and period cravings
Thu, Oct 27, 2011
Why do some mobile phones ring when they are switched off? And why do many women crave chocolate just before their periods?
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Frozen wasps, projecting black and foggy windscreens
Thu, Oct 20, 2011
Why do wasps survive being frozen? If black is a shade of light, then how does a projector recreate it? Why does cold air clear a foggy windscreen better than warm air?
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Blocking phone signals, vinegar-soothed sunburn and popping a yawn
Thu, Oct 13, 2011
Do microwave ovens block mobile phone reception? Will vinegar sooth sunburn? How can you 'pop' a yawn?
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Soft copper, blue tyres and compression pants
Thu, Sep 22, 2011
Can copper pipes be made hard again after they have been overheated then cooled? Why do new tyres sometimes leave a blue mark on the ground? Do sports compression shorts work?
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Farmer's tales, shaved-head hair, and quantum physics and God
Thu, Sep 15, 2011
What happens when fruit and vegetables cross-pollinate? Why does my hair appear to grow quicker now I shave my head? Does quantum physics imply the existence of a God?
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Clean scars, ear plugs and sobering exercise
Thu, Sep 01, 2011
Why don't scars get dirty the same way as the rest of your skin? Do noise-reducing ear plugs damage your ears if you wear them for too long? Can exercising after drinking alcohol help you sober up more quickly?
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Green tomatoes, vegans and static shock
Thu, Aug 25, 2011
How do you get green tomatoes to ripen quickly? Can people on a vegan diet receive the same amount of nutrients as meat-eaters? Can static shocks through headphones be dangerous?
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Itchy ankles, swelling cheeks and bellybutton fluff
Thu, Aug 18, 2011
Why do some people get itchy legs when they exercise? Plus: what causes some people's cheeks to swell and tingle while eating cheese? And why is bellybutton fluff always blue?
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Seeing spots, white rainbows and ghosts
Thu, Aug 11, 2011
Why do some people see thousands of tiny spots when they look up at the sky or a bright light? What causes a white rainbow? And is there any science to explain ghosts?
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Space special with NASA astronaut Dr Gregory Chamitoff
Thu, Aug 04, 2011
What's it like to live in space for 183 days? NASA astronaut Dr Gregory Chamitoff joins Dr Karl to answer all your space questions.
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Workout music and rumbling stomachs
Thu, Jul 28, 2011
Why do some people work harder at the gym when they listen to a favourite tune? Plus: why does your stomach rumble when you are hungry? And why do your hands tingle after an orgasm?
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Upset apples, brain capacity and caffeine sickness
Thu, Jul 21, 2011
Why does a bruised apple taste differently to an unbruised one? Plus: is it possible to evaluate the capacity of the brain in gigabytes? And why does caffeine make you feel sick in the stomach?
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Sunburnt nipples and global warming
Thu, Jul 14, 2011
Why doesn't the skin around nipples get sunburnt? Would global warming interrupt the Atlantic conveyer current and cause an ice age in the northern hemisphere?
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Unmoving escalators, circumnavigating ash clouds and orange oranges
Thu, Jul 07, 2011
Why does it feel unusual when walking on a stationary escalator? Plus: why did the recent Chilean volcano ash cloud travel in the opposite direction to the prevailing winds? And why are oranges orange?
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2002
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D007022
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