Dr Karl on triplej Podcast
1) Suckling babies, mosquitos, new species
How do baby animals (and humans) instinctively know how to suckle when they're born? What purpose do mosquitos have in the ecosystem? How long does a species have to be isolated for it to be considere...Show More
2) Crumbs, squishing babies, bee deaths
Can our eyes change colour? What would happen if a planet disappeared from our solar system? Why don't we all have the same sense of taste? Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j Morni...Show More
3) Blood alcohol concentration, frying chilli, lube
Should you keep your tent flaps open? What happens to helium balloons when you let them go? Why does bottled water have a use by date? Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j Mornings w...Show More
4) Ice baths, black holes, hungry cadavers
How do dogs experience time? Will the trip to Mars be dangerous? Does Dr Karl believe in Aliens? Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j Mornings with Lucy Smith.
5) Eyebrows, carbon dioxide, stomach noises
Do ceiling fans work in winter mode? Are tastebuds on the wrong side of the tongue? Can we call blood a solid? Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j Mornings with Lucy Smith.
6) Happy hypoxia, foggy windscreens, bus vs car passengers
Would a body decompose in space? Do noise cancelling headphones protect our ears? When will we create a super human? Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j Mornings with Lucy Smith.
7) Rose thorns, oil, painkillers
Why are thorns on roses less sharp when they are dead? Is it true that oil on Earth is being slowly, but infinitely being replenished? Do painkillers really know how to target pain? Dr Karl answers t...Show More
8) Red heads, muscle memory, cold weather
Why do red heads get sunburnt so easily? What would happen if humans never developed muscle memory? Does cold weather make you pee more often? Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j m...Show More
9) Red dirt, sugar levels, chemtrails
What makes red dirt red? Why do our sugar levels affect our moods? What's the difference between a conspiracy theorist and a science denialist? Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j...Show More
10) Raw meat, spontaneous human combustion, drunk mosquitoes.
Are there health benefits from eating raw meat? Is spontaneous human combustion a real thing? If a mosquito bites me while I'm drunk, does the mosquito get drunk too? Dr Karl answers these question...Show More