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    9:30 am - 10:00 am

    Dr Karl joins Sarah Cumming on ABC Gold Coast

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    10:30 am - 11:00 am

    Dr Karl joins Susan Graham-Ryan on ABC Townsville

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    7:00 pm - 7:30 pm

    Dr Karl joins Kelly Higgins-Devine on ABC Brisbane/Queensland

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    9:30 am - 10:00 am

    Dr Karl joins Rory McClaren on ABC Adelaide


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Meteors, sleep twitching, feeling vibes

Can Wearing a hat make you go bald? Can you physically feel a vibe or someone’s energy? Is it possible to crush someone’s head Game of Thrones-style? Dr Karl answers these questions and more on triple j Mornings, with host Karla Ranby, filling in for Lucy Smith.

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Exotic animals, unlocking the human brain and sleeping

Do you get squeamish at the sight of blood? Plus operating on fish and pollution in your lungs.


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Asapargus wee, sweating underwater and an infinite cycle of yawning

Can we outgrow our allergies? Is it possible to tell if we’re sweating underwater? Why does our stomach look much smaller when we wake up in the morning?

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Unmoving escalators, circumnavigating ash clouds and orange oranges

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?