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  • Wednesday 9th September 2026
    9:30 am - 10:00 am

    Dr Karl joins Sarah Cumming on ABC Gold Coast

  • Wednesday 9th September 2026
    10:30 am - 11:00 am

    Dr Karl joins Susan Graham-Ryan on ABC Townsville

  • Wednesday 9th September 2026
    7:00 pm - 7:30 pm

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

  • Thursday 10th September 2026
    9:30 am - 10:00 am

    Dr Karl joins Rory McClaren on ABC Adelaide


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National Geographic Kids

Future Space Travel

We humans are set to become a space-going race. At some stage in the future, there will be more humans living off the Earth, than on it. The Earth has been our cradle – but, like all babies, at some stage we have to leave the nest! DODGING ASTEROIDS! The major reason for space travel […]

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Essential oils, exploding eggs and upside down lightning

Is it better to pick up dog poo or let it fertilize? Do we lose our sense of taste as we get older? Why do I get itchy when I sneeze?


National Geographic Kids

Running on Time

Time with Dr Karl Time to think… If you look at nature, you will find a few naturally occurring timekeepers. For example, the sun dictates the length of one day – approximately 24 hours from sunrise to sunrise. But if you want to measure shorter periods of time, you need to use a clock. Water […]

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Quantum computing, future of cryptocurrency, emails to the past

Where does the past go? How do we keep human biases out of Artificial Intelligence? Can quantum computing help us solve p=np?