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Next up on the Radio

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

    Dr Karl joins Sarah Cumming on ABC Gold Coast

  • Wednesday 10th June 2026
    7:00 pm - 7:30 pm

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

  • Thursday 11th June 2026
    11:00 am - 12:00 pm

    Dr Karl joins Lucy Smith on ABC Triple J Science Mornings

  • Thursday 11th June 2026
    2:00 pm - 2:30 pm

    Dr Karl joins Joel Rheinberger on ABC Hobart


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Cheese dreams, poo fungus, seeing stars

Why does cheese make you dream funny? Why is my dog’s poo growing fungus? Why do I see stars when I sneeze?

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A whole lotta black holes, rubbish eating volcanoes and weeing in the ocean

It’s a big black hole celebration! Could one create a new universe? How can we take a photo of one? What would happen to your body if you entered one?


Australian Geographic

The Fred Hollows Foundation’s Arclight

Dr Karl looks at how the Foundation’s portable and cheap ophthalmoscope is helping save lives and prevent avoidable blindness across the developing world. TODAY, MORE THAN 32 million people around the world are blind, while a further 190 million are visually impaired. There is a humanitarian and economic benefit in remedying this situation. For every […]

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Dying suns, falling in love and earwax

What makes a planet a planet? Why haven’t we gone back to the moon? What’ll happen to the International space station when we’re done with it? Dr Karl is away for the month, so science journalist Bianca Nogrady is stepping in to be your science sherpa on triple j. Joining her today was Professor Lisa […]