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  • Wednesday 29th July 2026
    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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    11:00 am - 12:00 pm

    Dr Karl joins Lucy Smith on ABC Triple J Science Mornings


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Clitoris, mosquitos, genetics

How much information can your brain hold? How do genetics work and does the clitoris have multiple purposes?

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Space special with NASA astronaut Dr Gregory Chamitoff

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.


National Geographic Kids

A Wee Fact About Asparagus

Asparagus and Wee with Dr Karl Like many people, I love eating asparagus! But there can be a funny side effect… When some of us eat asparagus, shortly afterwards our wee smells strange – a bit like rotten or boiled cabbage. But not all of us can make this stinky wee… and here’s something else […]

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Rocking during sleep, morning sickness and coloured cat fur

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?