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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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    2:00 pm - 2:30 pm

    Dr Karl joins Joel Rheinberger on ABC Hobart

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    2:30 pm - 3:00 pm

    Dr Karl joins Alice Matthews on ABC Canberra

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    Dr Karl joins Jess Ong on ABC Darwin

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    3:30 pm - 4:00 pm

    Dr Karl joins Prue Bentley on ABC Regional Victoria


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Seeing spots, white rainbows and ghosts

Why do some people see thousands of tiny spots when they look up at the sky or a bright light? What causes a white rainbow? And is there any science to explain ghosts?

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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 […]