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  • Thursday 12th March 2026
    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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    Dr Karl joins Alice Matthews on ABC Canberra

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Corn in poo, Keto diets and cancer causing meats

Why do some farts smell and some don’t? What are so many people developing gluten intolerance? Can you ever be 100% healthy with food? In this food and nutrition special, Dr Karl answers these questions and more with special guests dietitian Dr Kyra Sim and USA nutrition expert Yvette d’Entremont.

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Jealously, falling off escalators and wobbly pens

Does fruit taste sweeter in the fridge? Are seagulls telepathic? Can indoor plants help with our air quality?


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Blocking phone signals, vinegar-soothed sunburn and popping a yawn

Do microwave ovens block mobile phone reception? Will vinegar sooth sunburn? How can you ‘pop’ a yawn?

National Geographic Kids

Immortal Jellyfish!

There have always been myths about immortality, that is, being able to live forever. Well, our Marine Biologists have found a creature that comes close – a tiny transparent jellyfish. WHAT ARE THEY? While it has the unofficial name of Immortal Jellyfish, its official name is Turritopsis dohrnii (it used to be Turritopsis nutricula). After an adult male T. […]