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7:00 pm - 7:30 pmDr Karl joins Kelly Higgins-Devine on ABC Brisbane/Queensland
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Musical Stockholm Syndrome, chip sweats, asthma itches
Comedian, actor and science enthusiast Bill Bailey helps Dr Karl answer these questions and more on triple j Mornings! Why do I get an itchy chin when I have asthma? Should we drive faster or slower when hitting a pothole? Can you develop Stockholm Syndrome for music genres?
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Male mammal nipples, music genes, fruit flies
Why do male mammals have nipples? Do we have a music taste gene? Plus a fruit fly experiment.
National Geographic Kids How Planes Fly!
How Planes Fly Planes! Have you ever watched a plane fly over and wondered how on earth it can soar through the clouds so effortlessly? I always feel amazed when I see that giant double-decker plane, the incredible A-380. It weighs nearly 600 tonnes – as much as a small ship – and yet it […]
Australian Geographic Popular sunscreen chemical can kill baby corals
Consider wearing zinc or covering up next time you’re snorkeling, says Dr Karl – one popular sunscreen chemical can be toxic for baby corals. ON A TRIP TO the Galapagos Islands, our guide asked us not to use sunscreen at one reef. He told us it was very fragile, and quite small, and that the […]
