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Wednesday 18th March 2026
9:30 am - 10:00 amWednesday 18th March 2026
7:00 pm - 7:30 pmDr Karl joins Kelly Higgins-Devine on ABC Brisbane/Queensland
Thursday 19th March 2026
11:00 am - 12:00 pmDr Karl joins Lucy Smith on ABC Triple J Science Mornings
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2:00 pm - 2:30 pmDr Karl joins Joel Rheinberger on ABC Hobart
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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. […]
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Time travel, fart temperature, eating your own hair
Will the bushfires around Chernobyl release nuclear smoke into the air? What is Coronavirus doing for climate change? Why are my farts warm? Dr Karl answers these questions and more on triple j Mornings, with host Lucy Smith and Science reporter Olivia Willis from ABC News.
Australian Geographic The invention that saved soldiers’ lives in WWI
Australian physicist William Lawrence Bragg located enemy artillery with a makeshift infrasound reader. IN THE FIRST World War, artillery killed more soldiers than any other weapons. The counter-measure was to blow it up with your own artillery. ‘Sound Ranging’, the best system to find enemy artillery, was developed by William Lawrence Bragg, an Australian and […]
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Hacking driverless cars, killer blackheads and the earth's heartbeat
Do dogs have their own personalities? Can I reset myself to become a morning person? Can we use volcanoes to get rid of the worlds rubbish?
