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Wednesday 10th June 2026
9:30 am - 10:00 amWednesday 10th June 2026
7:00 pm - 7:30 pmDr Karl joins Kelly Higgins-Devine on ABC Brisbane/Queensland
Thursday 11th June 2026
11:00 am - 12:00 pmDr Karl joins Lucy Smith on ABC Triple J Science Mornings
Thursday 11th June 2026
2:00 pm - 2:30 pmDr Karl joins Joel Rheinberger on ABC Hobart
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Australian Geographic Australian breakthroughs: the Bionic Ear
Dr Karl takes a look at how the Bionic Ear – developed with the help of Australian expertise – helps nearly 300,000 people worldwide hear again. HEARING LOSS IS a major disability. People have been working on this for centuries. Beethoven was totally deaf and would clench a pencil between his teeth and press it […]
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Life on Mars, space welds, menstrual moon cycles
Are we still seeing light from The Big Bang? Does space end? Is a earthquake on Mars called a Mars-quake? Dr Karl answers this question and more on triple j Mornings, with Professor Don Kurtz and host Lucy Smith.
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Can maths predict the future?
Can maths predict the future? What about lotto numbers? Plus, the question that stumped the nation!
National Geographic Kids Why Is It Dark at Night?
Night and dark with Dr Karl… When there is no moon at night, the sky is dark – apart from the light of the stars (let’s ignore the planets). There are thousands of billions of billions of stars, and together they give out a lot of starlight. So why doesn’t the night sky glow as […]
