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Triple J Science with Dr Karl

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Next up on the Radio

  • Wednesday 14th October 2026
    9:30 am - 10:00 am

    Dr Karl joins Sarah Cumming on ABC Gold Coast

  • Wednesday 14th October 2026
    7:00 pm - 7:30 pm

    Dr Karl joins Kelly Higgins-Devine on ABC Brisbane/Queensland

  • Thursday 15th October 2026
    11:00 am - 12:00 pm

    Dr Karl joins Lucy Smith on ABC Triple J Science Mornings

  • Thursday 15th October 2026
    2:00 pm - 2:30 pm

    Dr Karl joins Joel Rheinberger on ABC Hobart


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Exploding beer, bath wrinkles, dog poop

Why did salt make my beer explode? Why doesn’t your entire body wrinkle when you’re in the bath? Why dont dogs poo and pee at the same time?

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Lunchbox discoveries, Coronavirus, tastebud balls

In this episode Dr Karl makes a brand new, ground breaking, mind blowing discovery that has changed his life. 


Australian Geographic

Which way does water go down a drain?

Dr Karl investigates if water really drains anti-clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise Down Under. DOES WATER EMPTY down a drain hole anti-clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere? The answer is – kind of, and sometimes. As a cyclone moves away from the equator, it spins clockwise in the […]

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Exploding stars, dark matter and meteor's

Can cats land on their feet in space? Why are planets round? What would happen to the earth if the sun moved closer?