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    9:30 am - 10:00 am

    Dr Karl joins Sarah Cumming on ABC Gold Coast

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    7:00 pm - 7:30 pm

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Do bees know they’ll die if they sting someone? Why do I feel hungry after eating fruit? What material makes the best reusable coffee cup?

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Soft copper, blue tyres and compression pants

Can copper pipes be made hard again after they have been overheated then cooled? Why do new tyres sometimes leave a blue mark on the ground? Do sports compression shorts work?


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Cannabis use and psychosis, with Dr Matthew Large

In a special triplej listener talkback, Zan Rowe and Dr Karl discuss the link between mental illness and marijuana use with psychiatrist Dr Matthew Large, from the University of New South Wales.

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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 […]