Great Moments In Science - With Dr Karl Kruszelnicki

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  • Publisher: Podcast
  • Duration: 27:11:59
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Synopsis

From the ground breaking and life saving to the wacky and implausible, Dr Karl Kruszelnicki reveals some of the best moments in science.

Episodes

  • Goldfish memory

    Goldfish memory

    07/08/2018 Duration: 06min

    The poor old goldfish has be slandered for far too long.

  • Are vitamins always good for you?

    Are vitamins always good for you?

    31/07/2018 Duration: 06min

    Having more vitamins will make you healthier... right?

  • Wasted food

    Wasted food

    24/07/2018 Duration: 06min

    Humans waste a huge amount of food every year.

  • Daddy long legs

    Daddy long legs

    17/07/2018 Duration: 06min

    Fact or fiction: Daddy-long-legs are the most poisonous spiders in the world?

  • Anaesthetic bomb

    Anaesthetic bomb

    10/07/2018 Duration: 05min

    Could a villain or hero knock out a room full of enemies with a so-called 'anaesthetic bomb'?

  • Humans vs volcanoes

    Humans vs volcanoes

    03/07/2018 Duration: 07min

    Which would win*: humans or volcanoes? (*In a fight over carbon emissions)

  • The dunes of Pluto

    The dunes of Pluto

    26/06/2018 Duration: 06min

    Yup, there are dunes on Pluto — and in other parts of our Solar System.

  • A1 vs A2 milk

    A1 vs A2 milk

    19/06/2018 Duration: 07min

    Is it worth paying more for A2 milk? What's the evidence that it might be better for you?

  • Cockroach milk

    Cockroach milk

    12/06/2018 Duration: 05min

    Is "cockroach milk" the next "superfood"? Do cockroaches even make milk!?

  • Sightseeing from Orbit

    Sightseeing from Orbit

    05/06/2018 Duration: 05min

    Can an astronaut really see the Great Wall of China from space?

  • Road trip to future travel

    Road trip to future travel

    29/05/2018 Duration: 05min

    130 years ago one woman went on the first road trip and made history. Is it time for another change in transportation?

  • Gunpowder vs sandwich

    Gunpowder vs sandwich

    22/05/2018 Duration: 05min

    Which do you think packs more punch — gunpowder or a sandwich?

  • Why are whales so big?

    Why are whales so big?

    15/05/2018 Duration: 06min

    Whales are the giants of the marine realm, and we've only recently discovered why they're so huge.

  • Trees have senses too

    Trees have senses too

    08/05/2018 Duration: 06min

    How do trees face an incoming threat if they can't move, see, or hear?

  • The Wood Wide Web

    The Wood Wide Web

    01/05/2018 Duration: 05min

    They may not be able to walk, but trees do talk — at least to each other.

  • Trees are made from air

    Trees are made from air

    24/04/2018 Duration: 06min

    Trees are solid and dense. However, they're made from air. Wait, what?

  • Coals hidden health cost

    Coal's hidden health cost

    17/04/2018 Duration: 06min

    Sulphur dioxide pollution from coal-fired power stations can have bad health effects — but who picks up the bill, and could power stations be doing more?

  • Speaking in tongues

    Speaking in tongues

    10/04/2018 Duration: 06min

    Imagine waking up one day and speaking with a different accent — with no control over it! Thanks to a very rare syndrome, this can actually happen.

  • The hummingbird: a furnace with feathers

    The hummingbird: a furnace with feathers

    03/04/2018 Duration: 06min

    Hummingbirds have a suite of incredible and unique features. However, one of their most important traits can lead to an early death.

  • Aboriginal stories accurate

    Aboriginal stories accurate

    27/03/2018 Duration: 06min

    For thousands of years, Australian Aboriginal people have accurately passed down information from one generation to the next using oral traditions.

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