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
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Are vitamins always good for you?
31/07/2018 Duration: 06minHaving more vitamins will make you healthier... right?
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Daddy long legs
17/07/2018 Duration: 06minFact or fiction: Daddy-long-legs are the most poisonous spiders in the world?
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Anaesthetic bomb
10/07/2018 Duration: 05minCould a villain or hero knock out a room full of enemies with a so-called 'anaesthetic bomb'?
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Humans vs volcanoes
03/07/2018 Duration: 07minWhich would win*: humans or volcanoes? (*In a fight over carbon emissions)
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The dunes of Pluto
26/06/2018 Duration: 06minYup, there are dunes on Pluto — and in other parts of our Solar System.
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A1 vs A2 milk
19/06/2018 Duration: 07minIs it worth paying more for A2 milk? What's the evidence that it might be better for you?
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Cockroach milk
12/06/2018 Duration: 05minIs "cockroach milk" the next "superfood"? Do cockroaches even make milk!?
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Sightseeing from Orbit
05/06/2018 Duration: 05minCan an astronaut really see the Great Wall of China from space?
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Road trip to future travel
29/05/2018 Duration: 05min130 years ago one woman went on the first road trip and made history. Is it time for another change in transportation?
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Gunpowder vs sandwich
22/05/2018 Duration: 05minWhich do you think packs more punch — gunpowder or a sandwich?
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Why are whales so big?
15/05/2018 Duration: 06minWhales are the giants of the marine realm, and we've only recently discovered why they're so huge.
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Trees have senses too
08/05/2018 Duration: 06minHow do trees face an incoming threat if they can't move, see, or hear?
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The Wood Wide Web
01/05/2018 Duration: 05minThey may not be able to walk, but trees do talk — at least to each other.
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Trees are made from air
24/04/2018 Duration: 06minTrees are solid and dense. However, they're made from air. Wait, what?
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Coal's hidden health cost
17/04/2018 Duration: 06minSulphur 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?
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Speaking in tongues
10/04/2018 Duration: 06minImagine 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.
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The hummingbird: a furnace with feathers
03/04/2018 Duration: 06minHummingbirds have a suite of incredible and unique features. However, one of their most important traits can lead to an early death.
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Aboriginal stories accurate
27/03/2018 Duration: 06minFor thousands of years, Australian Aboriginal people have accurately passed down information from one generation to the next using oral traditions.