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This Podcast will be an edited package of Dr Karl's magical hour, Live on Mel in the Morning. It's roughly an hour devoted to the collective exploration of some of the great mysteries of life, such as "why does the water in the shower slow down just when Primary Format : News Language : Unknown Also Listed as: City : Sydney State/Province : Unknown Country : Australia Region : OC User Tags: User Votes: RSS Feed Website People found this Podcast Searching for: View this Podcast on a Google Map. Podcast iTunes Link Text Only listing of Dr Karl on triple j - triple j's science guru Podcasts Methings.com listings of Dr Karl on triple j - triple j's science guru Podcasts If you like this podcast, you might also like:

Earbud headphones, jet-lag and funny trivial things When using earbud-style headphones, why does the music's pitch seem lower when they're removed? Is there a way to reduce the effects of jet-lag?Why is it when you are extremely tired that trivial things seem very funny? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Head spins, granite cookware and bullets fired in the air Why does your head seem to spin when you lie down if drunk? What are the differences between various cookwares and are any types dangerous? What happens to bullets that are fired into the air? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Celebrating 30 years of science talkback with Dr Karl Previous 'Mornings' presenters drop by to share their favourite Dr Karl moments from the last 30 years on triplej. Plus: Karl's favourite organ; his first comments on radio re-enacted; and the five most-common science questions asked by listeners. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 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. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Bad apples and the strange sounds our body can make Does cold storage affect how food metabolises and germinates? Plus: why do some people's eyes squeak when they rub them?; and why can some people make their ears 'crack' when they press them? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Do snipers consider the Coriolis effect? Do snipers need to take in to account the Coriolis effect when taking a shot? Plus: what happens if you pee on an electric fence?; and can babies breathe underwater? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Poltergeist phones and period cravings Why do some mobile phones ring when they are switched off? And why do many women crave chocolate just before their periods? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Frozen wasps, projecting black and foggy windscreens Why do wasps survive being frozen? If black is a shade of light, then how does a projector recreate it? Why does cold air clear a foggy windscreen better than warm air? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Blocking phone signals, vinegar-soothed sunburn and popping a yawn Do microwave ovens block mobile phone reception? Will vinegar sooth sunburn? How can you 'pop' a yawn? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 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? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Farmer's tales, shaved-head hair, and quantum physics and God What happens when fruit and vegetables cross-pollinate? Why does my hair appear to grow quicker now I shave my head? Does quantum physics imply the existence of a God? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Clean scars, ear plugs and sobering exercise Why don't scars get dirty the same way as the rest of your skin? Do noise-reducing ear plugs damage your ears if you wear them for too long? Can exercising after drinking alcohol help you sober up more quickly? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Green tomatoes, vegans and static shock How do you get green tomatoes to ripen quickly? Can people on a vegan diet receive the same amount of nutrients as meat-eaters? Can static shocks through headphones be dangerous? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Itchy ankles, swelling cheeks and bellybutton fluff Why do some people get itchy legs when they exercise? Plus: what causes some people's cheeks to swell and tingle while eating cheese? And why is bellybutton fluff always blue? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Seeing spots, white rainbows and ghosts Why do some people see thousands of tiny spots when they look up at the sky or a bright light? What causes a white rainbow? And is there any science to explain ghosts? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Space special with NASA astronaut Dr Gregory Chamitoff What's it like to live in space for 183 days? NASA astronaut Dr Gregory Chamitoff joins Dr Karl to answer all your space questions. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Workout music and rumbling stomachs Why do some people work harder at the gym when they listen to a favourite tune? Plus: why does your stomach rumble when you are hungry? And why do your hands tingle after an orgasm? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Upset apples, brain capacity and caffeine sickness Why does a bruised apple taste differently to an unbruised one? Plus: is it possible to evaluate the capacity of the brain in gigabytes? And why does caffeine make you feel sick in the stomach? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Sunburnt nipples and global warming Why doesn't the skin around nipples get sunburnt? Would global warming interrupt the Atlantic conveyer current and cause an ice age in the northern hemisphere? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Unmoving escalators, circumnavigating ash clouds and orange oranges Why does it feel unusual when walking on a stationary escalator? Plus: why did the recent Chilean volcano ash cloud travel in the opposite direction to the prevailing winds?; and why are oranges orange? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Chilli heat, breasts and volcanic lightning Why does chilli make your nose and throat itch? Plus: why are men so attracted to women's breasts?; and why is there sometimes lightning activity in volcanic ash clouds? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 'Winter hair', tickling and lunar eclipses Does hair grow thicker during winter? Plus: Why is being tickled both pleasant and unpleasant at the same time?; and Dr Karl chats about this morning's lunar eclipse. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Orgasms, biscuit dunking and billowing shower curtains Is the female orgasm a sympathetic or parasympathetic nervous reaction? Plus: why do dunked biscuits soak up less milk when chocolate-flavoured additives are included with the milk; and why do shower curtains billow more when the water runs cold than hot? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Horse whistlers, wee tricks and giant antennas Why do horses pee when you whistle? Can you make people wee by whistling? And why would an antenna pick up signals from different radio stations at different times of the day? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Hermaphrodite leeches, black eyes and chewing gum Can leeches be used to heal black eyes and bruises? And why does chewing gum make some people hungry? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Migraines, planes and who's denying climate change All about migraines. Plus, can aircraft be suspended in air by the wind?; and special guest Naomi Oreskes, author of 'Merchants of Doubt', discusses climate-change denial. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Sleep deprivation, bleach-addicted cats and farting dogs, with Sam Simmons Triplej announcer Sam Simmons attempts to stay on air 24-hours continuously. Plus: why are some cats attracted to bleach?; and why do dogs sometimes fart when they're nervous? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Runny noses, shooting bullets and howling at the moon Why do some people's noses start running after a large meal? Plus: if a bullet was shot directly up in to the air in a windless environment, where would it land?; and can a full moon affect human behaviour? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Insects, salt and wind Why does sprinkling salt on an insect that's been underwater bring it back to life? Plus: Why is the ocean salty? Why can you feel a gust of wind, but you can't see it? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Sighs, drying dishwashers and multiple choices Why do people sigh? Plus: Do dishes dry faster in a dishwasher with the door open or closed?; and why are there always four options in multiple-choice question quizzes? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Earthquakes, aftershocks and hiccups What's the difference between an earthquake and aftershock? Plus: why can eating a raw carrot cause hiccups? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Sunburnt skin, fire-resistant soap and dancing dogs Can sunburnt skin absorb water better than normal skin? Plus: is soap fire-resistant?; and why don't dogs dance? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Radiation special, with Professor Dale Bailey University of Sydney professor and nuclear medicine physicist, Dr Dale Bailey, joins Dr Karl and Zan Rowe to answer your radiation questions. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Alternative nuclear energy, saliva and screwdrivers What are thorium nuclear reactors? Plus: Can you stop a mozzie bite itching by putting saliva on it?; and can the length of the shank of a screwdriver affect its torque? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Earthquakes, radiation and the Japanese nuclear crisis How will the Japanese nuclear 'leaks' affect nearby sea life? Plus: what is radiation and how does it affect our body?; and how much energy would it take to cause a large earthquake? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Is soup a food or drink? It may be liquid, but is soup food? Plus: is Earth getting heavier?; and can your genes determine your personality? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Space: shuttles, elevators and travel Dr Karl jets off to Cape Canaveral for a space shuttle launch. Plus: how do space elevators work?; and what is the possibility of humanity travelling beyond our solar system? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Nipples, tonsils and quantum computers Why do some people have extra nipples and can men lactate? Plus: Do cola drinks soothe sore throats and tonsillitis?; and how do quantum computers work? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Zero tides, man smell and stale bread What is a 'zero tide'? Plus: can some men's pheromones linger on objects to the point that they can transfer to your skin?; and why does bread go hard when stale, but biscuits go soft? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Cyclones, salt and car tyres Why do cyclones only dump fresh-water rain given they form over salt water? Plus: Why does the pressure of car tyres decrease after a cyclone?; and what is the difference between a cyclone and a hurricane? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Body temperature, blocked noses and itchy bites Why does some people's body temperature get higher at night? Plus: why do we get blocked noses when we get sick?; and why are some insect bites itchy? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Sceptics, energy fields and busting myths, with skeptoid.com's Brian Dunning Can 'energy fields' be transferred between people?; does cooking food remove its nutrients?; and why does beer taste differently when outdoors? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 9-11, UFOs and military conspiracies, with Dr David Finkleman What 9-11 was like from within the North American Aerospace Defense Command. Plus: collecting statistics of UFO sightings; secret scramjets; and what's on the dark side of the Moon. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Mirages, tasty sex and shrinking stomachs Why do we see mirages when it's hot? Plus: can different foods change the taste of people's ejeculate?; and can you shrink or stretch your stomach? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Fish out of water, maturing crops and bird poo Why can't fish survive out of water? Plus: does rain help crops come to maturity quicker than when it's dry?; and why is bird poo white? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Sunscreen, psychosis and concentration Will you absorb vitamin D from sunlight if you wear sunscreen? Plus: what happens during drug-induced psychosis?; and why does focused concentration make you physically tired? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Your brain on music, with Daniel Levitin Why do we have such strong reactions to music? Plus: how does music affect our mood, health and wellbeing?; and why do we want to dance when we hear music? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Jet streams, killer pain and warm-weather wifi Can jet streams turn into clouds? Plus: can someone die from pain?; and why do wifi signals work better in warm, dry weather? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Goosebumps, orgasms and death Why do you get goosebumps when frightened? Plus: does a foetus receive endorphins when it's mother orgasms?; and how environmentally sustainable is death? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Absinth, alcohol and antibiotics Does absinth and Wormwood make you hallucinate? And can you drink alcohol when taking prescription antibiotics? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Ice-cream headaches, hair and eye shape What causes 'ice cream' headaches? Plus: will shaving cause us to become hairless?; how can eye shape affect the way you read?; and why do smoke detectors have radioactive material in them? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Space elevators, black holes and time travel The science of space, with Dr Alastair Reynolds. Plus: how does broadband go faster?; why can't nuclear waste be shot in to the Sun?; and what happens when black holes merge? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Inertia, apnia and debt: the science of sleep The mysteries of sleep are explored, with sleep researcher Dr Sean Williams. Plus: how do we fall asleep?; what is sleep inertia and sleep apnia?; and what is sleep debt? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Charges, cuts and stitches Why do rechargeable batteries need to be run fully flat? Plus: why do shaving cuts bleed more than normally?; and what is runner's 'stitch'? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website High high in the sky What colour is the Sun? Plus: Do your eyes or brain make you colour-blind?; Can someone parachuting break the sound barrier?; and how much light is lost when transmitting through fibre-optic cables? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Deodorant dilemmas and adopting diesel Is deodorant bad for you and why does it stop you from smelling? If diesel is used in trucks, why is it not used in cars? Can plasma screens accelerate growth in plants? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Animal accents and sweet sugar Do animals in different countries have different accents? What's the difference between white and brown sugar? If Jupiter is a gas planet, why can we see the impact of meteorites on its surface? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Fluoro tattoos and ultrasonic toothbrushes Are there fluorescent ink tattoos that can only be seen under black light? What are ultrasonic toothbrushes and do they work? Why does it get colder as the sun rises? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Tired eyes and bush fires Why do we get bags under our eyes when we are tired? Can you use salt water to put out bush fires? Can second-hand smoke cause heart disease? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Magnetic metals and tattoo theories Why are some metals magnetic and other metals are not? Does tattooed skin act as a barrier for skin cancer? Why isn't Pluto a planet anymore? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Acid rain and light dimmers How much acid rain falls in Australia? Does dimming the lights in your house save energy? What is Murphy's Law and where does it come from? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Shooting star sounds and spider web sparks Can you hear a shooting star? Do spider webs conduct electricity? Does the old wives' tale of deaths coming in threes have any scientific basis? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Slumber senses and remembering dreams Does your sense of smell work when you are sleeping? Can you train yourself to remember your dreams? How many alcoholic drinks does it take before you damage your brain cells? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Train your brain and 3D TVs Can you increase your memory by training your brain? Why do you need glasses to watch 3D TVs? Are our eyeballs fully grown when we are born? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Venomous spider bites and muscle cramp myths If you receive antivenom for a spider bite are you immune from future venomous spider bites? Can throat lozenges make your throat worse? What causes muscle cramps? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Skin burns and burning energy Do you burn more energy walking up or down a hill? Are there any side effects from using too much sunscreen? Is it harder to swim in fresh or salt water? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Energy efficiency and cracking knuckles Will a shadow cast on a solar panel reduce its efficiency? Is it possible to harness energy through compost? Which renewable resources are most effective in Australia? Is cracking your knuckles bad for you? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Green carrot cake bake-off and 3D shadows Why does carrot cake turn green? Would you cast a 3D shadow if you lived in a 4D world? Can you overcome ticklishness? Would you float at the centre of the Earth if you could dig a hole that far? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Brain control and TV reception Can you overwrite a section of your brain? Why does the reception improve when you stand close to your TV? Can you absorb caffeine through your skin? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Vicious volcanoes and vitamins What caused the lightning over the Eyjafjallajokull volcano? Does taking a daily multi-vitamin keep you healthy? Would an electronic music device weigh more if it was full of music? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Easing itchiness and waterproof chocolate Why does hot water ease itchiness? Is chocolate waterproof? Does shining a light on the back of your knee reset your body clock? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website One-way glass wonders and sticker scams How does one-way glass work and can it be used to trap light? Do mobile phone anti-radiation stickers really work? How do trees know that it's time to lose their leaves in autumn? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Vivid voices and special scales If you hear a voice in your head, can your middle ear muscles detect the sound? Do scales measuring your fat and bone density actually work? Is it scientifically possible to choose the sex of your baby? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Colourful clouds and cold headaches Why do clouds turn green before it hails? Why do we get headaches when we eat or drink something cold? And what are the squiggly lines that appear on your eyeball? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Ringing eardrums and insect conundrums Why do your ears ring after hearing loud music? Do ants know when it's going to rain? How many times can a mosquito bite you? And can you break your penis? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Weight-gain gum and glowing bones Does chewing gum make you put on weight? What happens to your brain when you have a thought? Are there any sure-fire ways of winning money, and glow-in-the-dark chicken bones! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Fruit verses vegies and sensitive senses What is the difference between a fruit and a vegetable? Are your senses heightened in the dark? Why does your stomach grumble? Did the recent earthquake change time? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Time travel and bad bananas Could you go back in time if you travel fast enough? Why do bruised bananas taste bad? Are straight lines really straight? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Olympic flames and winter games Why doesn't the Olympic flame cast a shadow? If you weigh more will you go faster on the luge? Does burning dried cattle poo keep the flies away? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Blue blood and vampires Would your blood turn blue if you cut yourself in an oxygen-free environment? Can people crave blood and be sensitive to sunlight just like vampires? Would an astronaut explode if he took his helmet off in outer space? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Swearing and seeing stars Why doesn't it hurt as much when you swear? Can you see stars during daytime if you are down a deep well? Can low frequency sounds damage your hearing? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Extraterrestrial fire and balancing bands How does fire behave in space? Can you see the whites of animals' eyes? And do holographic wristbands improve your balance? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Bouncing berries and naming boogers Why do raisins in a glass of champagne bob up and down? Why do I weigh less in the morning than I did the night before? And what's the scientific name for a booger? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Catching rays and losing warts Can you be exposed to more radiation on a long plane flight than you would get from having a CAT scan? How do warts grow and how do you get rid of them? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Pee in the pool and spinning sperm Can pee in pool water make your eyes sting? Is it possible to spin yourself fast enough to separate male and female sperm? And why is the moon bigger on the horizon than in the sky? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dry lightning and deja vu What is dry lightning? Is there a scientific explanation for deja vu? Can hot tea cool you down in hot weather? And could a fart cast a shadow? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Farts in baths and musical heartbeats Why do farts smell worse in the bath? Why does my heartbeat change to the beat of the music? And without oxygen can things still explode in space? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Space screams and surfing feeds Is it true you can't hear a scream in space? Can eating burnt toast give you cancer? And is it better for my metabolism if I eat before or after I go surfing? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Water, wormholes and freezing cheese Why does hot water in the shower taste different to water out of the tap? Does a wormhole take more energy to create than is available in the universe? And can you freeze cheese? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Runaway rubber and stunted gym junkies Where does all the rubber you lose from your tyres go? If you start working out at a young age will it stunt your growth? And is there alcohol in sweets? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Bug baby and mobile mysteries Can flying ants give birth to live young? Why can I get mobile phone coverage at a gig when the band is playing and not when it stops? Why does my brain hurt if it doesn't have pain receptors? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Romantic reproduction and rutty roads Does the mood a couple are in when having sex to conceive a child have any effect on the personality of the resulting child? And what causes corrugations to form on dirt roads? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Wee, water and weighty wind Why do we get an urge to wee when we hear the sound of running water? How did water come to be on Earth? And do you lose weight when you pass wind? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dr Karl gets dusty in the name of science Why did the sun appear blue in the dust storm yesterday? What causes the white marks you can get on your fingernails? How can women who haven't given birth lactate? And can you smell danger? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Stainless steel soap, sunburn and synaesthesia How does stainless steel soap work? Can animals get sunburn and skin cancer? Who invented the concept of time? And why do you see different colours and shapes when you close your eyes? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dr Karl on triplej 2009-03-12 Join Dr Karl Kruszelnicki, Zan Rowe and their scientific guests, with a bunch of curious triplej listeners for a weekly injection of science, myth-bashing and answers! Thursdays from 11am EST! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dr Karl on triplej 2008-12-11 Dr Karl is chilling out in Antarctica for summer. He'll be back in early Feb to talk about his cool adventure and lots more hot science on triple j. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Lumpy tattoos and tiger allergies Why do tattoos become lumpy when the weather changes? If you were allergic to cats would you also be allergic to lions and tigers? Can the image resolution of a digital camera beat the human eye? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Seeing red and heavy sleepers Why do you vomit when you overexercise? Can we create AC electricity from sunlight? Do you actually see red when you're angry? And why do people feel heavier when they're asleep? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dr Karl and Fred Watson celebrate National Science Week What causes bags under your eyes? Does using sunscreen reduce your body's ability to produce Vitamin D? And what is a shooting star and why does it shoot? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Hoaxes, human skeletons and hermaphrodites Dr Karl debunks some persistent internet hoaxes. Plus: How are scientists able to reconstruct what a person looked like from only their skeleton? And how does hermaphroditism occur? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dr Karl talks stars, shadows and baby pelicans What is the Big Aussie Star Hunt? During the bushfires why did shadows have a light blue tinge? Why are flies so attracted to humans? And where do baby pelicans live? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Shocking science and Guinness world records What would happen if you got stuck in an electric fence? Why do Perth and Melbourne have such different climates although they are at similar latitudes? And why do some people have a heightened sense of smell when they're exercising? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dr Karl looks for aliens with Jill Tarter How does SETI@home work? Would technologically advanced alien civilisations share similar emotional and psychological traits to us? How did an African tribe know Sirius had a companion star centuries before astronomers? And what's the best picture of aliens you've ever seen? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dr Karl explores the universe with Simon Singh What happens if you remove an electron from an atom? Is anything in the physical world truly random? What caused the Big Bang? How do you measure distance in space and would a corpse decompose on the moon? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dr Karl ponders with the public on triplej Do springs get affected by tides? Why is it colder just before dawn? Sound in air races sound travelling via an electric cable, and sunburn faces off against osteoporosis. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Men, mobiles and Min Min lights Will humans need to become mechanised? And myths about men, mobiles and Min Min lights. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dr Karl answers some itchy questions Why does back scratching feel so good? Also: Can you recharge your mobile by sending an SMS? Is urinating on tomato plants good for them? And do tides occur in salt lakes? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dr Karl and heads in jars Could a head survive without its body? Also: Why don't sharks eat the other fish in aquariums? Could a double-yolked egg give rise to twin chicks? And why do we make silly faces when we're exercising? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Salivating science with Dr Karl What's so hot about a toasted sandwich? Also: Why do we shiver? How painful is pain? And why are galaxies galactic-shaped? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Space myths busted with Bernie Hobbs and Fred Watson Can you land on a gas giant? And: is it possible to block gravity?; could life exist elsewhere in the universe?; and so much more. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Eco-friendly science with Bernie Hobbs What's better for the garden - rain or tap water?; how do you measure the distance to the horizon?; and why does my skin go wrinkly? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Flu-free science with Dr James Bradfield Moody Where did swine flu come from?; do text messages contribute to global warming?; and why does my home-brew beer go flat? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Hot science with Bernie Hobbs What happens when you eat chilli? Plus: are diesel or petrol cars more green?; do fish feel pain when they get hooked?; and why can't blood donors have hot drinks afterwards? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Bernie Hobbs and fossilised farting bacteria Dr Karl stand-in, Bernie Hobbs, reveals the decline of methane-producing ancient bacteria led to an oxygen-rich atmosphere for earth. Plus: when do babies begin to remember things?; when we smell something what are we actually breathing in?; why do radios move off their set frequency?; why do the Earth's magnetic poles move?; and what would happen if a person died on Mars and their body was left there, would it still decay? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dr Karl talks back with Dr Tim Flannery What's the quickest way to stop sweating after exercise?; is biochar a legitimate solution to carbon emissions?; why do men have nipples?; double glazing versus solar power; how can you navigate through space when everything is moving?; and why do diamonds have different colours? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Death and science DRKARLONTRIPLEJPODCAST: Why do your bowels move when you die?; are whale beachings suicide or caused by something else?; how might we live forever?; where do your bodily fluids go when you die?; how long could your brain survive after decapitation?; and what is the margin of error when declaring someone brain dead? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dr Karl on triplej This week: gyrocoptors, Twitter and connectivity; belly button fluff and washing clothes; do dead march flies attract more march flies; asparagus and smelly urine; do cockroaches survive high doses of radiation?; the moon and optical air density; long-term effects of car exhaust on human health; life, the universe and everything in between. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dr Karl - Science on Mornings 2008-01-24 Dr Karl talks about all sorts of stuff with Zan Rowe in the Morning , Thursdays from 11am EST Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Bernie Hobbs - Science on Mornings 2007-11-15 Bernie Hobbs talks about all sorts of stuff with Zan Rowe in the Morning , Thursdays from 11am EST Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Bernie Hobbs - Science on Mornings 2007-11-08 Join Zan Rowe and her scientific guests, with a bunch of curious triple j listeners for a weekly injection of science, myth-bashing and answers! Thursdays from 11am EST Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Bernie Hobbs - Science on Mornings 2007-11-01 Bernie Hobbs talks about all sorts of stuff with Zan Rowe in the Morning , Thursdays from 11am EST Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Bernie Hobbs - Science on Mornings 2007-10-25 Join Zan Rowe and her scientific guests, with a bunch of curious triple j listeners for a weekly injection of science, myth-bashing and answers! Thursdays from 11am EST Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dr Karl 2007-07-12 Dr Karl talks about all sorts of stuff with Zan Rowe in the Morning , Thursdays from 11am EST Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website