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Join Dr Karl Kruszelnicki, Linda Marigliano and their scientific guests, with a bunch of curious triple j listeners for a weekly injection of science, myth-bashing and answers!

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    • Jul 7, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekdays NEW EPISODES
    • 37m AVG DURATION
    • 506 EPISODES

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    Suckling babies, mosquitos, new species

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2022 36:51


    How do baby animals (and humans) instinctively know how to suckle when they're born? What purpose do mosquitos have in the ecosystem? How long does a species have to be isolated for it to be considered a 'new' species? Dr Karl is joined by founder of Deadly Science and proud Gamilaaray man, Corey Tutt to answer these questions and more. Hosted by Lucy Smith on triple j Mornings.

    Crumbs, squishing babies, bee deaths

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2022 39:30


    Can our eyes change colour? What would happen if a planet disappeared from our solar system? Why don't we all have the same sense of taste? Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j Mornings with Lucy Smith.

    Blood alcohol concentration, frying chilli, lube

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2022 36:47


    Should you keep your tent flaps open? What happens to helium balloons when you let them go? Why does bottled water have a use by date? Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j Mornings with Lucy Smith.

    Crumbs, squishing babies, bee deaths

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2022 39:30


    Can our eyes change colour? What would happen if a planet disappeared from our solar system? Why don't we all have the same sense of taste? Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j Mornings with Lucy Smith.

    Blood alcohol concentration, frying chilli, lube

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2022 36:47


    Should you keep your tent flaps open? What happens to helium balloons when you let them go? Why does bottled water have a use by date? Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j Mornings with Lucy Smith.

    Ice baths, black holes, hungry cadavers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2022 39:55


    How do dogs experience time? Will the trip to Mars be dangerous? Does Dr Karl believe in Aliens? Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j Mornings with Lucy Smith.

    Ice baths, black holes, hungry cadavers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2022 39:55


    How do dogs experience time? Will the trip to Mars be dangerous? Does Dr Karl believe in Aliens? Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j Mornings with Lucy Smith.

    Eyebrows, carbon dioxide, stomach noises

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2022 39:40


    Do ceiling fans work in winter mode? Are tastebuds on the wrong side of the tongue? Can we call blood a solid? Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j Mornings with Lucy Smith.

    Eyebrows, carbon dioxide, stomach noises

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2022 39:40


    Do ceiling fans work in winter mode? Are tastebuds on the wrong side of the tongue? Can we call blood a solid? Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j Mornings with Lucy Smith.

    Happy hypoxia, foggy windscreens, bus vs car passengers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2022 36:28


    Would a body decompose in space? Do noise cancelling headphones protect our ears? When will we create a super human? Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j Mornings with Lucy Smith.

    Happy hypoxia, foggy windscreens, bus vs car passengers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2022 36:28


    Would a body decompose in space? Do noise cancelling headphones protect our ears? When will we create a super human? Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j Mornings with Lucy Smith.

    Rose thorns, oil, painkillers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2022 32:02


    Why are thorns on roses less sharp when they are dead? Is it true that oil on Earth is being slowly, but infinitely being replenished? Do painkillers really know how to target pain? Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j mornings with Lucy Smith.

    Rose thorns, oil, painkillers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2022 32:02


    Why are thorns on roses less sharp when they are dead? Is it true that oil on Earth is being slowly, but infinitely being replenished? Do painkillers really know how to target pain? Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j mornings with Lucy Smith.

    Red heads, muscle memory, cold weather

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2022 38:37


    Why do red heads get sunburnt so easily? What would happen if humans never developed muscle memory? Does cold weather make you pee more often?  Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j mornings with Lucy Smith.

    Red heads, muscle memory, cold weather

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2022 38:37


    Why do red heads get sunburnt so easily? What would happen if humans never developed muscle memory? Does cold weather make you pee more often?  Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j mornings with Lucy Smith.

    Red dirt, sugar levels, chemtrails

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2022 39:47


    What makes red dirt red? Why do our sugar levels affect our moods? What's the difference between a conspiracy theorist and a science denialist? Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j mornings with Lucy Smith.

    Red dirt, sugar levels, chemtrails

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2022 39:47


    What makes red dirt red? Why do our sugar levels affect our moods? What's the difference between a conspiracy theorist and a science denialist? Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j mornings with Lucy Smith.

    Raw meat, spontaneous human combustion, drunk mosquitoes.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2022 39:00


    Are there health benefits from eating raw meat? Is spontaneous human combustion a real thing? If a mosquito bites me while I'm drunk, does the mosquito get drunk too? Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j mornings with Lachie Pringle.

    Raw meat, spontaneous human combustion, drunk mosquitoes.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2022 39:00


    Are there health benefits from eating raw meat? Is spontaneous human combustion a real thing? If a mosquito bites me while I'm drunk, does the mosquito get drunk too? Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j mornings with Lachie Pringle.

    Grass, crumbs, sentience

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2022 36:33


    Can lightning make grass greener? What's the closest call we've ever had with a meteorite? Will Artificial Intelligence ever be sentient? Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j mornings with Lucy Smith.

    Grass, crumbs, sentience

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2022 36:33


    Can lightning make grass greener? What's the closest call we've ever had with a meteorite? Will Artificial Intelligence ever be sentient? Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j mornings with Lucy Smith.

    Antibodies vs Virus, Mars, Mosquitos

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2022 39:34


    How can you tell the difference between antibodies and a virus? Would a compass work on Mars? Why are some mosquitos silent and others loud? Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j mornings with Lucy Smith.

    Antibodies vs Virus, Mars, Mosquitos

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2022 39:34


    How can you tell the difference between antibodies and a virus? Would a compass work on Mars? Why are some mosquitos silent and others loud? Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j mornings with Lucy Smith.

    Under-eye bags, fingernail growth, sneezing

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2022 39:32


    Why do we get bags under our eyes when we're tired? Why do my fingernails grow faster when I've been drinking? Why do I always sneeze five times in a row – never four, never six? Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j mornings with Tyrone Pynor.

    Under-eye bags, fingernail growth, sneezing

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2022 39:32


    Why do we get bags under our eyes when we're tired? Why do my fingernails grow faster when I've been drinking? Why do I always sneeze five times in a row – never four, never six? Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j mornings with Tyrone Pynor.

    Double yolkers, common cold, tiredness

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2022 41:37


    Where do double yolkers come from? Why is it so hard to shake the common cold? Why does tiredness effect our perception of time and speed? Dr Karl answers these questions and more on triple j Mornings with Lucy Smith.

    Double yolkers, common cold, tiredness

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2022 41:37


    Where do double yolkers come from? Why is it so hard to shake the common cold? Why does tiredness effect our perception of time and speed? Dr Karl answers these questions and more on triple j Mornings with Lucy Smith.

    Manufactured ozone, microwaved food, life advice

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2022 38:56


    Why can't we just make ozone in a lab to replenish what has been lost due to climate change? Is it okay to microwave food twice? What's the best life advice Dr Karl has been given? Dr Karl answers these questions and more on triple j Mornings with Lucy Smith.

    Manufactured ozone, microwaved food, life advice

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2022 38:56


    Why can't we just make ozone in a lab to replenish what has been lost due to climate change? Is it okay to microwave food twice? What's the best life advice Dr Karl has been given? Dr Karl answers these questions and more on triple j Mornings with Lucy Smith.

    The multiverse, alien existence and fit astronauts

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2022 38:54


    Today Dr Lucy and Dr Karl are joined by special guest astrophysicist Professor Geraint Lewis to answer all your questions from around the cosmos. Can you get moonburnt? Could we ever move at the speed of light? How did the big bang happen? What's on the other side of the universe? Dr Karl and Professor Geraint Lewis answer these questions and more on triple j Mornings with Lucy Smith.

    The multiverse, alien existence and fit astronauts

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2022 38:54


    Today Dr Lucy and Dr Karl are joined by special guest astrophysicist Professor Geraint Lewis to answer all your questions from around the cosmos. Can you get moonburnt? Could we ever move at the speed of light? How did the big bang happen? What's on the other side of the universe? Dr Karl and Professor Geraint Lewis answer these questions and more on triple j Mornings with Lucy Smith.

    Salt water, smells, money

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2022 37:46


    It's the most triggering question for your local finance bro - why can't we just print more money? How does our brain know when to kick in and smell things? And why doesn't salt water freeze? Dr Karl answers these questions and more on triple j Mornings with Lucy Smith.

    Salt water, smells, money

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2022 37:46


    It's the most triggering question for your local finance bro - why can't we just print more money? How does our brain know when to kick in and smell things? And why doesn't salt water freeze? Dr Karl answers these questions and more on triple j Mornings with Lucy Smith.

    Infinite mushrooms, eating spiders, onion tears

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2022 40:54


    Are some mushrooms infinite? Why does chopping onions make us cry? What would happen if you ate a venomous spider? Dr Karl answers these questions and more on triple j Mornings with Lucy Smith.

    Infinite mushrooms, eating spiders, onion tears

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2022 40:54


    Are some mushrooms infinite? Why does chopping onions make us cry? What would happen if you ate a venomous spider? Dr Karl answers these questions and more on triple j Mornings with Lucy Smith.

    Ear wiggles, tides, cracking joints

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2022 35:33


    Is there a difference between a raised heart rate from an energy drink compared to excercise? If we didn't have high tides or low tides, what effect would that have on Earth? Why can some people wiggle their ears without touching them? Dr Karl answers these questions and more on triple j Mornings with Lucy Smith.

    Ear wiggles, tides, cracking joints

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2022 35:33


    Is there a difference between a raised heart rate from an energy drink compared to excercise? If we didn't have high tides or low tides, what effect would that have on Earth? Why can some people wiggle their ears without touching them? Dr Karl answers these questions and more on triple j Mornings with Lucy Smith.

    Skim milk vs full cream, diet fads, gluten

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2022 37:28


    Skim milk vs full cream? Is a Keto diet sustainable for your body? Can being pregnant eliminate a gluten intolerance? Dr Karl & Lucy Smith are joined by Professor of nutrition and dietetics, Clare Collins to answers these questions and more, on triple j Mornings.

    Skim milk vs full cream, diet fads, gluten

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2022 37:28


    Skim milk vs full cream? Is a Keto diet sustainable for your body? Can being pregnant eliminate a gluten intolerance? Dr Karl & Lucy Smith are joined by Professor of nutrition and dietetics, Clare Collins to answers these questions and more, on triple j Mornings.

    Bruise colour, DNA tests and Lightning

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2022 38:21


    How does glue work? Does the ocean evaporate? Is there an everlasting supply of lava? Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j Mornings with Lucy Smith.

    Bruise colour, DNA tests and Lightning

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2022 38:21


    How does glue work? Does the ocean evaporate? Is there an everlasting supply of lava? Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j Mornings with Lucy Smith.

    Sink holes, rewiring the brain and spontaneous orgasms

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2022 39:49


    How do clouds work? Will carrots turn you orange? Do our hair and nails keep growing after we die? Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j Mornings.

    Sink holes, rewiring the brain and spontaneous orgasms

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2022 39:49


    How do clouds work? Will carrots turn you orange? Do our hair and nails keep growing after we die? Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j Mornings.

    Predicting rain, mole hairs and smelly wee

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2022 33:04


    Is it bad to have multiple showers per day? How do we actually age? Why do people lose their accent when they sing? Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j Mornings with Joe Khan.

    Ice cubes, showers, urine

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2022 34:57


    Why do ice cubes taste different to water? Do men have worse smelling urine than women? Is showering too often bad for your skin? Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j Mornings.

    Ice cubes, showers, urine

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2022 34:57


    Why do ice cubes taste different to water? Do men have worse smelling urine than women? Is showering too often bad for your skin? Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j Mornings.

    Sleep paralysis, disappearing sneezes, carnivorous plants

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2022 37:24


    What can you do to prevent sleep paralysis? When a sneeze disappears, where does it go? Why do carnivorous plants exist? Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j Mornings with Lucy Smith.

    Sleep paralysis, disappearing sneezes, carnivorous plants

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2022 37:24


    What can you do to prevent sleep paralysis? When a sneeze disappears, where does it go? Why do carnivorous plants exist? Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j Mornings with Lucy Smith.

    Freezing bread, lightyears, energy drinks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2022 37:34


    When is the best time to freeze bread? How do we measure lightyears? Are sugar-free energy drinks worse for you than their sugary counterparts? Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j Mornings with Lucy Smith.

    Freezing bread, lightyears, energy drinks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2022 37:34


    When is the best time to freeze bread? How do we measure lightyears? Are sugar-free energy drinks worse for you than their sugary counterparts? Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j Mornings with Lucy Smith.

    Squirrel survival, testosterone, lightning trees

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2022 39:09


    Why does the gym make me gassy? Do bugs have blood types? Does sound travel further at the beach? Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j Mornings with Lucy Smith.

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