Dr Karl Podcast

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Oct 29, 2020 • 34min

Lactose, acid reflux, plunger coffee

Can i change my tastebuds? Can i overcome my food intolerance? Does eating affect my mood?Dr Karl answers these questions and more on triple j Mornings, with host Lucy Smith and Professor Clare Collins from the University of Newcastle.
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Oct 22, 2020 • 40min

Vacuums, toothbrushes, funny bones

How does weather affect our mood?Can a chicken produce a fertile egg without a rooster?How do some people grow out of their allergies?Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j mornings with host Lucy Smith.
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Oct 15, 2020 • 43min

Heartbeats, pheromones, brain orgasms

Why does seeing babies make me want to have babies?Do you start looking like your partner?Can I fall in love via smell?Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j mornings with host Lucy Smith.
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Oct 8, 2020 • 39min

Hydroxychloroquine, contact tracing, vaccines

A special COVID edition of Science with Dr Karl this week.We answer all your questions with the host of the ABC's Coronacast Tegan Taylor & Professor Marc Pellegrini - joint head of infectious diseases and immune defence at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute in Melbourne.
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Oct 1, 2020 • 39min

Phantom pain, octopuses, staring

Why do we want to squeeze cute things? Do birds feel G-Force when changing direction? Will my semen trigger my partners allergies?Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j mornings with host Lucy Smith
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Sep 24, 2020 • 40min

Kookaburras, sign language, trypophobia

Should you soap your genitals?Do ducklings ever change their order?Can muscle memory be hereditary?Dr Karl answers these questions and more on triple j Mornings, with host Lucy Smith.
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Sep 17, 2020 • 39min

Tenet, eyebrows, biotics

Which came first; the chicken or the egg?Why does cutting onions make me cry?Does my pee always come out in the same direction?Dr Karl answers these questions and more on triple j Mornings, with host Bryce Mills.
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Sep 10, 2020 • 40min

Pet psychology, bruises, the sky

Why is the sky Blue?Why do boiled eggs explode in the microwave?Why are some planets called 'Gas Giants'?Dr Karl answers these questions and more on triple j Mornings, with host Lucy Smith.
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Sep 3, 2020 • 39min

Colliding black holes, burritos, birds

How do we create blood?Do animals have a sense of humour?Do birds like flying?Dr Karl answers these questions and more on triple j Mornings, with host Lucy Smith.
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Aug 27, 2020 • 40min

Comets, coffee, covid

Can you catch a ride on a comet?Why does coffee work some mornings and not others?How do trees produce Oxygen?Dr Karl answers these questions and more on triple j Mornings, with host Lucy Smith.

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