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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

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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?...

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[ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:14:00 +1100 ]

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?...

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[ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:30:00 +1100 ]

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?...

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[ Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:54:00 +1100 ]

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?...

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[ Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:11:00 +1100 ]

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?...

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[ Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:53:00 +1000 ]

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?...

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[ Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:22:00 +1000 ]

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?...

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[ Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:09:00 +1000 ]

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?...

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[ Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:52:00 +1000 ]

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?...

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[ Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:42:00 +1000 ]

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?...

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[ Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:28:00 +1000 ]

Speedy spacecraft and eating dirt

Could my child love to eat dirt because of an iron deficiency? Why do spacecraft re-enter the atmosphere so fast? And why do the mushrooms in my paddocks grow in big circles?...

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[ Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:02:00 +1000 ]

Dr Karl on triplej 2009-01-29

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!...

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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!...

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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....

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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?...

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[ Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:55:00 +1000 ]

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?...

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[ Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:28:00 +1000 ]

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?...

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[ Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:40:00 +1000 ]

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?...

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[ Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:28:00 +1000 ]

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? ...

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[ Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:27:00 +1000 ]

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?...

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[ Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:52:00 +1000 ]

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?...

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[ Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:22:00 +1000 ]

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?...

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[ Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:24:00 +1000 ]

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....

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[ Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:51:00 +1000 ]

Men, mobiles and Min Min lights

Will humans need to become mechanised? And myths about men, mobiles and Min Min lights....

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[ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:00:00 +1000 ]

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?...

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[ Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:00:00 +1000 ]

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?...

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[ Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:25:00 +1000 ]

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?...

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[ Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:41:00 +1000 ]

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....

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[ Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]

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?...

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[ Thu, 07 May 2009 13:29:00 +1000 ]

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?...

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[ Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:36:00 +1000 ]

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