Shirtloads of Science
Dr Karl’s a curious optimist – a great combination for a science lover. Join him and his guests for weird facts, amazing conversation and remember, it’s never too late for a happy childhood.
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- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 23 minutes
- Episodes
- 429
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
Greening the Reef to save the fish with Dr Daniela Ceccarelli (163)
Marine Biologist Dr. Daniela Ceccarelli has been studying the Great Barrier reef for around 20 years. She lives and works there and has uncovered some of the complex relationships between seaweed, al…
Our most important Sex Organ with Dr Amee Baird (162)
What controls our sex life ? Dr Amee Baird has a tremendous insight into this. As a clinical neuropsychologist, she has studied many people whose sexual behaviour suddenly changed. It remains a taboo…
Dr Karl's Random AR Road Trip with Dr Bernie (161)
Dr Bernie probes the Augmented Realities inside Dr Karl's new book. Are the 3D animations impressive ? Do the walking, talking virtual Karls look amazing on her phone ? Is this the new frontier in s…
The Thai Cave rescue with hero anaesthetist Dr Richard Harris (160)
2019's Australian of the Year Award was most unusual, shared between two extraordinary people - Veterinary Surgeon, Craig Challen and Anaesthetist Richard Harris. They were pivotal in the rescue of a…
Space Archaeology with Dr Alice Gorman (159)
Dr Alice Gorman is an internationally recognised leader in the emerging field of space archaeology. So how do you create a job like that? It begins with rubbish. Dr Alice takes Dr Karl back to the f…
Unboiling an Egg with Prof Colin Raston (158)
How do you un-boil an egg? A Professor of Chemistry showed what was possible and won an Ig-Nobel Prize. It's all about the structure of proteins and how you fold them.
Fire Tornados - How Jason Sharples used Maths to predict fire behaviour (157)
Firestorms attacked Australia's Capital City in 2003. Four people died. Dr Karl meets Prof Jason Sharples. His analysis has altered the world's understanding of fire. In certain conditions fires jump…
What and where is Life? (156)
The discovery of a planet beyond our solar system was rewarded with a share of the 2019 Nobel Physics Prize. Thousands more exoplanets have since been discovered but is there life out there? Rocket p…
Life Out There - the new science of Astrobiology (155)
2019's Nobel Physics prize was shared by three Astrophysicists: Jim Peebles for his Big Bang cosmology plus Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz for their discovery of exoplanets. To discover life out ther…
Vaccination Saves us - with Dr David Isaacs (154)
Polio, smallpox, measles, whooping cough - the list goes on. Vaccination has saved more human lives than other treatments. Dr David gives Dr Karl the facts on our biggest medical miracle - training…
Sand Talk with Tyson Yunkaporta (153)
Dr Karl embraces Sand Talk. The first Australians have been exchanging complex concepts this way for 60,000 years. Climate Change and the nature of Time can both be discussed (in Sand Talk).Tyson Yun…
NASA Flight Director Matt Abbott (151)
July 2019 marked 50 years since the Apollo moon landing. Days later, Chris Kraft, a visionary behind Mission Control and Nasa's first flight director died aged 95. Dr Karl talks with Matt Abbott - a …
Kate Cole on protecting yourself from Silicosis (150)
Silicosis is a deadly lung condition. It is an occupational disease traditionally associated with stone masons and miners. Today new generations are at risk. From workers on infrastructure to home ha…
Kate Cole Silicosis Science and History (149)
Digging big holes is dangerous work. Silicosis is a cumulative and sometimes fatal disease resulting from breathing in certain types of dust from broken rocks. Kate Cole is Occupational Health and Hy…
The Rust that Kills Breakfast (148)
Romans used Red Dog sacrifices but could not stop it. Decades ago Science slowed the red fungi with new strains of cereal crops. Food security is back in the headlines and the battle is not over acco…
The Lancet diet with Dr Kyra Sim (147)
Dr Karl and Dr Sim work through a Diet that balances the needs of farmers, ecologists and your body to find a natural balance. The diet (published in the Lancet) is meant to challenge us towards a su…
Autism is so diverse that researchers need a spectrum (146)
Dr Karl talks with University of Sydney researcher Marilena Demayo about the complex process of identifying and unravelling autism. @MMDeMayo
Eat your way to Happiness with Professor Collins (145) RPT
Research is showing that "Happy" meals are real. Not only do you feel better at the dinner table, those feelings are long lasting. Also you can amplify the good effects by how you dine. Spoiler Aler…
3 Doctors on Carbon, Black Holes and Car Keys (144)
How to make Graphene at home, how to visualise a Black Hole and the accidental Car Key immobiliser. Doctors Karl, Alice and Jessica with the latest.
The Symbiology of Corals and how it might save them (143)
It's 20 years since our first modern Global Coral Bleaching event. Now they are regular, harder and faster. A deadly trio of climate change conditions are killing corals. Dr Emma Camp, a Marine Bio-g…