Human prosperity has risen on the wings of bees - until recently. A species-jumping parasite has landed in Australia. Bee geneticist Dr Remnant explains to Dr Karl how and why this is so risky. DrKarl.com Dr. Remnant...
Dec 10, 2023•21 min•Ep 50•Transcript available on Metacast Space hardware needs to be reliable, affordable and repairable. Recycling rockets and reprogramming helicopters are all part of a day's work for support staff. Adrian Brown Dr karl
Dec 03, 2023•26 min•Ep 49•Transcript available on Metacast Salts prove Mars once had water. The rings tell us more about how and when this happened. Also the story of the lost chopper and how they found it. Dr Karl with first-hand accounts from Percy's driver. Adrian Brown Dr Karl
Nov 26, 2023•25 min•Ep 48•Transcript available on Metacast Dr Karl gets a detailed briefing on a giant starry bubble just announced. Professor Lewis includes CMB, BAOs and traces of Dark Matter in his explanation. DrKarl.com Geraint F Lewis
Nov 19, 2023•23 min•Ep 47•Transcript available on Metacast There are F Bombs in the Oppenheimer movie but no mention of G Bombs. Dr Karl probes Prof Lewis for the original source of atomic energy . The answer is surprising. DrKarl.com Geraint F Lewis
Nov 12, 2023•23 min•Ep 46•Transcript available on Metacast Dr Karl meets Assistant Professor Lisa Piccirillo who unravelled an age-old knotty problem with four dimensional topology. Professor Piccirillo will deliver the Simon Marais Memorial Lecture at The University of Sydney on 7 November, register here. Dr Karl Professor Lisa Piccirillo...
Nov 05, 2023•21 min•Ep 45•Transcript available on Metacast How far can we "see" through Space-Time? Professor Lewis takes Dr Karl to a place where everything is in slo-mo (relatively). The discussion naturally concludes with Time Machines. DrKarl.com Geraint F Lewis
Oct 29, 2023•17 min•Ep 44•Transcript available on Metacast How do Cosmologists measure Space-Time? Professor Lewis explains Einstein's clocks and the new cosmic ticks. DrKarl.com Geraint F Lewis
Oct 22, 2023•20 min•Ep 43•Transcript available on Metacast What governs the resources, risks and rewards on the Moon, Mars and beyond? Dr Karl gets a booster shot of Space law with specialist lecturer Duncan Blake. Drkarl.com Duncan Blake
Oct 15, 2023•27 min•Ep 42•Transcript available on Metacast What are the rules for human behaviour in Space ? Dr Karl gets an introduction to Space Law history with specialist lecturer Duncan Blake. Drkarl.com Duncan Blake
Oct 08, 2023•24 min•Ep 41•Transcript available on Metacast Stars & Cows with astrophysicist Prof Peter Tuthill & Wildlife Conservation Biologist Tiahni Adamson (356)
Oct 01, 2023•26 min•Ep 40•Transcript available on Metacast The story of how a local oncologist took a pledge against Big Tobacco to the United Nations and had it passed. Dr Karl talks with Dr Bronwyn King about her crusade against the merchants of preventable disease through tobacco-free portfolios. drkarl.com tobaccofreeportfolios.org...
Sep 24, 2023•25 min•Ep 39•Transcript available on Metacast Meet tyre nerd and chemist Dr Linda Mitchell. She works in stewardship - trying to improve our recycling of rubber. How many old Australian tyres are exported and burned each year? Way too many and Dr Mitchell knows how we can do better. DrKarl.com TSA Lindylulu77...
Sep 17, 2023•23 min•Ep 38•Transcript available on Metacast Professor Davis and Dr Karl delve into the universal tensions and cosmic ripples. Are there frozen clumps at regular intervals leading back to the Big Bang? drkarl.com @tamarastro
Sep 10, 2023•26 min•Ep 37•Transcript available on Metacast Dr Karl meets two Green Chemists. For 30 years they have been encouraging sustainable and cleaner chemical processes. DrKarl.com Dr Paul Anastas John Warner...
Sep 03, 2023•26 min•Ep 36•Transcript available on Metacast Will 2023 be the year that we both see and feel more gravity waves? Dr Karl probes Prof Lewis about what is so exciting linking LIGO with Pulsars. DrKarl.com Geraint F Lewis
Aug 21, 2023•19 min•Ep 34•Transcript available on Metacast Meet a scientist working to build and test a fusion power plant. Fusion Professor Howard Wilson has intimate knowledge of plasma - the stuff inside stars - and what is needed to safely contain it on earth. Prof. Wilson
Aug 13, 2023•22 min•Ep 33•Transcript available on Metacast PhD student Kirsten Banks takes Dr Karl on a deep journey towards a new candle standard. Stellar seismology and the search for exoplanets may make galactic maps more accurate. @Astrokirsten
Aug 06, 2023•27 min•Ep 32•Transcript available on Metacast Gene therapies are being approved for a growing number of conditions. Professor Alexander talks to Dr Karl about how they work and the decades of testing to make them safe. Prof. Ian Alexander Dr. Karl
Jul 30, 2023•32 min•Ep 31•Transcript available on Metacast Nature needs our help to beat global warming. Dr Karl consults Prof D'Alessandro about her team's work to pull carbon out of the air using solar power. Professor D'Alessandro Dr Karl
Jul 23, 2023•26 min•Ep 30•Transcript available on Metacast Around 20 years ago a worldwide hormone scare took hold. Was it a media beat-up? Dr Natasha Vavrek takes Dr Karl through the experiment that caused it and numbers that were misreported. Today HRT is called MHT and is safe again. thebubbletasmania DrKarl
Jul 16, 2023•25 min•Ep 29•Transcript available on Metacast Australia has implemented laws to permit the use of some psychedelic drugs in strictly controlled circumstances. Psychedelics researcher Dr Paul Liknaitsky and acclaimed author Heather Rose discuss the possibilities and complexities. #shirtloadsofscience This podcast will discuss topics of mental health. If you find parts of this content confronting or distressing contact Lifeline on 131114. Heather Rose Dr Paul Liknaitzky...
Jul 09, 2023•21 min•Ep 28•Transcript available on Metacast Astrophysicist, author, and speaker Neil deGrasse Tyson joins Dr Karl to talk about science communication. Today needs global action based on solid science like never before - so how to frame it ? July 23 NZ-Au-Sg Tour dates Drkarl.com
Jul 02, 2023•15 min•Ep 27•Transcript available on Metacast Healthy eating begins in the mouth. How much should you chew food? What sized bites are best? Can Dental Health affect your gut? Dr Karl masticates these topics with Dietetics Professor Collins. drkarl.com
Jun 19, 2023•25 min•Ep 25•Transcript available on Metacast Wind-powered turbines are powerful machines. So why only three blades? Dr Rosemary gives Dr Karl an introduction to the engineering and physics of getting electricity from air currents. drkarl.com
Jun 11, 2023•25 min•Ep 24•Transcript available on Metacast How can we measure space? Dr Karl consults a Radio Astronomer on units. Please note: Star Wars and Hans Solo references included. drkarl.com
Jun 04, 2023•24 min•Ep 23•Transcript available on Metacast Could a black hole photobomb a star? Dr Laura Driessen explains. drkarl.com
May 28, 2023•26 min•Ep 22•Transcript available on Metacast Too hot for synthesis ? Too cool to stick ? The early universe is a bog for electrons . Dr Karl gets the latest on Dwarfs vs Dwarves with Prof Lewis.
May 21, 2023•28 min•Ep 21•Transcript available on Metacast Electricity is how Australians get to 43% net zero by 2030. Transport must be part of that plan. Dr Sturmberg has been testing strategies to put electric cars on the grid, in the home and out in paddocks. Recorded in Dec 2022 information was correct then. bjornsturmberg.com drkarl.com...
May 14, 2023•27 min•Ep 20•Transcript available on Metacast Matter and Energy continue to raise shadowy questions in physics. Dr Karl tests some recent dark theories with Professor Lewis. drkarl.com geraintflewis.com
May 07, 2023•24 min•Ep 19•Transcript available on Metacast