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Hot science with Bernie Hobbs
Duration: 00:33:31; File size: 15MB 392kb What happens when you eat chilli? Plus: are diesel or petrol cars more green?; do fish feel pain when they get hooked?; and why can't blood donors have hot drinks afterwards?
Thursday, 23 April 2009
Bernie Hobbs and fossilised farting bacteria
Duration: 00:37:17; File size: 47MB 144kb Dr Karl stand-in, Bernie Hobbs, reveals the decline of methane-producing ancient bacteria led to an oxygen-rich atmosphere for earth. Plus: when do babies begin to remember things?; when we smell something what are we actually breathing in?; why do radios move off their set frequency?; why do the Earth's magnetic poles move?; and what would happen if a person died on Mars and their body was left there, would it still decay?
Thursday, 16 April 2009
Dr Karl on triplej
Duration: 00:38:02; File size: 17MB 462kb Why did the recent Italian earthquake happen?; can babies dream in the womb?; how do 3D motion pictures work?; does rice continue to expand in your stomach after you've eaten it?; what types of food make you dream more?; and what's the purpose of snot?
Thursday, 9 April 2009
Dr Karl talks back with Dr Tim Flannery
Duration: 00:37:57; File size: 17MB 464kb What's the quickest way to stop sweating after exercise?; is biochar a legitimate solution to carbon emissions?; why do men have nipples?; double glazing versus solar power; how can you navigate through space when everything is moving?; and why do diamonds have different colours?
Thursday, 2 April 2009
Death and science
Duration: 00:41:04; File size: 18MB 896kb Why do your bowels move when you die?; are whale beachings suicide or caused by something else?; how might we live forever?; where do your bodily fluids go when you die?; how long could your brain survive after decapitation?; and what is the margin of error when declaring someone brain dead?
Thursday, 26 March 2009
Dr Karl on triplej
Duration: 00:36:59; File size: 16MB 960kb This week: gyrocoptors, Twitter and connectivity; belly button fluff and washing clothes; do dead march flies attract more march flies; asparagus and smelly urine; do cockroaches survive high doses of radiation?; the moon and optical air density; long-term effects of car exhaust on human health; life, the universe and everything in between.
Thursday, 19 March 2009
Dr Karl on triplej
Duration: 00:37:19; File size: 17MB 96kb This week, Dr Karl discusses: oil spills off Moreton Island; zombies; the real cost of solar-generated electricity; frequency of sex and men's testicle size; Frank Zappa; pins and needles; regenerative braking; does the left-side of our bodies feel pain more than our right-side?; and much, much more.
Thursday, 12 March 2009