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Is fasting a fad with Dr Nick Fuller (298)
Season 5 Episode 29
The good news for intermittent fasters is that cutting calories reduces your weight. The bad news? Shorter eating windows may have no effect on your …
4 years ago
Medical Cannabis with Dr Bahceci
Season 5 Episode 30
Medicinal use of cannabis is a big deal. How many cannabinoid chemicals are there? How receptive is the human body? Can you drive a car after CB pain…
4 years ago
Testing the BMI with Dr Nick Fuller
Season 5 Episode 28
BMI (Body Mass Index) is a universal health tool. Dr Karl and Dr Nick delve into its past and why it still is an indicator of good health despite man…
4 years ago
Forensic Psychology with Associate Professor Helen Paterson (296)
Season 5 Episode 27
Forensic science explores physical evidence at a crime scene. So what does forensic psychology add? Can behavioural patterns be left at crime scenes?…
4 years ago
Quantum Computing with Professor David Reilly
Season 5 Episode 26
All our computers are obsolete - theoretically. On the horizon are superfast devices operating close to the speed of light at the extremity of the li…
4 years, 1 month ago
A Gambler's Mind with Dr Tobias-Webb
Season 5 Episode 25
What keeps gamblers in the game? How many wins? Not as many as you think. Sociologist Dr Tobias-Webb explains to Dr Karl why some imagine they are o…
4 years, 1 month ago
Jupiter with Professor Geraint Lewis
Season 5 Episode 24
Jupiter is a huge planet. It is more than twice as massive as all the others combined. So what stops it from catching fire and becoming a star ? Prof…
4 years, 1 month ago
Sleep with Professor Siobhan Banks (292)RPT
Season 5 Episode 23
There are many sleep myths. Dr Karl clears up some with sleep researcher Professor Banks. So are there links between bad sleep and inflammatory dise…
4 years, 1 month ago
Babylon spreadsheets with Dr Daniel Mansfield (291)
Season 5 Episode 22
Babylonian clay tablets are not always as they seem. What looked like a Pythagorean spreadsheet turned out to be much more. An Australian mathematici…
4 years, 1 month ago
Four ingredients for Health with Prof. Clare Collins
Season 5 Episode 21
Dietetics Professor Collins has found four ingredients to improve our health. They are inexpensive, easy to prepare and natural. She has even road te…
4 years, 2 months ago