Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchSaving lives with a drop of Blood Plasma
Season 1 Episode 121
Dr Karl meets Daniel Alexander. Daniel donates blood plasma every second week. Find out how his particular blood can save the lives of babies. His bo…
6 years, 11 months ago
Not-so-super Foods- Dr Nick Fuller & Fads that Fail
Season 1 Episode 120
Imagine something that would undo all the bad stuff you put in your mouth. Now that would be a Super Food. Superfoods do not exist and Dr Nick Fuller…
6 years, 11 months ago
Spotting sharks with drones - Dr Karl & AI expert Dean Blumenstein
Season 1 Episode 119
Dr Karl and AI expert Dean Blumenstein from UTS Sydney discuss the application of drones being deployed on Australian beaches this summer. Can deep l…
6 years, 11 months ago
Deep Neural Networks - How Artificial Intelligence has grown. Dr Karl & Dean Blumenstein on the Phenomenal decade. (XX)
Season 1 Episode 118
Two decades in and the 21st century being swarmed by digital services - both wanted and unwanted. Dr Karl discusses how we've got here - and where we…
6 years, 11 months ago
Science Olympics and Sydney gold medallist in 2018.
Season 1 Episode 117
Meet Rebecca Whittle, an Australian Teenage Gold medallist in the 2018 Science Olympics. Rebecca was part of a four-member team representing us at th…
6 years, 11 months ago
The Antarctic Treaty & Space Law. Annie Handmer compares the laws of space with the Antarctic.
Season 1 Episode 116
An aspiring space diplomat tries to determine space law using the Antarctic Treaty. Both were set in the Cold War but the times have changed. Compare…
7 years ago
Ultimate organic cleaner, Enzymes & Mongolia (113)
Season 1 Episode 113
Is the ultimate cleaning compound a human byproduct ? What if Evolution was part of an experiment ? Can a Virus kill Bacteria ? Plus Dr Karl reports…
7 years, 1 month ago
Highlights from the Ignobel & Nobel prizes (112)
Season 1 Episode 112
Dr Karl & Dr Alice bring you some of 2018's remarkable innovations. A process that transformed manufacturing and surgery, the "Deborah" Number and wh…
7 years, 1 month ago
Guidelines for relief of Lower Back Pain with Dr Karl and Prof Chris Maher.
Season 1 Episode 111
7% of the listeners to this podcast will be affected by attacks of lower back pain. For both men and women it is a debilitating condition. Worse stil…
7 years, 1 month ago
The day Ergonomics took a dive with Prof Chris Maher
Season 1 Episode 110
You are qualified and experienced. An invitation comes to speak at an international conference. Your research questions 30+ years of practice. Which …
7 years, 1 month ago