Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Chemistry and Science of Eating. Doctor Karl consults dietitian Dr Kyra Sim and analytical chemist Dr Yvette D'Entremont
Season 1 Episode 109
Obesity, Diabetes and Heart Disease are ruining the lives of otherwise healthy people. Many of us are at risk through uninformed choices. Doctor Karl…
7 years, 2 months ago
How does a maths teacher become an Australian Local Hero ? Dr Karl meets Mr Woo (108)
Season 1 Episode 108
Eddie Woo is Head Teacher Mathematics at a government high school in Sydney, Australia - and a whole lot more. He is someone with a gift for teaching…
7 years, 2 months ago
60,000 years of stargazing with Kirsten Banks RPT
Season 6 Episode 4
Kirsten Banks recently graduated from Sydney University. She has a deep passion for space and astronomy and writes on her twitter page "I won't be th…
7 years, 2 months ago
Artificial Intelligence and the people problem- Ellen Broad with Dr Karl
Season 1 Episode 106
A.I. is already surrounding us. The internet, cars, courts, recruitment agencies. Already serious issues are surfacing. For instance removing prejudi…
7 years, 2 months ago
The future of Everything with Tim Dunlop and Dr Karl
Season 1 Episode 105
Inequality. How dangerous is it ? Are our democracies fair ? Author Tim Dunlop says even the Ancient Greeks didn't trust their democracy to popularit…
7 years, 2 months ago
How to illuminate big idea with Dr. Katerina Kimmorley
Season 1 Episode 104
Dr. Katerina Kimmorley co-founded Pollinate Energy, a solar startup, in Bangalore India. She's since helped expand that business to three more citie…
7 years, 3 months ago
Bill Bailey & Dr Karl on the Ascent of US
Season 1 Episode 103
Two Polymaths share stories from the past few Millennia. Bill reveals his DNA profile and links to European History. Karl on Empires and psychopaths…
7 years, 3 months ago
A 300 million year old Killer. Dr Karl and Irukandji expert Lisa-ann Gershwin
Season 1 Episode 99
They're 300 million years old. They're almost invisible and they are deadly. Cubozoa, Box jellyfish or Irukandji, are both the smallest and the most …
7 years, 4 months ago
Science Degrees - What are they Good For ? Dr Michelle Deaker takes Dr Karl along her Career path
Season 1 Episode 99
What careers open up for Physics graduates? What if you add a PhD in Chemistry? Meet Sydney University graduate Dr Michelle Deaker talking with Dr Ka…
7 years, 4 months ago
Longitude - Our gateway to the fourth dimension. Knowing where you are without GPS.
Season 1 Episode 96
Longitude was maritime history's greatest scientific breakthrough. Dr Karl discovers why with Kevin Sumption and James Hunter from the Australian Na…
7 years, 4 months ago