Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Aussie Space Program - it's Hypersonic. Prof Michael Smart shares his vision with Dr Karl.
Season 1 Episode 82
Hypersonic space injection is different. It's fast like a Kangaroo, Air breathing like a lungfish and reusable like a keepcup. UQ's Professor Michael…
7 years, 8 months ago
Dangerous Diet Supplements - The health risks with Weight Loss powders and drinks.
Season 1 Episode 81
Dr Karl and Dietetics Professor Claire Collins measure popular weight-loss supplements against the scientific literature. She finds one supplement yo…
7 years, 8 months ago
Stealthy Critters - Dr Alice Williamson discovers three Stealthy innovations from the Living world.
Season 1 Episode 78
Infrared Invisibility from Polar Bears, Secret Elephant Sounds and Tentacle Camouflage.
7 years, 9 months ago
SOS_76 Kit Chapman Elements pt 2. Kit Chapman introduces Dr Karl to the people behind 20 or so unpronounceable names at the bottom of the periodic table.
Season 1 Episode 77
Before the Space Race there was a race to find and name new elements. Atom smashers and reactors were the tools to make new super-heavy metals - unkn…
7 years, 9 months ago
Superheavy Elements 1- Kit Chapman introduces Dr Karl to the people behind 20 or so unpronounceable names at the bottom of the periodic table.
Season 1 Episode 76
Before the Space Race began there was a chemistry race - the hunt for new elements. The Russians may have organised the periodic table but it was the…
7 years, 9 months ago
Skinny Tea - Is it Real ? Professor Claire Collins searches the Literature with Dr Karl.
Season 1 Episode 75
Lose weight by drinking special Tea - that sounds easy... but is it good ? Dietetics professor Clare Collins, takes Dr Karl through seven Botanical t…
7 years, 9 months ago
The Dark Side of the Universe with Dr Karl & Prof James Green. So where are those missing Baryons ?
Season 1 Episode 74
The stars at night are only a fraction of what we know should be there. So where are all those missing bits from our universe? This is a lifelong que…
7 years, 10 months ago
BioHacking pt 2 Cyborg Law and Order - How to stop the Super villians - with mr meow meow
Season 1 Episode 73
What would a biohacked future look like ? What would stop Supervillians creating seceret labs ? Who polices the Cyborgs ? What is the controversial …
7 years, 10 months ago
BioHacking pt 1 Where DNA and Silicon collide (with Mr. Meow Meow)
Season 1 Episode 72
Imagine visiting a doctor in the not too distant future. Afterwards she sends off data to a local gene lab to give your body a small upgrade. This is…
7 years, 10 months ago
The Source of Life, Fish and podcasts
Season 1 Episode 71
Doctor Alice on Interstellar Chemistry. Doctor Karl answers the vital question "Do Fish Drink?". Dr Almost Jessica on where it is best to listen to p…
7 years, 10 months ago