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Season 1 Episode 9
Dr Alice has been shark hunting in the Arctic waters (i.e. through scientific papers) and discovered the oldest vertebrate in the world is at least 2…
9 years, 1 month ago
Marine Biology Adventures
Season 1 Episode 8
Marine biologist, diver and author Dr Helen Scales takes Dr Karl deep beneath the waves to share her passion for life in the ocean. Helen talks about…
9 years, 1 month ago
Science talk : Movie releases of a chemical kind, exercise and coffee
Season 1 Episode 7
Dr Alice is back in the house for science chat and she's got popcorn for Dr Karl! But wait, why? They are talking movies and the science behind knowi…
9 years, 1 month ago
Nutrition, Dietetics and Your Toilet Bowl
Season 1 Episode 6
Clare Collins is a Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of Newcastle. She joins Dr Karl for a colourful conversation about your toi…
9 years, 1 month ago
Science talk: Watering plants, the first night effect and talking to dogs
Season 1 Episode 5
Dr Karl and Dr Alice put their heads together to discuss the latest research into well… all sorts of stuff! What do hairy leaves have to do with burn…
9 years, 1 month ago
The Quest for Longitude
Season 1 Episode 4
Maritime history's greatest scientific breakthrough was working out longitude, the distance (measured in degrees, minutes, and seconds) of how far a …
9 years, 2 months ago
The Open Source Malaria Project
Season 1 Episode 3
Over 200 million people are infected with malaria every year. Dr Alice Williamson, research chemist, lecturer and science communicator at the Univers…
9 years, 2 months ago
The Kepler Mission Scientist: Part 2
Season 1 Episode 2
Part Two reveals what happened when one, and then two (!!) of the Kepler Spacecraft reaction wheels went to lunch, how the news almost drove Dr Karl …
9 years, 2 months ago
The Kepler Mission Scientist
Season 1 Episode 1
Dr Karl looks to the stars to kick off his new podcast with NASA Ames research astrophysicist Dr Natalie Batalha, the Kepler Mission Scientist. From …
9 years, 2 months ago