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News from Mars with Dr Brown (415)
Season 8 Episode 4
Dr Karl talks with the Australian working on the surface of Mars, Dr Adrian Brown from NASA. Hear how AI saved "Percy" the Rover, what those leopard-…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Winning the Science debate with Dr Bertley (414)
Season 8 Episode 3
Dr Frederic Bertley is a leading educator, President and CEO of the Center for Science and Industry (COSI), one of America's top-ranked science museu…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Hypnotherapy with Dr Spiegel (413)
Season 8 Episode 2
Feelings live in our brain. Some are painful like anxiety and addiction and can ruin lives. So why aren't hypnotherapy treatments more widely used? D…
1 year ago
Settlement Science with Professor Roland Fletcher (412)
Season 8 Episode 1
What will our human space colonies look like? Dr Karl checks with research spanning more than 10,000 years. Meet University of Sydney's Professor Rol…
1 year ago
Triangulation with Matt Parker (411)
Season 7 Episode 48
Stand-up comedian, ex-maths teacher and author Matt Parker chats about his bestselling book on three-sided figures called Love Triangle. Dr Karl expl…
1 year ago
Responsible AI with Natasha Blycha (410)
Season 7 Episode 47
When Artificial Intelligence is everywhere what should be the rules? Dr Karl and Natasha Blycha test Isaac Asimov's Laws of Robotics and find they ne…
1 year ago
More Cracks with Marcus Chown (409)
Season 7 Episode 46
Author and astrophysicist Marcus Chown tells of the forgotten Australian female astronomer who helped discover the first black hole. Dr Karl digs dee…
1 year, 1 month ago
Growing Ear Drums with Professor Marcus Atlas (407)
Season 7 Episode 44
In this repeat episode, Dr Karl uncovers a lifelong Australian quest to restore comfort and hearing with custom made eardrum transplants. Called Clea…
1 year, 1 month ago
Feral Bugs in a cooked Australia (406)
Season 7 Episode 43
Prof Puckett from the US explains how America lost its fire ant war and Jess Ward-Jones on the struggle to learn what is killing our Alpine Eucalypt…
1 year, 1 month ago
Beating Cancer with Professor Richard Scolyer (405)
Season 7 Episode 42
Professor Richard Scolyer is the 2024 joint Australian of the Year. Dr Karl probes skin cancer therapies and immunotherapies with a researcher who ha…
1 year, 2 months ago