Shirtloads of Science

Dr Karl’s a curious optimist – a great combination for a science lover. Join him and his guests for weird facts, amazing conversation and remember, it’s never too late for a happy childhood. https://drkarl.com/

Beating Cancer with Professor Richard Scolyer (405)

Professor Richard Scolyer is the 2024 joint Australian of the Year. Dr Karl probes skin cancer therapies and immunotherapies with a researcher who has put his life on the line. drkarl.com https://twitter.com/ProfRScolyerMIA https://www.facebook.com/ProfRScolyer https://www.instagram.com/profrscolyer/?hl=en

11-17
30:53

Dr Matt Agnew's guide to AI 404

Phones made today are super smart. Fast and versatile they can be so powerful to be spooky. Dr Matt joins Dr Karl to peel back the AI layers for a set of rules for the future.

11-10
24:46

Dr Matt Agnew's extraordinary life so far 403

Mining Engineer, Reality TV star, Astrophysicist, Author - What's left  for Dr Matt?

11-03
17:51

Observable and Infinite with Prof Lewis (402)

If we need to fully understand space we need more time - lots of it. Beyond the Hubble sphere things gets lumpy. drkarl.com

10-27
27:41

Deceit starts with D with Prof Mann (401)

Dr Karl asks a fellow physicist for the telltale signs when powerful people spread untruths. They are easy to spot and nasty. DrKarl

10-20
21:48

Hot Data with Prof Mann (400)

The graph points skywards. A thousand of years of data says "stop burning carbon". Prof Mann tells Dr Karl of how the USA responded to his articles in the early 1990s. DrKarl

10-13
16:03

Is AI telling lies with Dr Jessica Bloom (399)

Dr Karl interviews Dr Bloom in NYC on the ethics of Artificial Intelligence. If AI delivers misinformation, how could we tell?   Dr. Karl

10-06
24:34

The G's of AI with Dr Jessica Bloom (398)

At the moment there are two G's in AI. Dr Karl gets the 360 tour of both with Dr Jessica Bloom in New York City. DrKarl

09-29
20:08

Women who Measured the Stars with Dava Sobel (170) Rpt

Edwin Hubble is world famous. What about Henrietta Swan Leavitt? She found a way to measure and classify the universe. In Dava's book "The Glass Universe" she references the half million glass slides Henrietta and other women used to document both the northern and southern skies.   

09-22
19:58

The Matter of Everything with Dr Suzie Sheehy (288)

Observe, Ask, Explain, Predict , Test. These are the steps scientists use to improve our knowledge. Dr. Suzie Sheehy is a particle physicist. She talks with Dr Karl about twelve significant experiments that changed the modern world. https://drkarl.com https://suziesheehy.com   

09-15
33:59

Converging with A-Prof Ball RPT (312)

 Data is omnipresent and society is very connected Thirty years ago futurists said tech "convergence" would deliver us seamless digital lives So are we there yet?. Dr Karl gets a fact check from "Converge" author Associate Professor Catherine Ball. drkarl.com

09-08
30:09

Parrot Thinking with Prof Pepperberg RPT (327)

Bird Brains are different. Professor Irene Pepperberg has been probing their psychology for decades. She is the author of the NY Times bestseller 'Alex and Me', the story of her 30-year experiment with a grey parrot.  Alex the parrot

09-01
32:06

Night Skies with Prof Lisa Harvey-Smith (351) RPT

Auroras, fireballs and space junk. They are all visible.   Prof Lisa and Dr Karl discuss how and where you might spot them. Also, how you can get your name into space. drKarl.com lisaharveysmith.com

08-25
22:17

Meet the Incretins with Dr Fuller (397)

There is a family of chemicals that has drug companies popping corks. Obesity researcher Dr Nick Fuller explains to Dr Karl how they work and why they sometimes fail. Healthy Parents Healthy Kids with Dr Nick Fuller DrKarl

08-18
19:31

Eating for Beginners with Dr Fuller (396)

Dr Karl (former father of the year) talks with Dr Nick Fuller (recent dad) about teaching children how to eat. The good habits learned early lead to healthy lives. Healthy Parents Healthy Kids by Nick Fuller DrKarl      

08-11
26:09

SportsMaths 2 with Dr Tom Crawford (395)

Dr Tom Crawford explains to Dr Karl how using fluid density might improve your sporting performance. Listen out for duelling and marathon running references.   TomRocksMaths drKarl.com

08-04
31:02

SportsMaths 1 with Dr Tom Crawford (394)

Playing sport on a rotating planet has advantages. Dr Tom Crawford gives Dr Karl tips on using Maths to score more goals and break records. TomRocksMaths Drkarl.com

07-28
23:56

Blinking Stars with Dr Kirsten Banks (393)

When degenerate electrons meet 0.47 of a solar mass what happens? This is the start of Dr Kirsten Banks' PhD thesis. Dr Karl investigates the secret behaviour of Red Giants in the Milky Way and their Helium flashes.   Kirsten Banks (astrokirsten.com.au) DrKarl.com

07-21
21:20

Avian Ancestry with Professor Simon Ho (392)

The bird family tree may need pruning. Geneticists have made new connections that take us back to the great extinction event. Professor Ho explains to Dr Karl how this is changing our views on dinosaurs and chickens. Prof Simon Ho DrKarl.com

07-14
21:29

Dunkelflaute with Dr Barnes (391)

Dr Karl learns a new German word 'dunkelflaute'. Rare in Australia yet it plays havoc in colder countries. Yet another reason why atomic reactors are a poor choice for Australia as Dr Barnes explains. Dr Barnes drkarl.com

07-07
17:42

Max Brewster

Lately the sound quality is atrocious, like he's recording it on a potato stuck in his back pocket.

10-07 Reply

Max Brewster

If dinosaurs evolved into birds, explain how reptilian scales skin (which is shed all at once as a skin layer) evolved into complex feathers which grow out of follicles and which shed in pairs gradually, to maintain flight balance while feathers are replaced.

07-15 Reply

Max Brewster

If dinosaurs evolved into birds, explain how they change step by step from cold blooded to warm blooded creatures, and from heavy solid boned creatures to ones with lightweight hollow bones, again without becoming less fit at any step along the way.

07-15 Reply

Max Brewster

If dinosaurs evolved into birds, explain how the dinosaur's bellows type lung evolved step by tiny step into the flow-thru lung of birds without the creature becoming less fit throughout that journey. Alternatively, explain how a plane with piston engine and propeller can change bit by bit into a plane with a jet engine, without becoming less able to fly throughout that metamorphosis.

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Abloke

just found doctor Carl again. haven't heard him for years. looking forward to listening to him again

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