From the ground breaking and life saving to the wacky and implausible, Dr Karl Kruszelnicki reveals some of the best moments in science.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 2 days 6 hours 7 minutes
Infertility and COVID-19 vaccines Part 1
We have several pretty good COVID-19 vaccines. They have enormously reduced the risks against getting sick, or dying from COVID. So why are people saying “no” to COVID vaccines? It seems the main reason for avoiding the very protective vaccines is wave after wave of misinformation and dis-information in social media. Let's make some aspects easier to understand.
Hidden Figures: the extraordinary women in science
Science is meant to be about data and logic, and yet that doesn't always stop it from being discriminatory. Women in science don't always get the recognition they deserve, but they have made extraordinary contributions.
How equal is an equinox?
If an equinox is truly equal, it should fall on a day when there's just as much darkness as there is daylight. But that's not always exactly the case, so what's going on?
Cosmic cannibalism
What happens when two stars eat each other to death? And does one get the last laugh in this tale of cosmic cannibalism?
Reaction Faster Than Action
Ever wondered how in Western gunfights, the person who is first to draw their gun is the first to get shot? It turns out that under threat, our muscles work faster than normal.
Reaction Faster Than Action
Ever wondered how in Western gunfights, the person who is first to draw their gun is the first to get shot? It turns out that under threat, our muscles work faster than normal.
Metabolism Mysteries
Our long-held beliefs about metabolism - you know that thing supposedly responsible for making you put on weight with age - might be wrong.
Wing Walking: a sport not for the faint-hearted
For most of us, travelling by plane means boarding and buckling in. But Wing Walkers don't stop there - they venture outside of the plane too.
Our Sixth Sense: the Sick Sense
Can you tell someone is sick just by looking at them? It turns out many of us can.
The Muon Magnetic Anomaly: The Land of the Unknown Unknowns
There are mysteries all around us, but here's one that might just be the next Big Breakthrough of Physics! The Muon Magnetic Anomaly.