Great Moments In Science

From the ground breaking and life saving to the wacky and implausible, Dr Karl Kruszelnicki reveals some of the best moments in science.

http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/greatmomentsinscience/

Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 6m. Bisher sind 500 Folge(n) erschienen. Dies ist ein wöchentlich erscheinender Podcast.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 2 days 6 hours 7 minutes

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Sharing the scent of fear


Fear can be catching, and it's shared by smell. Dr Karl sniffs out what we know about the scent of fear.


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 October 20, 2015  5m
 
 

How does a python kill its prey?


They may be called a boa constrictor but we've only just learnt how pythons really kill their prey. Dr Karl squeezes out the heart-stopping truth.


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 October 13, 2015  5m
 
 

The science of sinkholes


Sinkholes seem to happen out of the blue, swallowing up cars, houses or even whole streets. Dr Karl gets stuck into the science of sinkholes.


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 October 6, 2015  5m
 
 

Life's little risks all add up


Which is more of a risk to your health: living in New York for two days or eating 1000 bananas? Dr Karl weighs up the micromorts of life.


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 September 29, 2015  5m
 
 

How much do clouds weigh?


They may look fluffy, but your 'average' cumulus cloud is no lightweight. Dr Karl explains the physics that keeps clouds afloat.


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 September 22, 2015  5m
 
 

The world's most hackable car


Off-road driving takes on a whole new meaning in the final part of Dr Karl's series on the rise of car hacking. And this is just the beginning ...


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 September 15, 2015  6m
 
 

How to hack a car


Cars are really a network of hackable computers, as Dr Karl discovers.


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 September 8, 2015  6m
 
 

Honk if you're being hacked


Dr Karl goes back to the beginning of the car hacking era in part one of a three-part series.


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 September 1, 2015  6m
 
 

The coolest club on Earth


You have to be pretty thick skinned to join the 300 Club. Dr Karl explains what it takes to survive the initiation ritual.


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 August 25, 2015  6m
 
 

How much anaesthetic will knock you out?


How do doctors work out how much anaesthetics to give people? Dr Karl carves up the figures.


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 August 18, 2015  5m