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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 6 days 1 hour 49 minutes
episode 6: Decoding Chaos #1 with Professor James (373)
How should we explain bumps in the obsevations of Stars? Cosmology is full of intangible forces. Professor Renee James explains "Helium Flash", why it is mostly invisible us and when density matters.
episode 5: Cleaner Air with Dr King (372)
Lung Disease is killing more of us each day. As temperatures rise, why is our air more contaminated ? Dr King explains how it's happening and what to do about it.
episode 4: The Standard pt 2 with Professor Lewis (371)
In part 2, Prof Lewis introduces Dr Karl to Quarks, Leptons and Bosons. It's a messy subatomic zoo and still our Standard Model of everything.Avoid brain pain and listen to part 1 first .
episode 3: The Standard pt 1 with Professor Lewis (370)
The Standard Model for everything ... is full of weird names and strange numbers. In part 1, Prof Lewis explains to Dr Karl how we got into this mess and why this mess still holds true.
episode 2: Vaper Trails pt 2 Prof. Chapman (369)
Vapes are 21st century inventions but the science of smoking and its dangers are well known. Prof. Chapman tells Dr Karl how Vapes are likely to be worse than tobacco, why "Puff Parameters" lead to such conclusions, and how lung cancer became a...
episode 1: Vaper Trails pt 1 with Prof. Chapman (368)
On Jan 1st , Australians have new buying restrictions for vapes. Prof Chapman guides Dr Karl through the Science of Nicotine addiction, how to battle Big Tobacco and why access rules must change.
episode 51: Bee Genes #2 with Dr Remnant (367)
Epigenetic jellies did not help. Feral bees made it worse. When a species-jumping parasite landed in Australia, our biosecurity controls ultimately failed. Bee geneticist Dr Remnant explains to Dr Karl how we lost round one against Varroa and...
episode 50: Bee Genes #1 with Dr Remnant (366)
Human prosperity has risen on the wings of bees - until recently. A species-jumping parasite has landed in Australia. Bee geneticist Dr Remnant explains to Dr Karl how and why this is so risky.
episode 49: Repair & Recovery with Dr Adrian Brown from NASA (365)
Space hardware needs to be reliable, affordable and repairable. Recycling rockets and reprogramming helicopters are all part of a day's work for support staff.
episode 48: Martian Bath Rings with Dr Adrian Brown from NASA (364)
Salts prove Mars once had water. The rings tell us more about how and when this happened. Also the story of the lost chopper and how they found it. Dr Karl with firsthand accounts from Percy's driver.