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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 6 days 1 hour 21 minutes
episode 31: What and where is Life?
The discovery of a planet beyond our solar system was rewarded with a share of the 2019 Nobel Physics Prize. Thousands more exoplanets have since been discovered but is there life out there? Rocket propulsion Scientist Dr Rachel Brachman and...
episode 30: Life Out There - the new science of AstroBiology with Dr Rachel Brachman and Dr Michel Malaska
2019's Nobel Physics prize was shared by three Astrophysicists: Jim Peebles for his Big Bang cosmology plus Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz for their discovery of exoplanets. To discover life out there, we need Astrobiologists. Rocket propulsion...
episode 29: Vaccination Saves us with Dr David Isaacs
Polio, smallpox, measles, whooping cough - the list goes on. Vaccination has saved more human lives than other treatments. Dr David gives Dr Karl the facts on our biggest medical miracle - training our immune system to fight deadly invaders.
episode 28: Sand Talk with Tyson Yunkaporta
Dr Karl embraces Sand Talk. The first Australians have been exchanging complex concepts this way for 60,000 years. Climate Change and the nature of Time can both be discussed (in Sand Talk).Tyson Yunkaporta and Dr Karl share traditional wisdom and...
episode 26: NASA Flight Director Matt Abbott
July 2019 marked 50 years since the Apollo moon landing. Days later, Chris Kraft, a visionary behind Mission Control and Nasa's first flight director died aged 95. Dr Karl talks with Matt Abbott - a flight director for 40 shuttle missions. Matt...
episode 25: Kate Cole on protecting yourself from Silicosis
Silicosis is a deadly lung condition. It is an occupational disease traditionally associated with stone masons and miners. Today new generations are at risk. From workers on infrastructure to home handy-persons cutting concrete, fine particles of...
episode 24: Kate Cole Silicosis Science and History with Dr Karl
Digging big holes is dangerous work. Silicosis is a cumulative and sometimes fatal disease resulting from breathing in certain types of dust from broken rocks. Kate Cole is Occupational Health and Hygiene Manager for the new Sydney Metro. She...
episode 23: The Rust that Kills Breakfast
Romans used Red Dog sacrifices but could not stop it. Decades ago Science slowed the red fungi with new strains of cereal crops. Food security is back in the headlines and the battle is not over according to Professor Robert Park. Winds continue to...
episode 22: A Healthy and Sustainable way to eat naturally - The Lancet diet with Dr Kyra Sim
A Healthy and Sustainable way to eat naturally.
episode 21: Autism is so diverse that researchers need a spectrum (146)
Dr Karl talks with University of Sydney researcher Marilena Demayo about the complex process of identifying and unravelling autism. @MMDeMayo