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/

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Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 23m. Bisher sind 366 Folge(n) erschienen. Dies ist ein wöchentlich erscheinender Podcast.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 6 days 42 minutes

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Con Artists, Cold Spots and Stradivarius violins (37)


Things are not always how they seem: Dr Karl explains how to be buff, good looking and scientifically believable in order to con the gullible. Almost Dr Jessica explains how a statistical quirk could look like a collision with another...


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 July 2, 2017  23m
 
 

Climate Science Debate (36)


Why has Climate Science become so contested ?  Dr Karl discusses with two authors. Dr Christopher Wright has written about the past 30 years of Climate Change in "Climate Change, Capitalism and Corporations: Processes of Creative...


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 June 25, 2017  19m
 
 

Dr. Michael Mann & the Hockey Stick Graph. (35)


This podcast is about Science and a chart. Team leader, Professor Michael Mann, drew it 20 years ago using good science. It's been named "The Hockey Stick Graph" because of the way it shoots up. It had no new information. Instead it drew on an...


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 June 18, 2017  19m
 
 

The Artificial Uterus, Schroedinger's Cat & Bacteriophages (34)


Blue Sky Science. This week the lamb in a bag - Dr Alice on the research that may help save premature babies.  Almost Dr Jessica with a cat in a box wanted dead and/or alive. And Dr Karl on the viruses that eats bacteria - maybe there is a...


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 June 11, 2017  22m
 
 

Food Fraud Forensic Science (33)


We are what we eat. Organic, low fat, pesticide-free, High Fibre ; Consumers are charged extra for foods with health benefits like these. But when food is packaged, how do you know what is really inside ? Welcome to the world of Food Fraud. This...


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 June 3, 2017  26m
 
 

Natural Nukes, Pulsars and Lithium-ion Batteries


Natural Nukes - Dr Karl explains how the earth created a nuclear reactor billions of years before we figured out how. Extreme gravity, relativistic rotation speeds and could-have-been alien lighthouses - almost Dr Jessica explains the strange...


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 May 31, 2017  24m
 
 

Xiuhtezcatl Martinez - Climate Change Activist (31)


From the age of six, Xiuhtezcatl has been out to improve our world. He worked locally to get pesticides out of parks, coal ash contained, and fracking moratoriums. He has addressed the General Assembly at the United Nations in New York. He is...


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 May 21, 2017  21m
 
 

Ayahusca, Number Stations, Silk Stops Bullets (30)


Dr Alice is talking about Ayahusca a South American hallucinogen that may help depression and other mental disorders, nearly Doctor Jessica exploring number stations and the secret messages that haven't stopped despite the end of the Cold War and Dr...


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 May 14, 2017  24m
 
 

Marine Permaculture (Brian von Herzen) (29)


Imagine cooling down 2,300 km of Barrier Reef along the Australian coast using renewable energy. Mind-blowing, right? Dr Brian Von Herzen has such a plan. It's part of a bigger picture that he calls Marine Permaculture - using nature to restore...


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 May 7, 2017  20m
 
 

Dinosaurs, Dinner & Descendants (#28)


Dinosaur Love - What drove them to sex ? Dr. Alice reports that there may be hints in a distant relative. Test Tube Meat ? The cost of manufactured protein will come down says Almost Dr. Jessica. Plus Dr. Karl on Animal Families. They can have...


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 April 30, 2017  20m