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Shirtloads of Science
Dr Karl Kruszelnicki
Frequency: 1 episode/8d. Total Eps: 423

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🇨🇦 Canada - physics
30/07/2025#14🇬🇧 Great Britain - physics
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29/07/2025#12🇬🇧 Great Britain - physics
29/07/2025#7🇩🇪 Germany - physics
29/07/2025#15🇺🇸 USA - physics
29/07/2025#21🇫🇷 France - physics
29/07/2025#15
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Publication history
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Parrot Thinking with Prof Pepperberg (327)
Season 7 · Episode 31
samedi 25 mars 2023 • Duration 32:06
Bird Brains are different. Professor Irene Pepperberg has been probing their psychology for decades. She is the author of the NY Times bestseller 'Alex and Me', the story of her 30-year experiment with a grey parrot.
Night Skies with Prof Lisa Harvey-Smith (351)
Season 7 · Episode 30
dimanche 27 août 2023 • Duration 22:18
Auroras, fireballs and space junk. They are all visible. Prof Lisa and Dr Karl discuss how and where you might spot them. Also, how you can get your name into space.
Exceptional Moons with Kate Howells (389)
Season 7 · Episode 22
dimanche 23 juin 2024 • Duration 26:39
Which planetary moons are the best? Space fanatic Kate Howells puts Dr Karl in orbit around some of our most interesting lumps of stuff. How will Earth's moon rate ?
Our biggest Space Telescope with Professor Lewis (304)
Season 5 · Episode 35
dimanche 28 août 2022 • Duration 27:20
There are more than a new set of lenses on the JWST. It has better eyes, a giant sun shield and a new brain. Professor Lewis helps Dr Karl interpret the astounding images coming from our Lagrange point.
Agreeing to Disagree with Professor Arvanitakis (303)
Season 5 · Episode 34
dimanche 21 août 2022 • Duration 25:48
Antisocial behaviour is increasing. Why ? Professor Arvanitakis dissects the problem and gives Dr Karl some practical solutions.
Ice Cores with Dr Lenneke Jong (301)
Season 5 · Episode 32
dimanche 7 août 2022 • Duration 20:28
Near the South pole is a buried time machine. It can take us back to our Ice Ages . Dr Jong explains what it is and why science in Antarctica is crucial in understanding Climate Change.
Hydrogen with Dr Fiona Simon (300)
Season 5 · Episode 31
dimanche 31 juillet 2022 • Duration 25:57
So many earthly problems can be addressed- at least theoretically - with Hydrogen. Most involve switching from carbon but many engineering issues arise. We have never done this at scale. Is Hydrogen the answer? Dr Karl discusses a H2 Future with Dr Fiona Simon from the Australia's Hydrogen Council.
Is fasting a fad with Dr Nick Fuller (298)
Season 5 · Episode 29
dimanche 17 juillet 2022 • Duration 22:18
The good news for intermittent fasters is that cutting calories reduces your weight. The bad news? Shorter eating windows may have no effect on your long-term health.
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Testing the BMI with Dr Nick Fuller (297)
Season 5 · Episode 28
dimanche 10 juillet 2022 • Duration 24:18
BMI (Body Mass Index) is a universal health tool. Dr Karl and Dr Nick delve into its past and why it still is an indicator of good health despite many shortcomings.
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Forensic Psychology with Associate Professor Helen Paterson (296)
Season 5 · Episode 27
dimanche 3 juillet 2022 • Duration 23:02
Forensic science explores physical evidence at a crime scene. So what does forensic psychology add? Can behavioural patterns be left at crime scenes? Associate Professor Paterson explains this new field to Dr Karl.
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