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Thursday, 11 March 2010

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Fruit verses vegies and sensitive senses

Duration: 00:34:00; File size: 15MB 778kb What is the difference between a fruit and a vegetable? Are your senses heightened in the dark? Why does your stomach grumble? Did the recent earthquake change time?
Thursday, 4 March 2010 Subjects: food-and-cooking, biology, chemistry, geography, geology, mathematics, neuroscience, weird-and-wonderful, stomach-and-digestion, scienceontriplej

Time travel and bad bananas

Duration: 00:36:47; File size: 16MB 901kb Could you go back in time if you travel fast enough? Why do bruised bananas taste bad? Are straight lines really straight?
Thursday, 25 February 2010 Subjects: computers-and-technology, geography, neuroscience, physics, weird-and-wonderful, alcohol, scienceontriplej, drkarl, podcasts

Olympic flames and winter games

Duration: 00:36:53; File size: 16MB 940kb Why doesn't the Olympic flame cast a shadow? If you weigh more will you go faster on the luge? Does burning dried cattle poo keep the flies away?
Thursday, 18 February 2010 Subjects: mining, chemistry, physics, weird-and-wonderful, weather, skin, blood, bones-and-muscles, stomach-and-digestion, scienceontriplej

Blue blood and vampires

Duration: 00:35:53; File size: 16MB 472kb Would your blood turn blue if you cut yourself in an oxygen-free environment? Can people crave blood and be sensitive to sunlight just like vampires? Would an astronaut explode if they took their helmet off in outer space?
Thursday, 11 February 2010 Subjects: health, chemistry, neuroscience, physics, weird-and-wonderful, blood, alcohol, babies, scienceontriplej, drkarl

Swearing and seeing stars

Duration: 00:37:52; File size: 17MB 381kb Why doesn't it hurt as much when you swear? Can you see stars during daytime if you are down a deep well? Can low frequency sounds damage your hearing?
Thursday, 4 February 2010 Subjects: alternative-energy, diet-and-nutrition, pain, chemistry, neuroscience, physics, weird-and-wonderful, brain-and-nervous-system, hearing, stars

Extraterrestrial fire and balancing bands

Duration: 00:35:48; File size: 16MB 435kb How does fire behave in space? Can you see the whites of animals' eyes? And do holographic wristbands improve your balance?
Thursday, 28 January 2010 Subjects: animals, astronomy-space, physics, weird-and-wonderful, brain-and-nervous-system, scienceontriplej, podcasts, drkarl

Bouncing berries and naming boogers

Duration: 00:38:34; File size: 17MB 709kb Why do raisins in a glass of champagne bob up and down? Why do I weigh less in the morning than I did the night before? And what's the scientific name for a booger?
Thursday, 21 January 2010 Subjects: biology, physics, weird-and-wonderful, scienceontriplej, podcasts, drkarl

Catching rays and losing warts

Duration: 00:35:16; File size: 16MB 152kb Can you be exposed to more radiation on a long plane flight than you would get from having a CT scan? How do warts grow and how do you get rid of them?
Thursday, 3 December 2009 Subjects: health, occupational-health-and-safety, weird-and-wonderful, skin, air-transport, scienceontriplej, podcasts, drkarl

Pee in the pool and spinning sperm

Duration: 00:38:46; File size: 17MB 816kb Can pee in pool water make your eyes sting? Is it possible to spin yourself fast enough to separate male and female sperm? And why is the moon bigger on the horizon than in the sky?
Thursday, 26 November 2009 Subjects: astronomy-space, biology, chemistry, physics, weird-and-wonderful, the-moon, scienceontriplej, podcasts, drkarl

Dry lightning and deja vu

Duration: 00:37:22; File size: 17MB 143kb What is dry lightning? Is there a scientific explanation for deja vu? Can hot tea cool you down in hot weather? And could a fart cast a shadow?
Thursday, 19 November 2009 Subjects: biology, neuroscience, physics, weird-and-wonderful, weather, scienceontriplej, podcasts, drkarl

Farts in baths and musical heartbeats

Duration: 00:37:24; File size: 17MB 168kb Why do farts smell worse in the bath? Why does my heartbeat change to the beat of the music? And without oxygen can things still explode in space?
Thursday, 12 November 2009 Subjects: astronomy-space, chemistry, neuroscience, weird-and-wonderful, anatomy, scienceontriplej, podcasts, drkarl

Space screams and surfing feeds

Duration: 00:38:26; File size: 17MB 649kb Is it true you can't hear a scream in space? Can eating burnt toast give you cancer? And is it better for my metabolism if I eat before or after I go surfing?
Thursday, 5 November 2009 Subjects: diet-and-nutrition, cancer, astronomy-space, weird-and-wonderful, scienceontriplej, podcasts, drkarl

Water, wormholes and freezing cheese

Duration: 00:37:20; File size: 17MB 134kb Why does hot water in the shower taste different to water out of the tap? Does a wormhole take more energy to create than is available in the universe? And can you freeze cheese?
Thursday, 29 October 2009 Subjects: astronomy-space, chemistry, weird-and-wonderful, scienceontriplej, podcasts, drkarl

Runaway rubber and stunted gym junkies

Duration: 00:35:41; File size: 16MB 345kb Where does all the rubber you lose from your tyres go? If you start working out at a young age will it stunt your growth? And is there alcohol in sweets?
Thursday, 22 October 2009 Subjects: exercise-and-fitness, science-and-technology, weird-and-wonderful, alcohol, scienceontriplej, drkarl, podcasts