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Coral bleaching, bioluminescence and intelligent fish

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Dyslexia, El Niño and itchy ears

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Glowing planets, shrinking brains and living till you're 150

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The full moon, earworms and tickling

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Honeybees, climate change and pollination

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Radio stars, spiral galaxies and threadworms

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The third eye, scented candles and norovirus

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Black tea, pins & needles and toilet doors

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Calcium v. iron, E=mc² and The Pill

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Axolotls, hydration and escalators

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Endometriosis, oversleeping and 'irritable male syndrome'

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Alzheimer's, furry friends and spider webs

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Cold sores, facial hair and double rainbows

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Dirt bikes, flat earthers and illegal drugs

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Thylacines, blocked noses and bird flu

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Pokémon, off-grid festivals and cannabinoids

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The meaning of life, shark attacks and the Large Hadron Collider

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Gamer brain, VR immersion and gacha gambling

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Shower farts, regenerative bodies and bass face

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Dog breath, ugly cry face and sleeping pelicans

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Magic mushrooms, hiccup rhythms and meteorites

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Peptide tans, brain charge and seeing in the dark

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The history of burials, mushroom spore suits and hydro cremation

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AI ethics, touching grass and the AMOC

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The vagus nerves, lightspeed travel and peripheral night vision

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Rogue planets, dark matter and time dilation

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Nose picking, dermatillomania and the weight of the world

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Leech brains, animal instincts and echidna quirks

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Artemis II, decomposition and breast milk

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Faster-than-light travel, the Van Allen Belt and AI space exploration

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Super voids, satellite noise and asteroid navigation

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Morning vs. motion sickness, sunburnt eyes and colour blind dreams

33

Share house smells, sleeping mosquitoes and multiverse supercomputers

34

Synesthesia, lime cordial v. bacteria & fusion reactors

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The Challenger Legacy - new Dr Karl podcast

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Murphy's Law, mouth ulcers and MSG

37

Human buoyancy, acclimatising and syncing periods

38

Human cannonballs, outrunning the Sun and burning beds

39

Hangovers, mosquitos and manifestation

40

Bionic eyes, poop schedules and aphantasia

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The age of space, explosive planets and black hole portals

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Disappearing poos, capsaicin receptors and cane toads

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The speed of darkness, sticky spider webs and drinking snow

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Hair loss, bone density and body glitter vs. sunscreen

45

Hair of the dog, photographic memories and shingles

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Frozen vs fresh veggies, soap suds and nangs

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Frisson, cryogenic freezing and thylacines

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Pollen peaks, jump scares and alcohol vs mood

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Butt breathing, plovers and flammable water

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AI consciousness, sleep paralysis and onion tears

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Motion sickness, 3I/ATLAS and cross-breeding

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The science of cringe, meat juice & psychedelic shrimp

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Fibre, the carnivore diet & drunk hamsters

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Smelly sneezes, stress seizures & sound proofing

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Wee-Lemons, Life On Mars & Moon Balloons

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BONUS: Parmigianas, shopaholics and small talk

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Hypnotism, Sunscreen and Simulation Theory

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BONUS: Life on Mars, bum cracks and the power of optimism

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Changing seasons, vape smoke and heat cream vs. hand lotion

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Science with Dr. Karl LIVE - Hosted by Lucy Smith: Part Two!

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Manifestation, earthquakes and sun sneezes

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Science with Dr. Karl LIVE - Hosted by Lucy Smith: Part One!

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3I/ATLAS, The Great Attractor and parent black holes

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A Special Message from Dr. Karl!

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Star colours, harvesting lightning and undiscovered elements

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Second winds, fish farts and hot chips

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Nap sweats, drunk bugs and taste buds

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Sleep inertia, space rocks and longevity pills

69

Outback hygiene hacks, echidna entrées and a world without friction

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Queen bees, anaphylaxis and bee hotels

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Chocolate dreams, deep sea pressure and the Goldilocks Zone

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Bee stings, broken hearts and brain rot

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Aphantasia, smelling to survive and bionic vision

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Plastic sweat, alien life and how to be a morning person

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Colder temperatures, dog lookalikes and colour perception

76

Slow-mo animals, breathing powers and the science of cat scratches

77

The origins of BBQ, fecal bacteria and the Seven Sisters

78

Smoke alarms, airplane mode and chemtrails

79

Meat glue, cold remedies and roadkill

80

Rollercoaster retirement, winking, and zombie stars

81

Alien planets, sea sickness 101 and the perfect chocolate

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Jet lag, dire wolves and scented farts

83

Crime scenes, sweat logic and fighting misinformation

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Cloud seeding, endorphins and heartstrings

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The ethics of genetics, teleporting earthworms and perfect naps

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Heterochromia, cold water therapy and time of death

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Patternicity, lemon tree wees and static electricity

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Taste vs. smell, doomscrolling and insulated drink bottles

89

Beached whales, earworms and the 'city killer' asteroid

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Panic attacks, dark matter and melting ice creams

91

Cross-wiring, poison vs. venom and travelling farts

92

Satellites, spicy breastmilk and noise-cancelling headphones

93

Solar urticaria, the mirage effect and friction explained

94

Cat containment, cane toad consumption and the toxic male technique

95

Olfactory fatigue, genetic diseases and Facebook myths

96

A Summer of Science: The Body

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A Summer of Science: The Future

98

A Summer of Science: Space

99

Vitamin D, pesky flies and psychosis explained

100

Doppler effect, the smell of rain and water intoxication