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  • Wednesday 21st January 2026
    9:30 am - 10:00 am

    Dr Karl joins Sarah Cumming on ABC Gold Coast

  • Wednesday 21st January 2026
    7:00 pm - 7:30 pm

    Dr Karl joins Kelly Higgins-Devine on ABC Brisbane/Queensland

  • Thursday 22nd January 2026
    11:00 am - 12:00 pm

    Dr Karl joins Lucy Smith on ABC Triple J Science Mornings

  • Thursday 22nd January 2026
    2:00 pm - 2:30 pm

    Dr Karl joins Joel Rheinberger on ABC Hobart


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Talking dogs, DNA breakthroughs and mozzie bites

Can you teach your eyes to roll away from each other? Is it bad to cough on command? How do relaxation pods work? Dr Karl answers these questions and more, with host Linda Marigliano on triple j Mornings.

National Geographic Kids

Future Space Travel

We humans are set to become a space-going race. At some stage in the future, there will be more humans living off the Earth, than on it. The Earth has been our cradle – but, like all babies, at some stage we have to leave the nest! DODGING ASTEROIDS! The major reason for space travel […]


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Remembering dreams, Bermuda triangle, immortal jellyfish

Do cucumbers feel pain? Do mozzies have a purpose in the world? How do you measure a black hole?

Australian Geographic

Australian breakthroughs: the Bionic Ear

Dr Karl takes a look at how the Bionic Ear – developed with the help of Australian expertise – helps nearly 300,000 people worldwide hear again. HEARING LOSS IS a major disability. People have been working on this for centuries. Beethoven was totally deaf and would clench a pencil between his teeth and press it […]