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Wednesday 3rd December 2025
9:30 am - 10:00 amWednesday 3rd December 2025
10:30 am - 11:00 amDr Karl joins Susan Graham-Ryan on ABC Townsville
Wednesday 3rd December 2025
7:00 pm - 7:30 pmDr Karl joins Kelly Higgins-Devine on ABC Brisbane/Queensland
Thursday 4th December 2025
9:30 am - 10:00 amDr Karl joins Rory McClaren on ABC Adelaide
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Australian Geographic The Australian pedestrian button
Dr Karl’s ode to the ergonomic and elegant design of the pedestrian button. IN 1884, PLAYWRIGHT Oscar Wilde wrote, in The Value of Art in Modern Life, “I have found that all ugly things are made by those who strive to make something beautiful, and that all beautiful things are made by those who strive […]
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Sleep paralysis, hallucinations and meeting aliens
Do you get sicker if you pick your nose? How do you know to breathe? Why doesn’t plastic cheese burn?
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Blocking phone signals, vinegar-soothed sunburn and popping a yawn
Do microwave ovens block mobile phone reception? Will vinegar sooth sunburn? How can you ‘pop’ a yawn?
In the News ABC News 24: 2016 Ignoble Prizes
Rats in tiny trousers, and other Ignoble delights. Laugh and learn
