More Cracks with Marcus Chown (409)
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Author and astrophysicist Marcus Chown tells of the forgotten Australian female astronomer who helped discover the first black hole. Dr Karl digs deeper into Marcus' latest book on black holes "A Crack in Everything".
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The Crack with Marcus Chown (408)
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Author and astrophysicist Marcus Chown is a great explainer. A British stargazer, he studied under Richard Feynman in California. Dr Karl puts him to the test talking about Marcus' latest book on black holes "A Crack in Everything".
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Growing Ear Drums with Professor Marcus Atlas (407)
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Dr Karl uncovers a lifelong Australian quest to restore comfort and hearing with custom made eardrum transplants. Called Cleardrums, Professor Marcus Atlas is close to passing regulatory hurdles for human trials.
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Feral Bugs in a cooked Australia (406)
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Prof Puckett from the US explains how America lost its fire ant war and Jess Ward-Jones on the struggle to learn what is killing our Alpine Eucalypts (Snow Gums).
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Beating Cancer with Professor Richard Scolyer (405)
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Professor Richard Scolyer is the 2024 joint Australian of the Year. Dr Karl probes skin cancer therapies and immunotherapies with a researcher who has put his life on the line.
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Dr Matt Agnew's guide to AI 404
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Phones made today are super smart. Fast and versatile they can be so powerful to be spooky. Dr Matt joins Dr Karl to peel back the AI layers for a set of rules for the future.
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Dr Matt Agnew's extraordinary life so far 403
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Mining Engineer, Reality TV star, Astrophysicist, Author - What's left for Dr Matt?
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Observable and Infinite with Prof Lewis (402)
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If we need to fully understand space we need more time - lots of it. Beyond the Hubble sphere things gets lumpy.
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Deceit starts with D with Prof Mann (401)
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Dr Karl asks a fellow physicist for the telltale signs when powerful people spread untruths. They are easy to spot and nasty.
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Hot Data with Prof Mann (400)
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The graph points skywards. A thousand of years of data says "stop burning carbon". Prof Mann tells Dr Karl of how the USA responded to his articles in the early 1990s.
info_outlineOne of the most popular diets today was studied by professor Varady over 20 years ago. She now teaches in Chicago. Dr Karl finds out why intermittent fasting is so successful.