Great Moments In Science by ABC Radio

From the ground breaking and life saving to the wacky and implausible, Dr Karl Kruszelnicki reveals some of the best moments in science.

Radio: ABC News Radio

Category: Science & Medicine

652
- I do not like green eggs and ham... or potatoes?

Tue, 28 Mar 2023
651
- Potentially poisonous potato no small fry

Tue, 21 Mar 2023
650
- Of Mice and Milk

Tue, 14 Mar 2023
649
- Avalanche under the sea

Tue, 07 Mar 2023
648
- A slip of the tongue

Tue, 28 Feb 2023
647
- Athlete deaths—and COVID vaccines

Tue, 14 Feb 2023
646
- Speaking your mind—with AI

Tue, 21 Feb 2023
645
- Neanderthal DNA kills superbugs

Tue, 07 Feb 2023
644
- Why hangovers happen, Part 2

Tue, 31 Jan 2023
643
- Why hangovers happen, Part 1

Tue, 24 Jan 2023
642
- How to snap spaghetti: Pt 2

Tue, 17 Jan 2023
641
- Trees have senses too

Tue, 03 Jan 2023
640
- Trees are made from air

Tue, 27 Dec 2022
639
- Dark matter

Tue, 20 Dec 2022
638
- Elastin in our skin and body

Tue, 13 Dec 2022
637
- The number of humans ever born

Tue, 06 Dec 2022
636
- Why we wear masks—and the N95 is a good one, Part 2

Tue, 29 Nov 2022
635
- Why we wear masks—and the N95 is a good one, Part 1

Tue, 22 Nov 2022
634
- Nuclear war would be pointless

Tue, 15 Nov 2022
633
- Gamma ray bursters, Part 2

Tue, 08 Nov 2022
632
- Gamma ray bursters, Part 1

Tue, 01 Nov 2022
631
- Lifts and their new-fangled destination despatching

Tue, 25 Oct 2022
630
- Dogs 101—your canine companion

Tue, 18 Oct 2022
629
- Testes taste test

Tue, 11 Oct 2022
628
- Close encounters of the asteroid kind

Tue, 04 Oct 2022
627
- Why did Tonga's huge volcanic eruption affect Australia's surf?

Tue, 27 Sep 2022
626
- The Solar System Is Weird

Tue, 20 Sep 2022
625
- Doubling down — taking a second look at the mystery of doppelgängers

Tue, 13 Sep 2022
624
- Look twice — why it's worth doing a double-take on your doppelgänger

Tue, 06 Sep 2022
623
- Can a coin falling from a great height be lethal?

Tue, 30 Aug 2022
622
- Earth is accelerating, Pt 3

Tue, 23 Aug 2022
621
- Earth is accelerating, Pt 2

Tue, 16 Aug 2022
620
- Earth is accelerating, Pt 1

Tue, 09 Aug 2022
619
- Electric battery = car + house

Tue, 02 Aug 2022
618
- Adventures in nose-picking

Tue, 26 Jul 2022
617
- The number of humans between dawn and dusk

Tue, 19 Jul 2022
616
- First known computer, Pt 1

Tue, 20 Apr 2021
615
- Brain hotter than body

Tue, 12 Jul 2022
614
- What happens when you get winded?

Tue, 05 Jul 2022
613
- Dogs tilt their heads

Tue, 28 Jun 2022
612
- Measles erases immune system memory

Tue, 21 Jun 2022
611
- Anticipation

Tue, 14 Jun 2022
610
- Drunk animals

Tue, 07 Jun 2022
609
- The washing of bed sheets

Tue, 31 May 2022
608
- Atmospheric rivers, part 2

Tue, 24 May 2022
607
- Atmospheric rivers, part 1

Tue, 17 May 2022
606
- Why are whales so big?

Tue, 10 May 2022
605
- Most distant star ever found

Tue, 03 May 2022
604
- Grasshopper can turn into locust

Tue, 26 Apr 2022
603
- Ivermectin and COVID—Part 2 of 2

Tue, 19 Apr 2022

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