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06/01/11--20:17: Horse whistlers, wee tricks and giant antennas (chan 1589694)

DR KARL ON TRIPLEJ: Why do horses pee when you whistle? Can you make people wee by whistling? And why would an antenna pick up signals from different radio stations at different times of the day?


06/08/11--19:27: Orgasms, biscuit dunking and billowing shower curtains (chan 1589694)

DR KARL ON TRIPLEJ: Is the female orgasm a sympathetic or parasympathetic nervous reaction? Plus: why do dunked biscuits soak up less milk when chocolate-flavoured additives are included with the milk; and why do shower curtains billow more when the water runs cold than hot?


06/15/11--19:40: 'Winter hair', tickling and lunar eclipses (chan 1589694)

DR KARL ON TRIPLEJ: Does hair grow thicker during winter? Plus: Why is being tickled both pleasant and unpleasant at the same time?; and Dr Karl chats about this morning's lunar eclipse.


06/22/11--20:07: Chilli heat, breasts and volcanic lightning (chan 1589694)

DR KARL ON TRIPLEJ: Why does chilli make your nose and throat itch? Plus: why are men so attracted to women's breasts?; and why is there sometimes lightning activity in volcanic ash clouds?


07/06/11--20:30: Unmoving escalators, circumnavigating ash clouds and orange oranges (chan 1589694)

DR KARL ON TRIPLEJ: Why does it feel unusual when walking on a stationary escalator? Plus: why did the recent Chilean volcano ash cloud travel in the opposite direction to the prevailing winds? And why are oranges orange?


07/13/11--19:17: Sunburnt nipples and global warming (chan 1589694)

DR KARL ON TRIPLEJ: Why doesn't the skin around nipples get sunburnt? Would global warming interrupt the Atlantic conveyer current and cause an ice age in the northern hemisphere?


07/20/11--20:05: Upset apples, brain capacity and caffeine sickness (chan 1589694)

DR KARL ON TRIPLEJ: Why does a bruised apple taste differently to an unbruised one? Plus: is it possible to evaluate the capacity of the brain in gigabytes? And why does caffeine make you feel sick in the stomach?


07/27/11--20:06: Workout music and rumbling stomachs (chan 1589694)

DR KARL ON TRIPLEJ: Why do some people work harder at the gym when they listen to a favourite tune? Plus: why does your stomach rumble when you are hungry? And why do your hands tingle after an orgasm?


08/03/11--19:40: Space special with NASA astronaut Dr Gregory Chamitoff (chan 1589694)

DR KARL ON TRIPLEJ: What's it like to live in space for 183 days? NASA astronaut Dr Gregory Chamitoff joins Dr Karl to answer all your space questions.


08/10/11--19:30: Seeing spots, white rainbows and ghosts (chan 1589694)

DR KARL ON TRIPLEJ: Why do some people see thousands of tiny spots when they look up at the sky or a bright light? What causes a white rainbow? And is there any science to explain ghosts?


08/17/11--19:20: Itchy ankles, swelling cheeks and bellybutton fluff (chan 1589694)

DR KARL ON TRIPLEJ: Why do some people get itchy legs when they exercise? Plus: what causes some people's cheeks to swell and tingle while eating cheese? And why is bellybutton fluff always blue?


08/24/11--19:59: Green tomatoes, vegans and static shock (chan 1589694)

DR KARL ON TRIPLEJ: How do you get green tomatoes to ripen quickly? Can people on a vegan diet receive the same amount of nutrients as meat-eaters? Can static shocks through headphones be dangerous?


08/31/11--19:39: Clean scars, ear plugs and sobering exercise (chan 1589694)

DR KARL ON TRIPLEJ: Why don't scars get dirty the same way as the rest of your skin? Do noise-reducing ear plugs damage your ears if you wear them for too long? Can exercising after drinking alcohol help you sober up more quickly?


09/14/11--20:44: Farmer's tales, shaved-head hair, and quantum physics and God (chan 1589694)

DR KARL ON TRIPLEJ: What happens when fruit and vegetables cross-pollinate? Why does my hair appear to grow quicker now I shave my head? Does quantum physics imply the existence of a God?


09/21/11--19:53: Soft copper, blue tyres and compression pants (chan 1589694)

DR KARL ON TRIPLEJ: Can copper pipes be made hard again after they have been overheated then cooled? Why do new tyres sometimes leave a blue mark on the ground? Do sports compression shorts work?


10/12/11--18:53: Blocking phone signals, vinegar-soothed sunburn and popping a yawn (chan 1589694)

DR KARL ON TRIPLEJ: Do microwave ovens block mobile phone reception? Will vinegar sooth sunburn? How can you 'pop' a yawn?


10/19/11--18:37: Frozen wasps, projecting black and foggy windscreens (chan 1589694)

SCIENCE ON TRIPLEJ: Why do wasps survive being frozen? If black is a shade of light, then how does a projector recreate it? Why does cold air clear a foggy windscreen better than warm air?


10/26/11--19:51: Poltergeist phones and period cravings (chan 1589694)

DR KARL ON TRIPLEJ: Why do some mobile phones ring when they are switched off? And why do many women crave chocolate just before their periods?


11/02/11--18:48: Do snipers consider the Coriolis effect? (chan 1589694)

SCIENCE ON TRIPLEJ: Do snipers need to take in to account the Coriolis effect when taking a shot? Plus: what happens if you pee on an electric fence?; and can babies breathe underwater?


11/09/11--18:01: Bad apples and the strange sounds our body can make (chan 1589694)

DR KARL ON TRIPLEJ: Does cold storage affect how food metabolises and germinates? Plus: why do some people's eyes squeak when they rub them?; and why can some people make their ears 'crack' when they press them?


11/16/11--18:20: Cannabis use and psychosis, with Dr Matthew Large (chan 1589694)

DR KARL ON TRIPLEJ: In a special triplej listener talkback, Zan Rowe and Dr Karl discuss the link between mental illness and marijuana use with psychiatrist Dr Matthew Large, from the University of New South Wales.


11/23/11--18:20: Celebrating 30 years of science talkback with Dr Karl (chan 1589694)

DR KARL ON TRIPLEJ: Previous 'Mornings' presenters drop by to share their favourite Dr Karl moments from the last 30 years on triplej. Plus: Karl's favourite organ; his first comments on radio re-enacted; and the five most-common science questions asked by listeners.


11/30/11--18:16: Head spins, granite cookware and bullets fired in the air (chan 1589694)

DR KARL ON TRIPLEJ: Why does your head seem to spin when you lie down if drunk? What are the differences between various cookwares and are any types dangerous? What happens to bullets that are fired into the air?


12/07/11--18:06: Earbud headphones, jet-lag and funny trivial things (chan 1589694)

DR KARL ON TRIPLEJ: When using earbud-style headphones, why does the music's pitch seem lower when they're removed? Is there a way to reduce the effects of jet-lag?Why is it when you are extremely tired that trivial things seem very funny?