Great Moments In Science
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Apr 21, 2022
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From the ground breaking and life saving to the wacky and implausible, Dr Karl Kruszelnicki reveals some of the best moments in science.
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The Greatest Moment in Science
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May 23, 2023 |
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Why the 'marijuana munchies' make you feel good
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May 16, 2023 |
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Insects fly to the light
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May 09, 2023 |
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Dreaming a diagnosis with Dr Karl
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May 02, 2023 |
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Sniffing out disease with Dr Karl
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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How tall is time? Well, it's all relative
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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The physics of dunking biscuits
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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Want to see an eclipse without travelling? You might be waiting a while
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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I do not like green eggs and ham... or potatoes?
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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Potentially poisonous potato no small fry
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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Of Mice and Milk
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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Avalanche under the sea
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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A slip of the tongue
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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Speaking your mind—with AI
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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Athlete deaths—and COVID vaccines
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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Neanderthal DNA kills superbugs
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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Why hangovers happen, Part 2
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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Why hangovers happen, Part 1
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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How to snap spaghetti: Pt 2
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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How to snap spaghetti: Pt 1
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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Trees have senses too
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Jan 03, 2023 |
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Trees are made from air
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Dec 27, 2022 |
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Dark matter
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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Elastin in our skin and body
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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The number of humans ever born
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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Why we wear masks—and the N95 is a good one, Part 2
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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Why we wear masks—and the N95 is a good one, Part 1
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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Nuclear war would be pointless
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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Gamma ray bursters, Part 2
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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Gamma ray bursters, Part 1
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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Lifts and their new-fangled destination despatching
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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Dogs 101—your canine companion
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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Testes taste test
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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Close encounters of the asteroid kind
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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Why did Tonga's huge volcanic eruption affect Australia's surf?
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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The Solar System Is Weird
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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Doubling down — taking a second look at the mystery of doppelgängers
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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Look twice — why it's worth doing a double-take on your doppelgänger
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Sep 06, 2022 |
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Can a coin falling from a great height be lethal?
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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Earth is accelerating, Pt 3
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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Earth is accelerating, Pt 2
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Aug 16, 2022 |
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Earth is accelerating, Pt 1
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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Electric battery = car + house
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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Adventures in nose-picking
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Jul 26, 2022 |
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The number of humans between dawn and dusk
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Jul 19, 2022 |
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Brain hotter than body
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Jul 12, 2022 |
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What happens when you get winded?
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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Dogs tilt their heads
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Jun 28, 2022 |
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Measles erases immune system memory
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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Anticipation
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Jun 14, 2022 |
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Drunk animals
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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The washing of bed sheets
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May 31, 2022 |
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Atmospheric rivers, part 2
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May 24, 2022 |
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Atmospheric rivers, part 1
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May 17, 2022 |
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Why are whales so big?
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May 10, 2022 |
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Most distant star ever found
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May 03, 2022 |
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Grasshopper can turn into locust
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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Ivermectin and COVID—Part 2 of 2
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Apr 19, 2022 |
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Ivermectin and COVID
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Apr 12, 2022 |
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The swing of bowling
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Apr 05, 2022 |
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Antarctic fiery flush
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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Wood for the future
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Mar 22, 2022 |
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Sydney smallpox epidemic
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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Worm blobs
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Mar 08, 2022 |
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Black holes bared
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Mar 01, 2022 |
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Black hole buddies
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Feb 22, 2022 |
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Black hole basics
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Feb 15, 2022 |
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Fartology 101—common scents
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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COVID-19—the petering pandemic
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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Power steering kills steering
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Jan 25, 2022 |
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DJ bats double the Doppler
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Jan 18, 2022 |
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Brain freeze
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Jan 11, 2022 |
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Bacteria of champions
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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The end of the internal combustion engine?
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Dec 28, 2021 |
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Balloon popping
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Dec 21, 2021 |
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Bird brains - dense, not dumb
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Dec 14, 2021 |
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The colour of bird poo
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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What to know about sunscreens
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Nov 30, 2021 |
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How the earth is round
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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More about the body when free diving
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Nov 16, 2021 |
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The body and free diving
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Nov 09, 2021 |
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Probiotics and Pre-biotics
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Nov 02, 2021 |
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Longest powered flight
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Oct 26, 2021 |
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Infertility and COVID-19 vaccines Part 2
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Oct 19, 2021 |
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Infertility and COVID-19 vaccines Part 1
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Oct 12, 2021 |
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Hidden Figures: the extraordinary women in science
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Oct 05, 2021 |
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How equal is an equinox?
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Sep 28, 2021 |
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Cosmic cannibalism
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Sep 21, 2021 |
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Reaction Faster Than Action
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Sep 14, 2021 |
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Metabolism Mysteries
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Sep 07, 2021 |
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Wing Walking: a sport not for the faint-hearted
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Aug 31, 2021 |
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Our Sixth Sense: the Sick Sense
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Aug 24, 2021 |
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The Muon Magnetic Anomaly: The Land of the Unknown Unknowns
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Aug 17, 2021 |
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Muon Mystery Part 2: The 'Jewel of Physics' becomes a duel with physics
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Aug 10, 2021 |
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The Muon Magnetic Anomaly: A Quantum Mystery!
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Aug 03, 2021 |
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The Dirt On Food
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Jul 27, 2021 |
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Collagen Pt 2: a complex and wonderous protein
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Jul 20, 2021 |
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Collagen Pt 1: can you really eat or drink your way to smoother skin?
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Jul 13, 2021 |
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What happens when a black hole eats a neutron star?
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Jul 06, 2021 |
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The Mighty Water Bear
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Jun 29, 2021 |
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Vaccine Victory Via Chickens
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Jun 22, 2021 |
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Chlorophyll Water — part 2
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Jun 15, 2021 |
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Chlorophyll Water - part 1
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Jun 08, 2021 |
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Sleep update
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Jun 01, 2021 |
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Development of vaccines
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May 25, 2021 |
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Animal navigation
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May 18, 2021 |
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Elements of you
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May 11, 2021 |
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First known computer, Pt 3
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May 04, 2021 |
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First known computer, Pt 2
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Apr 27, 2021 |
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First known computer, Pt 1
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Apr 20, 2021 |
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Staring into empty space
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Apr 13, 2021 |
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Virus 104
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Apr 06, 2021 |
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Virus 103
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Mar 30, 2021 |
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Virus 102
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Mar 23, 2021 |
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Virus 101
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Mar 16, 2021 |
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Value of human life
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Mar 09, 2021 |
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Bulldust asymmetry
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Mar 02, 2021 |
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Smell, part 2
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Feb 23, 2021 |
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Smell, part 1
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Feb 16, 2021 |
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How to measure a building
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Feb 09, 2021 |
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Universe in a lifetime
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Feb 02, 2021 |
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The worst plane of WW2
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Jan 26, 2021 |
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BP's Carbon Campaign
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Jan 19, 2021 |
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Migrating Species
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Jan 12, 2021 |
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Carrington Event
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Jan 05, 2021 |
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Palaeolithic Dieting
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Dec 29, 2020 |
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Ribbon Curling
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Dec 22, 2020 |
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Hot Dog Eating
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Dec 15, 2020 |
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Dust
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Dec 08, 2020 |
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Carbon Footprints
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Dec 01, 2020 |
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Future Hamburgers
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Nov 24, 2020 |
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Tea Bag Saves Space Station
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Nov 17, 2020 |
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Parking, science-style
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Nov 10, 2020 |
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The a-b-c of hepatitis - part 2
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Nov 03, 2020 |
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The a-b-c of hepatitis - part 1
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Oct 27, 2020 |
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Beetroot wee and spag bol stains
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Oct 20, 2020 |
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The 'tail' of the missing anus
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Oct 13, 2020 |
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When copper meets COVID
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Oct 06, 2020 |
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For black holes, matter doesn't size
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Sep 29, 2020 |
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Dead fish can swim
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Sep 22, 2020 |
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Pterodactyl take-off
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Sep 15, 2020 |
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Fish boot camp
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Sep 08, 2020 |
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The case of the disappearing bum - part 2
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Sep 01, 2020 |
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The case of the disappearing bum - part 1
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Aug 25, 2020 |
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Spider intelligence
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Mar 17, 2020 |
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Holy electric flying spiders!
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Mar 10, 2020 |
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Putting Einstein to the test - part 2
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Mar 03, 2020 |
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Putting Einstein to the test - part one
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Feb 25, 2020 |
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The perfect coffee
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Feb 18, 2020 |
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Australian bushfires - part 3
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Feb 11, 2020 |
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Australian bushfires - part 2
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Feb 04, 2020 |
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Australian bushfires - part 1
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Jan 28, 2020 |
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NASA's space pen
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Jan 21, 2020 |
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The flat earth myth myth
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Jan 14, 2020 |
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Atomic gecko
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Jan 07, 2020 |
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Why do we sleep?
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Dec 31, 2019 |
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5G hysteria is coming: part 2
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Dec 24, 2019 |
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5G hysteria is coming ...
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Dec 17, 2019 |
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Coffee naps
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Dec 10, 2019 |
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Are you a mozzie magnet?
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Dec 02, 2019 |
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How do planes really fly?
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Nov 26, 2019 |
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Ultraprocessed foods
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Nov 19, 2019 |
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Is a vegan diet healthy?
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Nov 12, 2019 |
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Bacteria of champions
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Nov 05, 2019 |
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What happens when you get winded?
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Oct 29, 2019 |
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Knife in the dishwasher - part two
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Oct 22, 2019 |
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Knife in the dishwasher: part one
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Oct 15, 2019 |
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The end of the internal combustion engine?
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Oct 08, 2019 |
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The not-so-boring billion
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Oct 01, 2019 |
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And the Ig Nobel prizes go to ...
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Sep 24, 2019 |
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Red sky at night... sailors' delight?
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Sep 17, 2019 |
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Jargon moving forwards
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Sep 10, 2019 |
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DJ bats double the Doppler
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Sep 03, 2019 |
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Diseases stink!
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Aug 27, 2019 |
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Dead brains revived!
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Aug 20, 2019 |
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Mirror Universe: part two
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Aug 13, 2019 |
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Mirror Universe: part 1
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Aug 06, 2019 |
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Running out of sand: part two
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Jul 30, 2019 |
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Running out of sand, part one
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Jul 23, 2019 |
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Marco Polo and spaghetti: part two
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Jul 16, 2019 |
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Marco Polo and spaghetti: part one
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Jul 09, 2019 |
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Tobacco denialism: part two
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Jul 02, 2019 |
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Tobacco denialism: part one
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Jun 25, 2019 |
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Our solar system is weird
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Jun 18, 2019 |
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5G hysteria is coming: part 2
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Jun 11, 2019 |
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5G hysteria is coming ...
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Jun 04, 2019 |
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Where gold comes from: part two
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May 28, 2019 |
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Where gold comes from: part one
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May 21, 2019 |
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Balloon popping
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May 14, 2019 |
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Say cheese
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May 07, 2019 |
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Easter and the Equinox
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Apr 30, 2019 |
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Washing clothes: part two
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Apr 23, 2019 |
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Washing clothes: part one
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Apr 16, 2019 |
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Vaping, e-cigarettes, and big tobacco
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Apr 09, 2019 |
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Rogue planets: part two
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Apr 02, 2019 |
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Rogue planets: part one
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Mar 26, 2019 |
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Barcode invention: part two
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Mar 19, 2019 |
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Barcode invention: part one
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Mar 12, 2019 |
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Holy Hole Phobia!
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Mar 05, 2019 |
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Seashell Ocean Sound
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Feb 26, 2019 |
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Brain freeze
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Feb 19, 2019 |
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Dodging rocks
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Feb 12, 2019 |
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Our planetary neighbourhood
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Feb 05, 2019 |
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Left face attractiveness
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Jan 29, 2019 |
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Mobile phones and empathy
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Jan 22, 2019 |
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Fast food and your brain
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Jan 15, 2019 |
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Fork 'n' food
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Jan 08, 2019 |
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Hiccups cure: part two
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Jan 01, 2019 |
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Hiccups cure: part one
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Dec 25, 2018 |
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Mass of a proton: part two
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Dec 18, 2018 |
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Mass of a proton: part one
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Dec 11, 2018 |
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Cube-shaped wombat poo
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Dec 04, 2018 |
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Do fish drink water?
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Nov 27, 2018 |
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Black hole in the Milky Way: part two
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Nov 20, 2018 |
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Black hole in the Milky Way: part one
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Nov 13, 2018 |
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Geotagged photos
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Nov 06, 2018 |
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Measure Earth
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Oct 30, 2018 |
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Cigarettes radioactive
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Oct 23, 2018 |
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Alkaline diets
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Oct 16, 2018 |
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Kiss the Sun: part two
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Oct 09, 2018 |
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Kiss the Sun: part one
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Oct 02, 2018 |
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How to snap spaghetti: part two
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Sep 25, 2018 |
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How to snap spaghetti: part one
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Sep 18, 2018 |
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Snooping microphones in your home?
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Sep 11, 2018 |
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The faults in our bodies
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Sep 04, 2018 |
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Mapping DNA to save lives
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Aug 28, 2018 |
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The loneliest ATM
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Aug 21, 2018 |
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Do ships have an effect on sea level?
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Aug 14, 2018 |
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Goldfish memory
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Aug 07, 2018 |
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Are vitamins always good for you?
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Jul 31, 2018 |
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Wasted food
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Jul 24, 2018 |
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Daddy long legs
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Jul 17, 2018 |
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Anaesthetic bomb
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Jul 10, 2018 |
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Humans vs volcanoes
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Jul 03, 2018 |
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The dunes of Pluto
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Jun 26, 2018 |
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A1 vs A2 milk
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Jun 19, 2018 |
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Cockroach milk
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Jun 12, 2018 |
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Sightseeing from Orbit
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Jun 05, 2018 |
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Road trip to future travel
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May 29, 2018 |
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Gunpowder vs sandwich
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May 22, 2018 |
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Why are whales so big?
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May 15, 2018 |
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Trees have senses too
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May 08, 2018 |
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The Wood Wide Web
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May 01, 2018 |
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Trees are made from air
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Apr 24, 2018 |
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Coal's hidden health cost
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Apr 17, 2018 |
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Speaking in tongues
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Apr 10, 2018 |
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The hummingbird: a furnace with feathers
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Apr 03, 2018 |
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Aboriginal stories accurate
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Mar 27, 2018 |
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Phone porting and identity theft
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Mar 20, 2018 |