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Plants consciousness, cows milk cancer and lightning
Plants consciousness, cows milk cancer and lightning
Can a plant be intelligent. Some plant scientists insist they are — since they can sense, learn, remember and even react... Read more
3 Mar 2015
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Dad jokes, Tumbleweed, Cows and Strawberry Milk
Dad jokes, Tumbleweed, Cows and Strawberry Milk
In this episode, Dr Karl and Adam ditch the stories in favour of answering questions from Twitter, like this corker … If... Read more
12 May 2015
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20mins
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Coconut Water and Paleo Diets
Coconut Water and Paleo Diets
Apparently both coconut oil and coconut water will do everything from beautifying your skin to boosting your immunity. W... Read more
27 Jan 2015
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Dr Karl and The Amazing James Randi
Dr Karl and The Amazing James Randi
In this episode, Dr Karl is joined by none less than the Amazing James Randi. Randi is a magician and scientific skeptic... Read more
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Sneezing, Sex and the ACHOO Syndrome
Sneezing, Sex and the ACHOO Syndrome
Sexual interest and arousal can lead to sneezing, but only in a very small subset of people. We have found the surprisin... Read more
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Counting, Drugs and Smart Cards
Counting, Drugs and Smart Cards
Why do we count in base 10? Why are there 60 minutes in an hour? Why do kids need more anesthetics than adults, and how ... Read more
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Risk, Rasin Toast and Complaint Letters
Risk, Rasin Toast and Complaint Letters
A MicroMort is a unit of measurement related to risk. If an activity exposes you to one MicroMort, then you have a one-... Read more
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Science of Breaking the Seal
Science of Breaking the Seal
When running wheels are set up in the wild, random wild mice will come and run on them. 10,000 year old ancient sea rise... Read more
5 May 2015
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Why are veins blue?
Why are veins blue?
Brought to you by the No. 31, but why? What’s so special about the phrase “the five boxing wizards jump quickly” Why a... Read more
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Heatwaves, rubbers ducks and Gershwin
Heatwaves, rubbers ducks and Gershwin
This is a hot geeky special .. the science of heatwaves. What causes them and what defines a heatwave? Will heatwaves in... Read more
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Do antioxidants actually work
Do antioxidants actually work
What’s the link between the number 13 and anagrams? Are the antioxidants you’re taking just propping up a $23 billion do... Read more
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Popular 7, Mid-life Crisis and the Placebo Effect
Popular 7, Mid-life Crisis and the Placebo Effect
In a recent UK poll, the number 7 topped the list of people’s favourite or lucky number. But why? What is a mid-life cri... Read more
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A Very Geeky Xmas
A Very Geeky Xmas
This week's very geeky NERD ALERT Xmas Special is brought to you by the number 78. Now, we all know Santa is real, but w... Read more
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Does sunlight kill odours?
Does sunlight kill odours?
Does sunlight kill odours? Will the dog’s bed smell fresher by leaving it in the sun? Do mobile phones cause cancer? In... Read more
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iPhones, Manbags and Computer Hacking Tyres
iPhones, Manbags and Computer Hacking Tyres
Dr Karl's iPhone 6+ has caused him to carry a man bag because it won’t fit in bright blue stretch jeans. Adam on the ot... Read more
26 May 2015
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Pat Rafter, Big Data and Space Elevators
Pat Rafter, Big Data and Space Elevators
Dr Karl and Adam try to get through a series of Twitter questions from their listeners, but what unfolds is everything b... Read more
18 May 2015
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Geeks on Gallipoli
Geeks on Gallipoli
The First World War combined modern science and technology in an effort to kill people more efficiently. It saw the adva... Read more
24 Apr 2015
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We need to talk about Ebola
We need to talk about Ebola
This week Sleek Geeks are joined by Dr Grant Hill-Cawthorne to chat all things Ebola - where did it come from, how does ... Read more
11 Nov 2014
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Listen here to hear about the ear ...
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This episode is brought to you by the number 19 and associated segues … Now hear this: Why do we like to listen to musi... Read more
14 Oct 2014
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16mins