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Dr Karl's a curious optimist. Join him as he explores the latest developments in science with leading researchers and communicators. And remember, it's never too late for a happy childhood. Series Producer: Isabelle BentonTechnical Producer: Maya CookContact: shirtloadspodcast@gmail.comWatch Shirtloads on Youtube!www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5v8fnD27rc&list=PLbDH9bxN-EryKiiRoeFnOm0Ejif3-rdIx
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Signup to Generate a PitchDr Karl's a curious optimist. Join him as he explores the latest developments in science with leading researchers and communicators. And remember, it's never too late for a happy childhood.
Shirtloads of Science is hosted by Dr Karl Kruszelnicki. The show has published 480 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Inside Apollo Mission Control With Gerry Griffin (494)" (17 October 2026, 26 minutes), "The GLP-1 Side Effect Everyone Ignores With Professor Clare Collins (493)" (3 October 2026, 28 minutes), and "OpenAI's Rogue AI: A Real-World Cyberattack Explained with Dr. Petr Levedev (492)" (19 September 2026, 26 minutes).
Shirtloads of Science publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 28 minutes across 480 episodes.
Booking probability for Shirtloads of Science is 38%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Shirtloads of Science requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Shirtloads of Science's contact route on record: verified email.
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Dr Karl Kruszelnicki hosts Shirtloads of Science, a science podcast with 480 episodes published.
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This week we're joined by Gerry Griffin, an aeronautical engineer and Apollo flight director who worked on every single moon landing during the Apollo mission, from Apollo 11 to Apollo 17. In this chat, he shares how...
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When Robbie Williams announced he had been diagnosed with s curvy earlier this year, Professor Clare Collins was relieved… why?! Because he was bringing attention to a major issue arising from the use of the popular...
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In mid-2026, a swarm of AI agents coordinated a cyberattack on Hugging Face, a platform where machine learning communities can collectively work to improve AI models and capabilities. This breach happened without human...
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Science writer and journalist Marcus Chown returns for a shorter, more philosophical chat. When Einstein first proposed gravitational waves, atoms hadn't even been discovered, so who knows what the next century holds...
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Science writer and former astrophysicist Marcus Chown joins us to discuss the elusive graviton - the theoretical particle behind gravity. In this chat we dig into the four fundamental forces of nature, why gravity is so...
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A bonus episode straight from the audience at Geraint Lewis' book launch for "The Shortest History of Reality." Listeners fire off some big questions: where do we sit with the 95% of the universe we can't explain? What...
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Join us for a special live episode of Shirtloads of Science, recorded at Willoughby Library for the launch of Professor Geraint Lewis' new book, "The Shortest History of Reality" - a compelling journey tracing the...
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Motor journalist Toby Hagon returns to Shirtloads of Science for round two on electric vehicles. Toby shares how he got into motoring journalism and what the job really involves. We break down 400V vs 800V batteries...
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Motor journalist Toby Hagon joins Shirtloads of Science to talk all things electric vehicles. We break down the often-confused difference between kilowatts and kilowatt-hours, compare EVs against petrol cars on...
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Associate Professor Anai González Cordero joins us on Shirtloads to explore the remarkable world of stem cells and how they can develop into almost any cell in the human body! She explains how her team is using stem...
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What if evolution isn't just about the survival of the fittest? Rowan Hooper, senior editor at New Scientist, joins Shirtloads to discuss his new book Togetherness - a challenge to the idea that nature is defined purely...
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Dr. Ann Jones joins me to chat about her hilarious new What the Duck? series, Nature's Most Wanted , which dives into the wild world of criminal animals. We investigate some of nature's strangest case files… a duck...
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<p>Marine Ecologist Assoc. Professor Alex Campbell takes us into the wonderful, under-appreciated world of seaweed and makes the case that it might be one of our most powerful allies against climate change!</p> <p>We...
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Marine Ecologist Assoc. Professor Alex Campbell takes us into the wonderful, under-appreciated world of seaweed and makes the case that it might be one of our most powerful allies against climate change! We dive into...
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I'm joined by Dr Nick Fuller to dissect the long-term effectiveness of weight loss medications and why lasting results do actually require more than medication alone. Nick explains why evidence-based behavioural weight...
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<p >I'm joined by Dr Nick Fuller to dissect the long-term effectiveness of weight loss medications and why lasting results do actually require more than medication alone.</p> <p >Nick explains why evidence-based...
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This episode I'm joined by Dr Peter Lee, Head of Research at Microsoft, to explore the ideas shaping the future of technology. Leading 14 research laboratories globally and overseeing a research and development program...
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<p >This episode I'm joined by Dr Peter Lee, Head of Research at Microsoft, to explore the ideas shaping the future of technology. Leading 14 research laboratories globally and overseeing a research and development...
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In this episode, we speak with Dietmar Müller about the "Boring Billion", a seemingly quiet period in Earth's deep history that may have been crucial for the evolution of complex life. Drawing on his latest research...
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<p >In this episode, we speak with Dietmar Müller about the "Boring Billion", a seemingly quiet period in Earth's deep history that may have been crucial for the evolution of complex life. Drawing on his latest...
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