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by Dr Karl KruszelnickiThe universe is a strange and wonderful place and, in his Great Moments, Karl has scaled the highest peaks as well as turned over the pebbles to see what's underneath. Dr Karl's Great Moments in Science is published every Thursday.
Recent podcasts
2007-09-27 Warm up the car by idling
27/09/2007
I've had a lot of fun teaching the Junior Members of my Family how to drive the Family Chariot. But along the way, I realised that something I had done for a long time was actually wrong.
2007-09-20 Gladiator Myths
20/09/2007
For most people, the word "gladiator" brings to mind either Russell Crowe as Maximus, or Kirk Douglas as Spartacus. So most of us believe that gladiators were prisoners-of-war or criminals, who were on the road continuously fighting in wild free-for-all melees.
2007-09-13 Black Death
13/09/2007
The Black Death of the Middle Ages was a truly devastating pandemic – a pandemic being the Military-Industrial Full Blown Version of an epidemic. In the mid-1300s, the Black Death killed at least one third of the European population, so it was truly horrible.
2007-09-06 Great Wall of China From Space - Part 2
06/09/2007
It's claimed that you can see the Great Wall of China from the Moon. That's one big claim, but let's take this apart brick by brick.
