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Jun 2022
39m 30s

Crumbs, squishing babies, bee deaths

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Can our eyes change colour? What would happen if a planet disappeared from our solar system? Why don't we all have the same sense of taste? Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j Mornings with Lucy Smith.  
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