Cheese dreams, choccy milk, body odour

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. 

Should you keep your tent flaps open? What happens to helium balloons when you let them go? Why does bottled water have a use by date? Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j Mornings with Lucy Smith. 

More and more parents are using melatonin to help their children sleep - but there is little research on the long-term effects. So, what do we know about the risks and is it ok to give it to children as an aid to help sleep?James chats to Paul Gringras, professor of children’s sl ...  عرض المزيد

Pasteurising milk makes it safer, but are there any benefits to drinking it “raw”? James heads to a dairy farm to investigate the evidence and see if anything is lost in pasteurising milk.Guests: Professor Marion Nestle, food policy expert, New York University Dr Ellen Evans, foo ...  عرض المزيد

Some people fall asleep almost as soon as their head touches the pillow, while for others it can take hours of tossing and turning. CrowdScience listener Assia needs at least 45 minutes to get to sleep: it's always taken her a long time to drift off no matter how tired she is, an ...  عرض المزيد

This week we are talking to a famed neuroscientist and expert from Harvard Dr. Baland Jalal. He's going to talk us through what sleep paralysis actually is. As well as what's actually going on in the body and brain and how we interact with dreams.

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