Science is Golden

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Does cranberry juice cure urinary tract infections? Is the hookah really a safer way to smoke? Will the Large Hadron Collider destroy the Earth and the Universe? Is the purpose of the peacock's tail to attract females? And in the unlikely event of a place crash, are some seats safer than others?
Dr Karl Kruszelnicki is the Julius Sumner Miller Fellow at the University of Sydney. He is also a best-selling author and a popular science commentator on radio and television. He appears on Triple J and other ABC radio stations, and on BBC radio, and is one half of the 'Sleek Geeks' (ABC TV). Dr Karl's book is based on his popular Good Weekend column, 'Mythconceptions'.