Dr Karen Livesey

Interviews & Media

I often provide interviews on physics ideas and the state of science in Australia.
Please contact me for an interview or comment.

Mushrooms pop up across the Hunter, posing a risk to pooches'Dogs will eat a lot of weird things so it's not surprising to have a dog eat mushrooms.'

Interviewee for Newcastle Herald, 16 May 2025

Local mushrooms

‘Grounding’ proponents say it helps us realign with the Earth’s electric charge – but the claims don’t land | AntiviralExperts say the few scientific papers published about grounding – which can include walking barefoot outdoors or lying on the ground – lack scientific rigour

Interviewee for the Guardian Australia, 18 February 2025

Electrical Grounding

Does putting your feet on bare earth balance out your electrical charge? We fact check groundingDoes disconnection with the ground cause us to become sicker? That's the idea behind the practice of "grounding" or "earthing" which is growing in popularity. We separate the science from the nonsense.

Interviewee for ABC Science online, 10 November 2024

Electrical Grounding

Mixed response to new National Science Statement - Food & Drink BusinessThe government has released its new National Science Statement and National Science and Research Priorities, outlining the long-term vision for Australia’s science and research system.

Expert comment on the 10-year National Science Statement, 12 August 2024
Various news organisations via the Australian Science Media Centre

Interviewee for ABC Breakfast TV, 21 March 2024
Science Meets Parliament

What has the Nobel Prize in Physics ever done for me? It solved the mystery of blue LEDs, for startersTo take just a few examples, Nobel Prize-winning physics has given us portable computers, efficient LED lighting, climate modelling and radiation treatment of cancer, writes Karen Livesey.

Author of ABC online article, 3 October 2023
Originally appearing in the Conversation

Meet Newcastle uni's latest STEM superstarThe work of University of Newcastle physics lecturer Dr Karen Livesey will be highlighted in a national program...

Interviewee for the Newcastle Herald, 18 November 2022
National announcement of Superstars of STEM

Radio appearances

ABC Perth Mornings

ABC Sydney Mornings

ABC Hobart Breakfast

ABC Victoria Evenings

3RRR Party Show (Melbourne)

ABC Newcastle Drive, Mornings and Breakfast shows

ABC Adelaide Mornings and Afternoons

ABC Radio National Science Show with Robin Williams

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