Join legendary Australian science communicator and author Dr Karl Kruszelnicki (Karl, The Universe and Everything) as he tackles the theme of Brisbane Writers Festival – “What the world needs now”. Copies of Karl, the Universe and Everything are available for purchase here.

Dr Karl’s media career spans more than 30 years, talking about Science in newspapers, radio, TV and books — 43 to date. His accolades range from the Ig Nobel Prize from Harvard University for his groundbreaking research into belly button fluff, to being one of Australia’s 100 National Living Treasures. Since 1995, he has been the Julius Sumner Miller Fellow at the University of Sydney.