September 26, 2003

Dr Karl Kruszelnicki's favourite organ

I happened to be listening to the radio today and heard a very interesting discussion with Dr. Karl Kruszelnicki, Julius Sumner Miller Fellow, School of Physics, University of Sydney. Dr Karl is a very popular media figure and his brief for the School of Physics to make science into a popular subject for the community. He is one of those irrepressible characters, always full of weird tales, amazing facts and exciting scientific discoveries, and he has a big following in television, print and radio media.

I remember him from 15 years ago, when her and his wife came to my prenatal classes before the birth of their first child (they now have three). At that time he was a resident doctor at the Children’s Hospital and he delighted in arriving at class, straight from the hospital wearing wild clothes designed to amuse and reassure frightened and sick children. I well remember the huge woolly slippers designed as bear feet that he plonked down in the middle of the circle as we settled to discuss weighty issues around birth!

The conversation today was about water and Dr Karl was explaining that what we needed to purify water (saving water is a hot topic in Australia today) was a machine like the kidney, his third most favourite organ and the world’s best filtration system.

After exploring this issue for a while, the interviewer asked him what his first and second most favourite organs were and surprisingly he answered “the uterus and the placenta”! He then went into raptures about how clever the uterus was and how well designed it was to carry a baby and give birth. The placenta got a great wrap-up as well for its ability to sustain life. It was a witty and erudite discussion and there was no doubt about his genuine admiration for these two female organs. I couldn’t help feeling that I was hearing something special - women’s bodies are usually dismissed in tones that suggest mild defectiveness.

Onya Dr Karl! (Pardon the Aussie-ism)

Posted by andrea at September 26, 2003 03:16 PM

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