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CBC Radio's Quirks and Quarks covers the quirks of the expanding universe to the quarks within a single atom... and everything in between.... more
FAQs about Quirks and Quarks:How many episodes does Quirks and Quarks have?The podcast currently has 1,091 episodes available.
November 24, 2017Why do the lemon pips continually rise up and fall down in my gin and tonic?Carbonated bubbles attach to the pips and make them rise, then fall as the same bubbles burst....more5minPlay
November 24, 2017Why is it that we associate some colours with specific emotions, and does that come from our brain or through our culture?The association of colour and emotion begins early in life, so it is both cultural and neural as we retain the connection into adulthood....more5minPlay
November 24, 2017If a time traveller left a 2017 cell phone in 1967, how much could 1967 technical know how be able to retrieve from the phone?1967 technology could retrieve some, but not all information from a 2017 cell phone....more6minPlay
November 24, 2017What happens to the emerald ash borer when it doesn't have any more trees to attack? Can the ash trees ever come back?The EAB will move on to other species when there are no more ash trees to attack....more6minPlay
November 24, 2017What was the evolutionary advantage for Homo Sapiens becoming essentially hairless compared to other primates?Homo sapiens became hairless as a way of dealing with sweat....more6minPlay
November 24, 2017How is it possible in the vastness of space that our Sun ever had the density of gasses needed to form a star?Gravity played a big role in bringing enough matter together to form the Sun....more6minPlay
November 17, 2017Why Conspiracy theorists are more likely to see patterns in a painting like thisBelief in conspiracy theories based in ‘illusory pattern perception’...more17minPlay
November 17, 2017Why did the most abundant bird in the world go extinct in just 50 years?Hunting and lack of genetic diversity mean we don't see passenger pigeons blocking the sun today...more8minPlay
November 17, 2017Why scientists are growing tiny starter brains and implanting them in ratsHuman brain organoids implanted into rats to investigate vision loss, dementia and more...more9minPlay
November 17, 2017Canadian engineers built a road to withstand Arctic climate changeEngineers construct Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk highway on top permafrost...more9minPlay
FAQs about Quirks and Quarks:How many episodes does Quirks and Quarks have?The podcast currently has 1,091 episodes available.