Quirks and Quarks

By CBC

CBC Radio's Quirks and Quarks covers the quirks of the expanding universe to the quarks within a single atom... and everything in between.

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The podcast currently has 1,125 episodes available.

Quirks and Quarks episodes:

May 26, 2017 When did whales get super-sized?
Why some whales became monster-sized was a mystery. New research has solved it.
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8min
May 26, 2017 Do I look fat in this face?
An experiment shows that people systematically think their faces look fatter than they really are.
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7min
May 26, 2017 Out of Africa, or maybe Europe?
A fossilized tooth and jawbone point to Europe, not Africa, for the emergence of human ancestors.
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8min
May 26, 2017 Quirks & Questions: Are humans the only mammals with different blood types?
The answer is no, dogs, cats, horses, cows and primates have different blood types as well.
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3min
May 19, 2017 The Puzzle of Pain
Pain is incredibly complex to understand and to treat.
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20min
May 19, 2017 Orangutans babies know breast is best
Orangutan teeth indicate a nursing period of eight or nine years.
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8min
May 19, 2017 The late birds are missing the worm
Climate change is shifting the times when songbirds should fly north.
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8min
May 19, 2017 NASA's big rocket is going nowhere
NASA's big new rocket, won't make a first flight with astronauts, despite the Trump administration's request.
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7min
May 19, 2017 Diving deep for glass sponges
A mission to explore a unique ecosystem off the B.C. coast.
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8min
May 19, 2017 Quirks Question of the Week
If the Sun is burning its fuel up, is it getting lighter, and will the Earth's orbit change as a result?
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3min

FAQs about Quirks and Quarks:

How many episodes does Quirks and Quarks have?

The podcast currently has 1,125 episodes available.