Quirks and Quarks from CBC Radio Podcast
1) Body language could be the secret behind the sweetest music
The science of sway measures how well musicians play
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.2) Moose are hot and bothered, and more...
Nobel in Medicine for a leash on our immune systemOur immune system has enormous power to defend us against the wide range of pathogens and invaders that nature sends at us. But it’s a double-edged sw...Show More
3) Celebrating 50 years of Quirks & Quarks!
On October 9, 1975, CBC listeners across the country heard David Suzuki introduce the very first episode of Quirks & Quarks. 50 years and thousands of interviews later, Quirks is still going strong, b...Show More
4) Life at the limits, and more…
Remembering Jane: a conversation with Jane Goodall on her storied careerScience lost a unique pioneering figure this week. Jane Goodall — primatologist, conservationist and activist — died at the age ...Show More
5) Tracking Grizzlies in B.C with AI and more...
Let’s go, Grue Jays!New kinds of birds are not usually discovered while browsing Facebook, but an ornithologist spotted something he’d never seen before in a photo, and tracked down the strange bird. ...Show More
6) Understanding our inner light, and more...
Dust from car tires can be bad for fish — what might it do to us?As car tires wear, they shed billions of ultrafine particles of rubber that contain a complex mix of chemicals, including one called 6P...Show More
7) Science in Prison and more...
10 years ago we first saw gravitational waves — what we’ve seen sinceIn September 2015, LIGO—or Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory—captured the ripples in spacetime produced by the ca...Show More
8) Our Summer Science Special
Every summer, Canadian scientists leave their labs and classrooms and fan out across the planet to do research in the field. This week, we’re sharing some of their adventures.Camping out on a remote i...Show More
9) Quirks & Quarks will return in September
We're on hiatus for the summer, but we'll return with new episodes on September 6. In the meantime visit our website at cbc.ca/quirks to browse our archives. Have a great summer!
10) Scientific Sovereignty — How Canadian scientists are coping with U.S. cuts and chaos
Politically-driven chaos is disrupting U.S. scientific institutions and creating challenges for science in Canada. Science is a global endeavour and collaborations with the U.S. are routine. In this s...Show More