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) Why this biologist loves unpopular animals, and more…
We tend to think of animals like snakes, rats and even cockroaches as pests, but in her new book, biologist Marlene Zuk says there's a lot we can learn from these less than desirable creatures, if we ...Show More
3) Moving beyond animal testing, and more…
There's been a growing movement to develop new technologies to replace at least some of the animals used in scientific research. Researchers across Canada are working to create these tools, to usher i...Show More
4) What we hope to see on the far side of the moon, and more…
On their mission around the moon, Jeremy Hansen and his crewmates will become the only four people on Earth to ever lay eyes on the entire far side of the moon. Since joining the space program, the Ar...Show More
5) Dogs have been by our side for 16,000 years, and more...
New research confirms that dogs were the first animal to form a domestic relationship with humans, dating back to the end of the last Ice Age almost 16,000 years ago.PLUS:Constructing shelters out of ...Show More
6) A stinky planet full of magma, and more...
An unusual hellscape of a planet found 34 light years from Earth has a deep ocean of molten magma surrounded by noxious, hot, rotten egg-type fumes. It just may be the most uninhabitable alien landsca...Show More
7) Bonobo females bully the boys, and more…
We used to think that of our primate relatives, chimps were the more aggressive ape and bonobos were more peaceful. A recent study found that bonobos are just as antagonistic as chimps, but it's the f...Show More
8) Filming a black hole in action, and more…
You may have seen Black Hole, the image, but have you heard of the upcoming Black Hole, The Movie? This week, astronomers launched a new campaign to capture video footage of the supermassive black hol...Show More
9) How starfish move their tiny tube feet, and more…
Starfish don't have brains, and yet they're able to mobilize hundreds of tiny hydraulic tube feet to get around. Now scientists are getting an understanding of just how they do that.PLUS:Atmospheric p...Show More
10) How living on Mars could change humans, and more…
From the pressurized space suits to living in underground spaces, it's clear that living on Mars would cause irreversible biological changes to any humans living there, to the point that it may be imp...Show More