Quirks and Quarks podcast

Quirks and Quarks

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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.

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

 

#17

Rise of the zombie bugs, and more…

On this week's spooktacular episode: Wolves are afraid of the big bad human, methane spewi... more

24 Oct 2025

54 MINS

54:09

24 Oct 2025


#16

Moose are hot and bothered, and more...

Nobel Prize in medicine for a leash on our immune system Our immune system has enormous po... more

17 Oct 2025

54 MINS

54:54

17 Oct 2025


#15

Celebrating 50 years of Quirks & Quarks!

On October 9, 1975, CBC listeners across the country heard David Suzuki introduce the very... more

10 Oct 2025

54 MINS

54:09

10 Oct 2025


#14

Life at the limits, and more…

Remembering Jane: a conversation with Jane Goodall on her storied career Science lost a un... more

03 Oct 2025

54 MINS

54:09

03 Oct 2025


#13

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... more

26 Sep 2025

54 MINS

54:09

26 Sep 2025


#12

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 ... more

19 Sep 2025

54 MINS

54:09

19 Sep 2025


#11

Science in Prison and more...

10 years ago we first saw gravitational waves — what we’ve seen since In September 2015, L... more

12 Sep 2025

54 MINS

54:09

12 Sep 2025


#10

Our Summer Science Special

Every summer, Canadian scientists leave their labs and classrooms and fan out across the p... more

05 Sep 2025

54 MINS

54:09

05 Sep 2025


#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 ... more

27 Jun 2025

00 MINS

00:17

27 Jun 2025


#8

Scientific Sovereignty — How Canadian scientists are coping with U.S. cuts and chaos

Politically-driven chaos is disrupting U.S. scientific institutions and creating challenge... more

20 Jun 2025

54 MINS

54:09

20 Jun 2025


#7

Our Listener Question show

Have you ever wondered how particle accelerators work? Or what microwaves really do to foo... more

13 Jun 2025

54 MINS

54:09

13 Jun 2025


#6

Eradicating plagues forever, and more...

Energy with a grain of salt Researchers have developed a new sodium metal powered fuel cel... more

06 Jun 2025

54 MINS

54:09

06 Jun 2025


#5

Why music makes us groove, and more...

Mutant super-powers give Korean sea women diving abilities The Haenyeo, or sea women, of t... more

30 May 2025

54 MINS

54:09

30 May 2025


#4

How to live forever, and more...

Chimpanzees lay down mad beats to communicate Apart from their rich vocal palette, chimpan... more

23 May 2025

54 MINS

54:09

23 May 2025


#3

Why the Information Age seems so overwhelming, and more...

Chimpanzees use medicinal plants for first aid and hygiene Researchers have observed wild ... more

16 May 2025

54 MINS

54:09

16 May 2025


#2

Using microbes to solve crimes, and more…

The beginnings of our end — where the anus came from Our distant evolutionary ancestors ha... more

09 May 2025

54 MINS

54:09

09 May 2025


#1

Wild fish can tell us apart, and more...

The ‘bone collector’ caterpillar covers itself with body parts It’s like something from a ... more

02 May 2025

54 MINS

54:09

02 May 2025