Quirks And Quarks Complete Show From Cbc Radio
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 23:08:09
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Synopsis
CBC Radio's Quirks and Quarks covers the quirks of the expanding universe to the quarks within a single atom... and everything in between.
Episodes
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Seasonal science with reindeer, special stars and miracle babies…
22/12/2023 Duration: 54minReindeer and arctic seals have complex nasal passages to keep them warm; Reindeer can eat and sleep at the same time; This penguin species sleeps by taking about 14,000 micronaps each day; ‘Naked’ stars are stripped by their partners before they explode; Miracle babies in bags: How close are we to an artificial womb?; Why don’t any deer's legs freeze?
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The Quirks & Quarks holiday book show!
15/12/2023 Duration: 54minHow studying long-lived animals might give us the key to longer, healthier life; Looking deep inside planets, under our feet and out there in space; Honouring the overlooked legacies of women in science.
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A young carnivorous dinosaur’s last meal and more
08/12/2023 Duration: 54minA young carnivorous dinosaur’s last meal; A robot steps forward to build the wall; Canada geese families pull closer together in tough times; The great wall of China has a ‘living skin’; You say you want a Microbial revolution?; Why doesn't the temperature in the far North go up and up and up when the Sun never sets?
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Cat facts — the latest science on our feline companions
01/12/2023 Duration: 54minCat faces are more expressive than you think; Cats can get sick with coronaviruses – and get better with COVID-19 antivirals; Cats are built to purr; Cats can make it harder to get away with murder; Even when they're curled up in your lap, cats have "one paw in the wild".
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How biodiversity contributes to human health and more…
24/11/2023 Duration: 54minThese bats copulate for hours with enormous penises but without penetration; Jumping spiders think it matters if you’re black and white; Forewarned and three-armed; Red snow in the morning, climate scientists take warning; We need to save biodiversity to preserve billions of years of natural experiments.
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Alien blobs in the Earth’s mantle, and much more
17/11/2023 Duration: 54minHummingbirds sidle sideways to slip through tiny gaps; Do you speak fish? A new online dictionary of fish sounds debuts; When girls are in the audience, all-boy choirs change their tune; Ancient whales - tiny and titanic - from 40 million years ago; Alien blobs lurk inside our planet, and could be feeding supervolcanoes; Quirks & Quarks Listener Question.