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Quirks & Quarks covers the quirks of the expanding universe to the quarks within a single atom… and everything in between.
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Available Episodes (29)
David Quammen discusses his new biography, The Reluctant Mr. Darwin
Dr. Steve Jones discusses his book, Darwin's Island: The Galapagos in the Garden of England
Dr. Olivia Judson muses on how Darwin transformed biology from descriptive cataloging to a predictive science
Dr. Jamie Timmons explains how 6 minutes of exercise can make you healthier.
Dr. Tracy Langkilde explains how fence lizards have taken evolutionary strides to escape fire ants
Dr. Michael Anstey has figured out the neurochemistry behind locust swarms.
Dr. Manos Tsakiris has found we don't know our own face as well as we think we do
Dr. Alison Sills has discovered a class of stars that prey on neighbouring stars to stay eternally youthful.
Dr. Ian Warkentin explains how human gastronomical habits have taken a bite out of the world frog population
The Collapse of Honeybee colonies and the implications for agriculture
Male fish have developed athletic sperm.
Scientists think an impact might have killed off the Mammoths
Trees in old growth forests are dying sooner than in the past.
Sugar and hyperactivity and feedback on "Physics for Presidents"
Dr. Richard Muller discusses his book on the eve of Barack Obama's inauguration.
Dr. Ron Douglas discusses the remarkable visual system of the spookfish
Dr. Andrew Leier has figured out why the rocks on Mars' surface are so evenly distributed
Dr. Raghvendra Sahai has discovered a new class of stars - and they're on the move.
Dr. Chris Darimont explains how human hunting has influences the evolution of our prey.
Dr. Irene Pepperberg talks about her research with the talking parrot, Alex
Dr. Kerry Kawakami discusses our indifference to racism.
Dr, Liz Humphreys has discovered stars forming next door to the super-massive black hole at the centre of our galaxy.
Dr. Mark Reid explains why he thinks the Milky Way is a lot heavier than previously thought
Dr. Mick Bhatia has discovered a way to tell cancer-causing stem cells from safe ones that can be used to treat diseases.
Dr. Robert Rockwell talks about polar bears new favourite food
Dr. Murray Humphries discusses why mama squirrels need drafty nests
Dr. Gene Robinson explains why he uses cocaine to give bees a buzz
Dr. Noa Pinter-Wollman has discovered that groups of immigrant elephants keep to themselves
Drs. David Keith and Frank Zeman discuss ways of sequestering CO2 directly from the atmosphere
