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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.
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Signup to Generate a PitchCBC Radio's Quirks and Quarks covers the quirks of the expanding universe to the quarks within a single atom... and everything in between.
Quirks and Quarks is hosted by CBC. The show has published 51 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Ice Age Alaskan basecamp shows what life was like 13,800 years ago" (30 October 2026, 54 minutes), "Spooktacular bogs, zombie cells, ghostly stars and more…" (23 October 2026, 54 minutes), and "Scientists find anti-aging secrets in a 194-year-old tortoise" (16 October 2026, 54 minutes).
Quirks and Quarks publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 52 minutes across 51 episodes.
Booking probability for Quirks and Quarks is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Quirks and Quarks requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Quirks and Quarks's contact route on record: verified email.
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CBC hosts Quirks and Quarks, a science podcast with 51 episodes published.
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Archaeologists excavating a 13,800-year-old site in Alaska have uncovered a treasure trove of artifacts and domestic features that shed new light on the life and culture of the people who settled into the region...
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The biting dynamics of the world’s deadliest mosquitoes: meet the researcher who rolled up her sleeves and endured more than 1,000 mosquito bites, all to understand how these deadly little creatures bite and guzzle our...
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DNA samples from the oldest living land animal show how good genes and limited biochemical wear and tear have given a giant tortoise named Jonathan an extended lifespan. The genetic switches that control the genes for...
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We talk to two of this year’s newest Nobel Laureates, Dr. Karl Deisseroth and Peter Hegemann, about their discoveries in optogenetics, a technique that has transformed what we know about the brain — all thanks to a...
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Black holes are voracious eaters, but they’re also quite messy, and often after devouring a star, they’ll let out a big burp, launching jets of high energy particles through space. Now, in a recent study, a team of...
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The El Niño underway in the Pacific Ocean is a natural climate phenomenon but its warming effects are being boosted by climate change. Researchers recently used corals growing around the Galapagos Islands to create a...
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The El Niño underway in the Pacific Ocean has been called extraordinary, supersized and likely record-breaking. And while El Niño is a natural climate phenomenon, its warming effects are being boosted by climate change...
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It’s long been a mystery why one particular avian dinosaur was the only kind to survive mass extinction, but the recent discovery of a perfectly preserved fossilized feather, found in a cherry-sized piece of dinosaur...
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Summer is fieldwork time for many scientists. We talk to researchers who have been busy hiking on fresh lava, capturing thousands of ticks, shooing away moose from their study sites, and even spelunking for Neanderthals...
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Quirks & Quarks has been taking your burning questions for 50 years. And while we thought we might have answered every question there is, our listeners proved there are always more science questions for us to tackle...
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From doubting our doubts to sleuthing out scientific fraud, this week we revisit some of our favourite stories about humans.
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For our 50th anniversary celebration last October, we spoke with some of Canada's top scientists about their predictions for the future. We revisit our conversations with: Evan Fraser, director of Arrell Food Institute...
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From filming a black hole to flaming hot water ice on Neptune, we revisit some of our favourite space-related stories from the past season.
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On this week’s best of Quirks & Quarks , we revisit our annual holiday listener question show, with fascinating queries like: Why did a Canadian astronaut's eyesight change when she went to space? How is the dust...
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From the science of how we sweat to solving golf's greatest mystery, we revisit some of our favourite summery segments from the past season.
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From elephant whiskers to Arctic rhinos and even science programming in prisons, we revisit some of our producers’ favourite stories from this season. Including: One of the world's earliest plant-eaters discovered in...
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We revisit our conversations with authors of some of the year’s most fascinating science books in our annual holiday book show. Featuring: Questioning the purpose of whale song — for love or echolocation? Journeying...
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From tiny T. rexes to a car-sized sea monster, we revisit some of our favourite stories about predators in their prime, like: Smaller tyrannosaur solves decades-long debate about the T. rex Among Yellowstone’s top...
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From camping out on 'bird poop island,' chasing down wild dogs in Madagascar, or even looking for bombs in a bog in Ottawa –– no one quite does summer like scientists. This week, we revisit some of the hijinks that...
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Quirks & Quarks has been taking your burning science questions for half a century. And while we thought we might have answered every question there is to answer over the years, our listeners proved there are always more...
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Country Music Rising Star, University of Michigan
chef of the Arrell Food Institute and professor in geography, Arrell Food Institute, University of Guelph
author of The End of Everything: (Astrophysically Speaking), Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
Regents Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, University of California, Riverside
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