Quirks and Quarks

By CBC

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Subscribers: 2501
Reviews: 4
Episodes: 29


 Jan 25, 2026

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 Oct 3, 2019
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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.


Episode Date
Listening in on fish grunts, and more…
May 22, 2026
How dandelion seeds take flight, and more…
May 15, 2026
A CN Tower-sized mega tsunami, and more…
May 08, 2026
Cocaine in waterways makes salmon roam further, and more…
May 01, 2026
Introducing IDEAS | How a historian found the lost women of science
Apr 28, 2026
Seabird poop does whaaat? And more…
Apr 24, 2026
Why this biologist loves unpopular animals, and more…
Apr 17, 2026
Moving beyond animal testing, and more…
Apr 10, 2026
What we hope to see on the far side of the moon, and more…
Apr 03, 2026
Dogs have been by our side for 16,000 years, and more...
Mar 27, 2026
A stinky planet full of magma, and more...
Mar 20, 2026
Bonobo females bully the boys, and more…
Mar 13, 2026
Filming a black hole in action, and more…
Mar 06, 2026
How starfish move their tiny tube feet, and more…
Feb 27, 2026
How living on Mars could change humans, and more…
Feb 20, 2026
The sensitive secrets of elephant whiskers, and more…
Feb 13, 2026
Belugas swap mates for survival, and more…
Feb 06, 2026
Polar bears are thriving in Svalbard, and more...
Jan 30, 2026
'Gifted' dogs learn from eavesdropping, and more...
Jan 23, 2026
The reason chimps can reason, and more…
Jan 16, 2026
New dino species in another dino's vomit, and more
Jan 09, 2026
Dust? Tongues? Uranus? It’s our Holiday Question Show!
Jan 02, 2026
Predictions about science in 2025, recorded 25 years ago
Dec 25, 2025
Whales, sex, and rocks — it's our holiday book show!
Dec 19, 2025
How Jeremy Hansen is prepping for the moon, and more…
Dec 12, 2025
Cleveland’s ancient car-sized sea monster had bony fangs, and more…
Dec 05, 2025
The environmental costs of nation-building, and more…
Nov 28, 2025
The mystery of the drunken trees, and more…
Nov 21, 2025
Making snake bites less deadly, and more…
Nov 14, 2025