Quirks and Quarks Segmented Show from CBC Radio show

Quirks and Quarks Segmented Show from CBC Radio

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

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Podcasts:

 Bone Head Dinosaur Diversity - 2013/05/11 - Pt. 1 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 608

There may have been more small dinosaurs than previously thought.

 Using Elephants to Study Dinosaur Metabolism - 2013/05/11 - Pt. 2 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 529

Elephant sized dinosaur migrated at night to avoid over-heating.

 Hairy Bat Tongues Lap Liquid - 2013/05/11 - Pt. 3 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 499

Hair on the tip of a bat's tongue becomes erect in order to extend the surface area.

 Compound Eye Camera - 2013/05/11 - Pt. 4 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 553

An electronic camera has been developed based on the compound eye of an insect.

 Bone Worm Devours Whale Skeletons - 2013/05/11 - Pt. 5 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 505

A bizarre worm secretes acid on to whale skeletons in order to extract nutrients from inside.

 Seeing Faster Than The Eye Can Follow - 2013/05/11 - Pt. 6 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 521

The brain can track an object, like a puck or ball, faster than the eye.

 Shark Embryos Cannibalize Their Siblings - 2013/05/04 - Pt. 1 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 643

The most developed embryos of the sand tiger shark kill then eat their siblings while still in the uterus.

 Does Antimatter Have Anti-Gravity? - 2013/05/04 - Pt. 2 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 537

An experiment has been devised to answer whether or not antimatter falls up or down.

 Humpbacks Take Fishing Tips From Friends - 2013/05/04 - Pt. 3 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 527

Humpbacks whales have learned to add lobtail feeding to their routine thanks to a single female who started it in 1980.

 My Beloved Brontosaurus - 2013/05/04 - Pt. 4 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1218

In his new book 'My Beloved Brontosaurus' Brian Switek says popular culture has not kept up with scientific discovery.

 Quirks Question Period: The Moon's Moon - 2013/05/04 - Pt. 5 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 244

The question 'can a moon have a moon?' is answered 'no' by a Canadian physicist.

 Paleofantasy - 2013/04/27 - Pt. 1 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1067

In her new book 'Paleofantasy' Dr. Marlene Zuk suggests that humans have never been perfectly suited to their environment and today is not different.

 Why Vermin Can't Vomit - 2013/04/27 - Pt. 2 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 515

Rodents lack the physical capability and neural signals in order to vomit.

 Squirrel Stress Makes Big Babies - 2013/04/27 - Pt. 3 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 493

More stress hormones in female squirrels result in faster growing, bigger offspring.

 Bacterial Biofuels Made Better - 2013/04/27 - Pt. 4 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 547

A new biofuel has been developed using a special strain of E.Coli bacteria.

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