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Jul 19: The science of art appreciation, and more...
On this week's episode of the Best of Quirks & Quarks with Bob McDonald: solar powered clams, bathroom microbiomes, wing-assisted running dinosaur, and whales blow bubbles.
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Amanda Buckiewicz
Radio Quirks & Quarks July 11
Jul 5: Using oceans to soak up excess CO2, and more...
Radio Quirks & Quarks July 4
Jun 28: Science in the field special
Radio Quirks & Quarks June 27
June 21: Scientific Sovereignty — How Canadian scientists are coping with U.S. cuts and chaos
Radio Quirks & Quarks June 20
The U.S. is cutting billions from science. Canadian researchers say it's time to step up
Philip Drost
Radio Quirks & Quarks June 21

Jun 14: A Springtime Science Question Show

Radio Quirks & Quarks June 13

Analysis: Bob's blog

10 unsolved mysteries in science

Radio Quirks & Quarks June 13

Jun 7: Eradicating plagues forever, and more...

Radio Quirks & Quarks June 6

Analysis: Bob's Blog

Canada's first person in space, Marc Garneau — and a privileged journalist who knew him

Radio Quirks & Quarks June 6

May 31: Why music makes us groove, and more...

Radio Quirks & Quarks May 30

Analysis: Bob's blog

Clearest images of sun's atmosphere yet show coronal rain and dancing plasma

Radio Quirks & Quarks May 30

May 24: How to live forever, and more...

Radio Quirks & Quarks May 23

Analysis: Bob's blog

With uncertainty around life on Mars, human visits present an ethical dilemma

Radio Quirks & Quarks May 23

May 17: Why the Information Age seems so overwhelming, and more...

Radio Quirks & Quarks May 16

The internet is full of misinformation. That's by design, experts say

Amanda Buckiewicz

Radio Quirks & Quarks May 16

May 10: Using microbes to solve crimes, and more…

Radio Quirks & Quarks May 9

May 3: Wild fish can tell us apart, and more...

Radio Quirks & Quarks May 2

Analysis: Bob's blog

Russian spacecraft expected to survive death plunge to Earth later this week

Radio Quirks & Quarks May 5

Apr 26: Understanding heat extremes, and more...

Radio Quirks & Quarks April 26

Apr 19: What the dinos did, and more...

Radio Quirks & Quarks April 19

Apr 12: How human noises impact animals, and more...

Radio Quirks & Quarks April 11

Analysis: Bob's Blog

De-extinction or pre-extinction? Biotech company's resurrected 'dire wolves' raise questions

Radio Quirks & Quarks April 11

Apr 5: Our bodies and brains fight weight loss, and more...

Radio Quirks & Quarks April 9

Analysis: Bob's blog

How chimpanzee tool use provides insight into early human behaviour

Radio Quirks & Quarks April 4

Mar 29: Moving forests to save the butterflies, and more...

Radio Quirks & Quarks June 9

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