We're on our summer break, so no new podcasts before our new season starts Sep 10. Check out our website at cbc.ca/quirks to listen to previous episodes.
Oct 3
Life at the limits, and more…
Remembering Jane: a conversation with Jane Goodall on her storied careerScience lost a unique pioneering figure this week. Jane Goodall — primatologist, conservationist and activist — died at the age of 91. In 2002, she visited the Quirks & Quarks studio to talk with Bob McDonald ... Show More
54m 9s
Sep 26
Tracking Grizzlies in B.C with AI and more...
Let’s go, Grue Jays!New kinds of birds are not usually discovered while browsing Facebook, but an ornithologist spotted something he’d never seen before in a photo, and tracked down the strange bird. Brian Stokes, a PhD candidate at the University of Texas at Austin, discovered i ... Show More
54m 9s
Sep 19
Understanding our inner light, and more...
Dust from car tires can be bad for fish — what might it do to us?As car tires wear, they shed billions of ultrafine particles of rubber that contain a complex mix of chemicals, including one called 6PPD-Quinone that’s been linked to mass die-offs of migrating salmon. Now research ... Show More
54m 9s
Nov 2023
Bonus episode: As It Happened "The October Edition"
We're bringing you a special new "As It Happened" podcast in this feed, where we'll review the surprising and fascinating conversations from the month that was, and dust off a few gems from our archives. In this episode, we're looking forward to looking back at the month of Octob ... Show More
27m 36s