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Sep 2022
54m 9s

10,000 steps really are good for you, As...

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Science says 10,000 steps are actually a health benefit sweet spot; What the James Webb Space Telescope really saw this summer; Garbage-picking Australian cockatoos are in an arms race with homeowners; Scientists get back to work on Canada’s Glaciers after COVID interruptions; Quirks listener question - Red sky at night? 
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Quirks & Quarks is on hiatus for the summer. New podcasts will appear in September
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