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| Podcast title | Quirks and Quarks Segmented Show from CBC Radio
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| Description | 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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| Category | Science & Medicine Public Radio |
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1. Snakes In The Glades-qq1-Feb 4, 2012 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: Invasive Burmese Pythons are having a negative impact in Florida's Everglades National Park. |
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2. Launching The Little Ice Age-qq2-Feb 4, 2012 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: Frozen plants on Baffin Island provide clues to the onset of the Little Ice Age. |
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3. Super-sizing Mammals-qq3-Feb 4, 2012 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: It took mammals 24 million generations to go from mouse-sized to elephant-sized. |
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4. Arrival of the Arctic Killers-qq4-Feb 4, 2012 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: Killer whales are preying on Arctic species with greater frequency because of the loss of sea ice. |
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5. Levitating Flies-qq5-Feb 4, 2012 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: A new levitation technique has kept fruit flies weightless for weeks. |
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6. The Long And Fast Of It-qq6-Feb 4, 2012 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: Sprinters have the advantage of longer foot bones and a shorter Achilles tendon than non-sprinters. |
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7. A Dinosaur Nursery-qq1-Jan 28, 2012 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: A 190 million year old dinosaur nursery, the world's oldest, has been found in South Africa. |
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8. Arctic Astronomy-qq2-Jan 28, 2012 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: Astronomers are looking to Canada's High Arctic for possible sites to star gaze. |
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9. A Moth Of A Different Colour-qq3-Jan 28, 2012 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: The colour of a moth from 47 million years ago has been determined through a fossil. |
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10. Brown Fat-qq4-Jan 28, 2012 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: Brown fat in humans is burned off in the cold. |
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11. Miller's Grizzled Langur, I Presume-qq5-Jan 28, 2012 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: Miller's Grizzled Langur, is a monkey thought to be extinct until it was recently found in Borneo. |
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12. Your Brain on Meditation-qq6-Jan-28, 2012 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: Meditation has been found to have a positive impact on some brain activity. |
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13. Making Life Multicellular-qq1-Jan 21, 2012 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: The billion year transition from unicellular to multicellular life has been replicated in a laboratory in just 60 days. |
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14. A Cambrian Tulip Patch-qq2-Jan 21, 2012 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: Fossils of a filter feeding animal resembling tulips, were found in the Burgess Shale. |
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15. Telltale Telomeres-qq3-Jan 21, 2012 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: Segments of DNA called telomeres predict lifespan in zebra finches. |
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16. When Savvy Snakes Squeeze-qq4-Jan 21, 2012 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: Boa constrictors keep tabs on the heartbeat of prey so they know when to stop squeezing. |
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17. A Universe From Nothing-qq5-Jan 21, 2012 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: The new book "A Universe From Nothing" looks at the question 'why is there something rather than nothing?' |
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18. Prospecting For Planets-qq1-Jan 14 2012 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: A scientist wants to map all the planets near the 100 stars closest to Earth. |
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19. Outsourcing Spider Silk-qq2-Jan 14, 2012 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: Silkworms are used as surrogates to produce a higher quality hybrid spider silk. |
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20. Mapping Dark Matter-qq3-Jan 14, 2012 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: Despite the fact that little is known about dark matter, a Canadian scientist has been able to map some of it. |
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21. Sourcing Stonehenge-qq4-Jan 14, 2012 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: The source of some of the stones at Stonehenge has been pinpointed to a specific outcrop of rock in Wales. |
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22. Global Warming's Low Hanging Fruit-qq5-Jan 14, 2012 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: Paying attention to the climate change agents black carbon and methane, not just C02, could prove economically beneficial. |
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23. The Sacred Headwaters-qq5-Jan 7, 2012 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.02Mb) Description: A new bood by Canadian Dr. Wade Davis - The Sacred Headwaters - explores the history and future of the Stikene, Skeena and Nass Rivers. |
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24. Alarm Follicles-qq4-Jan 7, 2012 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: We have a cover of fine body hair that helps us feel the presence of ectoparasites such as bed bugs. |
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25. Supersoldier Ants-qq1-Jan 7, 2012 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: Many species of ant have a hidden genetic potential to become supersoldiers. |
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26. Quasicrystals From Space-qq2-Jan 7, 2012 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: Natural quasicrystals have been found in a meteorite formed in space 4.5 billion years ago. |
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27. A Dog in Wolf's Clothing-qq3-Jan 7, 2012 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: A 33,000 year old wolf-to-dog transitional skull sheds new light on the theory of the domestication of dogs. |
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28. Question Show repeat 2003-qq1-Dec 31, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.05Mb) Description: An encore presentation of the Quirks and Quarks Question Show from Vancouver in 2003. |
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29. What if we get it right-qq1-Dec 24, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.05Mb) Description: What if we get it right? Scientists look at what our world could look like in 2050. |
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30. What if we get it right-qq1-Dec 24, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.05Mb) Description: What if we get it right? Scientists look at what our world could look like in 2050. |
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31. Polar Bears-qq1-Dec 17, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.02Mb) Description: Dr. Ian Stirling from the University of Alberta talks about his book 'Polar Bears: The Natural History of a Threatened Species'. |
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32. The Dolphin in the Mirror-qq2-Dec 17, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.02Mb) Description: Dr. Diana Reiss from Hunter College in New York explores dolphin intelligence in her book 'The Dolphin in the Mirror'. |
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33. The Infinity Puzzle-qq3-Dec 17, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.02Mb) Description: Dr. Frank Close from Oxford talks about his book 'The Infinity Puzzle' and the search for the Higgs Boson sub-atomic particle. |
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34. Not-So-Dirty Rat-qq1-Dec 10, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: Rats are empathetic, sensitive and altruistic when it comes to other rats. |
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35. Oldest Bedding Stopped The Biting-qq2-Dec 10, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: Seventy-seven thousand year old bedding included leaves with insecticidal properties to keep the mosquitoes away. |
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36. Yeti Crab-qq3-Dec-10, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: A new species of crab grows bacteria to eat on its own hairy arms. |
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37. Scared Chickless-qq4-Dec 10, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: Fear of predation has a serious impact on songbirds. |
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38. Soy Source-qq5-Dec 10, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: Soy may have originated in three different countries, China, Korea and Japan. |
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39. Underwater Silk-qq6-Dec 10, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: A tiny shrimp like animal spins silk that sets underwater, yet remains flexible, sticky and strong. |
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40. Baby Schadenfreude-qq1-Dec 03, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: Babies as young as two months are capable of making moral judgements. |
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41. Robots Going Soft-qq2-Dec 03, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: A soft, flexible robot can change its shape for delicate operations in confined spaces. |
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42. Male Fig Wasps Free The Females-qq3-Dec 03, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: Males fig wasps cooperate to tunnel the females out of the fig fruit. |
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43. A Bat's Skull Determines Its Diet-qq4-Dec 03, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: There are so many species of leaf-nosed bat because its skull shape enabled it to bite harder and exploit more food resources. |
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44. Cosmic Ray Gun-qq5-Dec 03, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: Cosmic rays may be trapped for tens of thousands of years before being fired out into the Galaxy. |
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45. CSI Paleolithic-qq6-Dec 03, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: Paleolothic cave paintings depict images of spotted horses that really did exist during that age. |
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46. The Rocky Road to Durban-qq1-Nov 26, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.02Mb) Description: As the Kyoto Protocol expires, the world looks to Durban, South Africa as the next place of hope in dealing with climate change. |
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47. For Dolphins, Pregnancy is a Drag-qq2-Nov 26, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: Pregnancy restricts a dolphin's ability to swim. |
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48. Jawbones and Diet-qq3-Nov 26, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: This rise of agriculture resulted in the human jawbone becoming shorter, but with the same number and size of teeth. |
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49. The Amazing Spider Mite-qq4-Nov 26, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: The spider mite genome is packed full of genes for detoxifying poisons. |
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50. Science Fact or Science Fiction: Red Win Headache-qq5-Nov 26, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: It is science fact that red wine gives you a worse headache than white wine. |
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51. Mars Provokes Curiosity-qq1-Nov 19, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: The Curiosity rover will gather new information about Mars over an 8 month mission. |
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52. Plotting Plant Pathogens-qq2-Nov 19, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: Phytoplasma bacteria infect plants and crops to the benefit of itself and an interested third party, the leafhopper insect. |
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53. Pinning Down The Permian Extinction-qq3-Nov 19, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: The exact date of the Permian Extinction has been pinned down to 252.28 million years ago. |
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54. Downs: The History of a Disability-qq4-Nov 19, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.02Mb) Description: Dr. David Wright from McGill, author of 'Downs: The History of a Disability'. |
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55. Science Fact or Science Fiction: Radiation-qq5-Nov 19, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: It is science fact that flying exposes one to higher levels of radiation. |
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56. Locked In, But Not Out-qq1-Nov 12, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: EEG is proving to be a more efficient way of detecting awareness in vegetative patients than the fMRI technology. |
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57. The Raw and The Cooked-qq2-Nov 12, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: When early humans began cooking food it gave them more energy, but less robust jaws and teeth. |
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58. The Pitter-Patter of Predatory Feet-qq3-Nov 12, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: The Burgess Shale has yielded the first and oldest fossil trackway made by a 66 legged Tegopelte. |
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59. Primordial Gas-qq4-Nov 12, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: A pocket of gas in a tiny corner of the universe remains an undisturbed remnant of the Big Bang. |
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60. Knocking On Heaven's Door-qq5-Nov 12, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: 'Knocking On Heaven's Door: How Physics and Scientific Thinking Illuminate the Universe and the Modern World' is a new book by Theoretical Physicist Lisa Randall. |
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61. Dueling With a Duet-qq1-Nov 5, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: The male and female Plain Tailed Wren of south America sing duets that sound like a single bird. |
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62. Teeth Tell Trip Tale-qq2-Nov 5, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: Evidence in fossil teeth suggests that 150 million years ago sauropods migrated. |
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63. Stressed To Death-qq3-Nov 5, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: The mere presence of a predator creates enough stress in some dragonflies to kill them. |
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64. The God Species-qq4-Nov 5, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: In his new book 'The God Species' science writer Mark Lynas suggests better planet management as well as the wider adoption of nuclear power among the ways for a better future. |
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65. Listener Feedback-qq5-Nov 5, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: Listener feedback emails from last week's '7 Billion and Counting' segment. |
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66. Science Fact or Science Fiction: Hummingbirds-qq6-Nov 5, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: It is Science Fiction that Hummingbirds can beat their wings 200 times per second. |
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67. Heart of a Snake-qq1-Oct 29, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: A study of the Burmese python's large heart may benefit human health at some point. |
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68. Mastodon Massacre-qq2-Oct 29, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: 13,800 years ago, a group of unknown humans were hunting in North America, earlier than those thought to be the first, the Clovis peoples. |
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69. The Fingerprint of Poverty-qq3-Oct 29, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: Specific changes to DNA that occur in utero or early childhood vary in people who grew up poor or privileged. |
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70. 7 Billion and Counting-qq4-Oct 29, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.02Mb) Description: On October 31st the world's population will hit 7 billion, but not without questions about how many more is too many. |
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71. Dinosaur Speed Demon-qq1-Oct 22, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: Carnotaurus was a two-legged meat eating dinosaur with a huge tail used to generate much of its great speed. |
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72. Dawn at Vesta-qq2-Oct 22, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: One of the asteroid Vesta's many features is a mountain much taller than Everest. |
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73. Chivalrous Crickets-qq3-Oct 22, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: Male crickets stay by the female after mating to ensure they can get to their burrow safely in the event of predator attack. |
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74. Hybrid Humans-qq4-Oct 22, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.02Mb) Description: A documentary by Alanna Mitchell explains how DNA analysis shows that our early ancestors interbred with many now-extinct hominids. |
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75. Science Fact or Science Fiction: Flourescent Lights-qq5-Oct 22, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: It is Science Fiction that leaving flourescent lights on overnight in office buildings is more energy efficient. |
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76. Prehistoric Paintbox-qq1-Oct 15, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: Evidence of one-hundred thousand year old paint manufacturing has been found in South Africa. |
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77. Blackbirds And Traffic Noise-qq2-Oct 15, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: Red winged blackbirds alter the tone of their song to compensate for traffic noise. |
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78. A New Spin With Nanotubes-qq3-Oct 15, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: The winding and unwinding of nanotubes can be used to simulate an electric motor or a muscle contraction. |
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79. Seeking C02 Seeps-qq4-Oct 15, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: C02 that escapes from the earth naturally may be analogous for how it seeps when stored underground. |
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80. Lip Service-qq5-Oct 15, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: In her new book "Lip Service" Canadian scientist Marianne LaFrance explores the complex world of the simple smile. |
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81. Dark Energy Takes The Prize-qq1-Oct 8, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: Dr. Saul Perlmutter talks about his Nobel Prize in Physics and his work regarding the expansion of the universe. |
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82. Katydis Make Sexy Snacks-qq2-Oct 8, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: Female katydids choose their mate based on the size of the nutritional gift he provides while being inseminated. |
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83. Fingerprints in Water-qq3-Oct 8, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: Scientists suggest the origin our our water based on its fingerprints. |
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84. A Dangerous Glow-qq4-Oct 8, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: Some millipedes glow in the dark as a way of warning predators they are toxic. |
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85. Slippery When Wet, or anytime-qq5-Oct 8, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: A super slippery surface is created by emulating a carnivorous plant. |
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86. Fact or Fiction: Microwave Ovens-qq6-Oct 8, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: It is Science Fiction the micro-waving your food depletes it of nutrients. |
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87. Mind Movies-qq-October 1, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: FMRI scanning technology is used to read the human brain. |
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88. Arctic Squirrels on Steroids-qq-October 1, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: High levels of testosterone allow Arctic ground squirrels to build up muscles they need to feed off to survive extreme hibernation. |
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89. Bug Bites Frog-qq-October 1, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: Using its double-hooked mandibles, a beetle larvae attacks then consumes its much larger amphibian predator. |
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90. Egg Freezing: Cheating The Clock-qq-October 1, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.02Mb) Description: The freezing of human eggs for future fertilization rises medical and ethical question, especially when it comes to women over age 40. |
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91. Fact or Fiction: Childbirth and The Moon-qq-October 1, 2011 http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: It is Science Fiction that more women go into labour during a full moon. |
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92. Fact or Fiction: Calico Cats http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: It is science fact that all calico cats are female. |
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93. Mad Like Tesla http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.02Mb) Description: The iconic inventor Nicola Tesla was the inspiration for the book 'Mad Like Tesla' about others whose ideas may also have been ahead of their time. |
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94. Choosy Chickens http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: Female chickens - hens - use sperm ejection as a way of maintaining control over paternity. |
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95. Aboriginal Genome - Out of Africa http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: New research sheds light on the ancestors of Australian aborigines. |
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96. Genes of a Killer http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: Scientists try to reconstruct the genetic code of the Black Death plague to see what made it so deadly. |
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97. Science Fact or Science Fiction: Cracking Knuckles and Arthritis http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: It is science fiction that cracking your knuckles will lead to arthritis. |
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98. Sex On Six Legs http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.02Mb) Description: Dr. Marlene Zuk talks about her latest book "Sex on Six Legs - Lessons on Life, Love and Language from The Insect World". |
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99. Star Not Light Star Not Bright http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: There may be as many stars we can't see - brown dwarfs - as stars we can see. |
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100. Fanged Frogs http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: Thirteen species of frogs with fangs have evolved independently on an island in Indonesia. |
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101. Find Feathered Friends http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: Feathers, presumably from dinosaurs, have been found trapped in amber for 70 million years. |
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102. qq-2011-09-10_01-Give a Hand For Evolution http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: The discovery of a new species - Australopithecus sediba - sheds new light on human evolution. |
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103. qq-2011-09-10_02-Grail's Gravity Googles http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: Nasa's Grail Gravity mission looks at the geological make-up of the moon. |
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104. qq-2011-09-10_03-Song Sparrow Sparring http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.01Mb) Description: Sparrows hurl threats at each other in the form of shared songs. |
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105. qq-2011-09-10_04-Hoarding Electrons to Power the Future http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.02Mb) Description: When there is no wind or sun, storing up electrons may be a future solution for energy needs. |
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106. qq-2011-09-10_05-Fact or Fiction: Dogs and Grass http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting download (audio/mpeg, 0.00Mb) Description: It is science fact that sometimes dogs eat grass to make themselves sick. |
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