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The Next Chapter | May 20, 2013
Shelagh sits down with actor Graham Greene and finds out what books he has loaded onto his e-reader.
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Quirks and Quarks | May 18, 2013
Longhorn beetles survive -40C by making their own internal antifreeze.
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The House | May 18, 2013
This week on The House, with Senators Wallin and Duffy out of the Conservative caucus, we get reaction from NDP Ethics Critic Charlie Angus. We also hear from Senator Patrick Brazeau. And we speak with B.C. Premier Christy Clark after her stunning victory
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Writers and Company | May 19, 2013
Irish writer Colm Toibin was this year's grand prize winner at the Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival in Montreal. His latest, “The Testament of Mary” takes place twenty years after Jesus’s death.
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In the Field | May 19, 2013
A young Mom tell her story of surviving the sinking of the Queen of the North. Exploring the personalities behind musicial keys. A profile of D-flat major. And two transgendered youth from UPEI talk about gender identity and how the world treats them.
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Oct 27, 2012 | 16:50Quirks and Quarks It Boggles The Mind-qq5-Oct 27, 2012 AudioQuirks and Quarks It Boggles The Mind-qq5-Oct 27, 2012 Oct 27, 2012 | 16:50Two new books about the brain are discussed; Claudia Hammond's 'Time Warped' and Dr. Mario Beauregards's 'Brain Wars'.
Oct 27, 2012 | 8:55Quirks and Quarks Electricity Likes It Hot-qq4-Oct 27, 2012 AudioQuirks and Quarks Electricity Likes It Hot-qq4-Oct 27, 2012 Oct 27, 2012 | 8:55Capturing energy from waste heat could be a source of future electricity.
Oct 27, 2012 | 8:38Quirks and Quarks Whales For The Killing-qq3-Oct 27, 2012 AudioQuirks and Quarks Whales For The Killing-qq3-Oct 27, 2012 Oct 27, 2012 | 8:38A recent study shows that two-thirds of whale deaths in the North Atlantic are caused by fishing net entanglement or ship strikes.
Oct 27, 2012 | 9:02Quirks and Quarks Dung Is Cool-qq-2-Oct 27, 2012 AudioQuirks and Quarks Dung Is Cool-qq-2-Oct 27, 2012 Oct 27, 2012 | 9:02Dung beetles hop on top of their balls of dung as a way of keeping cool.
Oct 27, 2012 | 9:32Quirks and Quarks A Feathery First For Dinosaurs-qq1-Oct 27, 2012 AudioQuirks and Quarks A Feathery First For Dinosaurs-qq1-Oct 27, 2012 Oct 27, 2012 | 9:32The first dinosaur with preserved feathers has been found and identified in the badlands of Alberta.
Oct 20, 2012 | 8:56Quirks and Quarks Baboons with Personality-qq6-Oct 20, 2012 AudioQuirks and Quarks Baboons with Personality-qq6-Oct 20, 2012 Oct 20, 2012 | 8:56Baboons with the nicest 'personalities' seem to do better socially.
Oct 20, 2012 | 7:23Quirks and Quarks Earth Two-qq5-Oct 20, 2012 AudioQuirks and Quarks Earth Two-qq5-Oct 20, 2012 Oct 20, 2012 | 7:23A planet, identical to Earth in Mass, has been found only 4.3 light years away.
Oct 20, 2012 | 7:52Quirks and Quarks The Slimy Road Not Taken-qq4-Oct 20, 2012 AudioQuirks and Quarks The Slimy Road Not Taken-qq4-Oct 20, 2012 Oct 20, 2012 | 7:52The slimy trail left in the wake of slime mold is evidence of an external spatial memory.
Oct 20, 2012 | 7:48Quirks and Quarks Say "Micro-cheese"-qq3-Oct 20, 2012 AudioQuirks and Quarks Say "Micro-cheese"-qq3-Oct 20, 2012 Oct 20, 2012 | 7:48A tiny new kind of camera the size of a flake of pepper has been invented.
Oct 20, 2012 | 7:21Quirks and Quarks Fish Feces Combat Carbon-qq2-Oct 20, 2012 AudioQuirks and Quarks Fish Feces Combat Carbon-qq2-Oct 20, 2012 Oct 20, 2012 | 7:21Fecal pellets from anchovies sink to the bottom of the sea taking carbon out of harm's way.
Oct 20, 2012 | 11:55Quirks and Quarks Ironing The Ocean-qq1-Oct 20, 2012 AudioQuirks and Quarks Ironing The Ocean-qq1-Oct 20, 2012 Oct 20, 2012 | 11:55Scientists are concerned about how a recent 'wildcat' iron fertilization experiment will effect the ocean ecosystem.
Oct 13, 2012 | 12:42Quirks and Quarks Warp Factor .001-qq5-oct, 13, 2012 AudioQuirks and Quarks Warp Factor .001-qq5-oct, 13, 2012 Oct 13, 2012 | 12:42A NASA physicist explores the possibility of taking 'warp drive' from science fiction to reality.
Oct 13, 2012 | 13:02Quirks and Quarks The 100 Year Starship-qq4-oct 13, 2012 AudioQuirks and Quarks The 100 Year Starship-qq4-oct 13, 2012 Oct 13, 2012 | 13:02Scientists look at what we need to know in order to send a human-crewed ship to another star in the next 100 years.
Oct 13, 2012 | 9:06Quirks and Quarks It Came From Mars-qq3-oct 13, 2012 AudioQuirks and Quarks It Came From Mars-qq3-oct 13, 2012 Oct 13, 2012 | 9:06A meteorite that crashed in Morocco originated on the surface of Mars, bringing with it information about that planet.
Oct 13, 2012 | 7:17Quirks and Quarks Greenland's Clearwater Revival-qq2-oct 13, 2012/ AudioQuirks and Quarks Greenland's Clearwater Revival-qq2-oct 13, 2012/ Oct 13, 2012 | 7:17Climate change is responsible for the revival of algae in the northernmost lake in the world.