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Across Atlantic Ice Pt. 2 - A Theory on Thin Ice-qq2-Apr 21, 2012

An archaeologist takes issue with the idea the Europeans came to North America well before Clovis people.

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Quirks and Quarks - Babies Read Lips-qq2-Jun 30, 2012Jun 30, 2012 | 8:14Quirks and Quarks Babies Read Lips-qq2-Jun 30, 2012 Audio
Quirks and Quarks Babies Read Lips-qq2-Jun 30, 2012 Jun 30, 2012 | 8:14At 6 months of age babies begin to look to the lips of an adult to help them form their own words.
Quirks and Quarks - Male Moths Run Hot and Cold-qq1-Jun 30, 2012Jun 30, 2012 | 9:39Quirks and Quarks Male Moths Run Hot and Cold-qq1-Jun 30, 2012 Audio
Quirks and Quarks Male Moths Run Hot and Cold-qq1-Jun 30, 2012 Jun 30, 2012 | 9:39Male moths have to decide how much to warm up their flight muscles as they pursue a female.
Quirks and Quarks - Run, Swim, Throw, Cheat-qq5-Jun 23, 2012Jun 23, 2012 | 16:43Quirks and Quarks Run, Swim, Throw, Cheat-qq5-Jun 23, 2012 Audio
Quirks and Quarks Run, Swim, Throw, Cheat-qq5-Jun 23, 2012 Jun 23, 2012 | 16:43The new book Run, Swim, Throw, Cheat by Dr. Chris Cooper examines the science behind drugs in sport.
Quirks and Quarks - What Happened to the Harappans?-qq4-Jun 23, 2012Jun 23, 2012 | 8:30Quirks and Quarks What Happened to the Harappans?-qq4-Jun 23, 2012 Audio
Quirks and Quarks What Happened to the Harappans?-qq4-Jun 23, 2012 Jun 23, 2012 | 8:30Arid conditions may have contributed to the decline of the Harappan civilization 4 thousand years ago
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Quirks and Quarks Robust Robot-qq3-Jun 23, 2012 Jun 23, 2012 | 8:52A helicopter-like robot can survive a crash, re-orient itself, then fly again.
Quirks and Quarks - The Young and the Generous-qq2-Jun 23, 2012Jun 23, 2012 | 8:20Quirks and Quarks The Young and the Generous-qq2-Jun 23, 2012 Audio
Quirks and Quarks The Young and the Generous-qq2-Jun 23, 2012 Jun 23, 2012 | 8:20Babies as young as 24 months old happily give their own treats to others.
Quirks and Quarks - Brain Power-qq1-Jun 23, 2012Jun 23, 2012 | 10:22Quirks and Quarks Brain Power-qq1-Jun 23, 2012 Audio
Quirks and Quarks Brain Power-qq1-Jun 23, 2012 Jun 23, 2012 | 10:22Electric brain and nerve implants can be powered by glucose.
Quirks and Quarks - Fatal Flaws-qq4-Jun 16, 2012Jun 16, 2012 | 14:26Quirks and Quarks Fatal Flaws-qq4-Jun 16, 2012 Audio
Quirks and Quarks Fatal Flaws-qq4-Jun 16, 2012 Jun 16, 2012 | 14:26Jay Ingram and his book 'Fatal Flaws, How a Misfolded Protein Baffled Scientists and Changed the Way We look at the Brain'.
Quirks and Quarks - A NuStar in the Sky-qq3-Jun 16, 2012Jun 16, 2012 | 7:31Quirks and Quarks A NuStar in the Sky-qq3-Jun 16, 2012 Audio
Quirks and Quarks A NuStar in the Sky-qq3-Jun 16, 2012 Jun 16, 2012 | 7:31NASA's latest telescope NuStar is launched to look for the highest energy x-rays in space.
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Quirks and Quarks Rio Plus-Minus 20-qq1-Jun 16, 2012 Jun 16, 2012 | 17:20As Rio Plus 20 approaches, Elizabeth May looks back on the 1992 Rio Earth Summit.
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