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Quirks and Quarks The Fuure of Fresh Water - 2013/01/05 - Pt. 3 Jan 5, 2013 | 8:44Running out of fresh water due to climate change and over-extraction is predicted in the next 50 years.
Quirks and Quarks - 3D Printing Revolution - 2013/01/05 - Pt. 2Jan 5, 2013 | 12:48Quirks and Quarks 3D Printing Revolution - 2013/01/05 - Pt. 2 Audio
Quirks and Quarks 3D Printing Revolution - 2013/01/05 - Pt. 2 Jan 5, 2013 | 12:48Being able to fabricate anything at home by means of three d printing is predicted for the future.
Quirks and Quarks - Self-Driving Cars - 2013/01/05 - Pt. 1Jan 5, 2013 | 12:35Quirks and Quarks Self-Driving Cars - 2013/01/05 - Pt. 1 Audio
Quirks and Quarks Self-Driving Cars - 2013/01/05 - Pt. 1 Jan 5, 2013 | 12:35Cars may drive themselves in the future according to one prediction.
Quirks and Quarks - Quirks & Quarks Holiday Question Show - 2012/12/29 - Pt. 2Dec 29, 2012 | 25:35Quirks and Quarks Quirks & Quarks Holiday Question Show - 2012/12/29 - Pt. 2 Audio
Quirks and Quarks Quirks & Quarks Holiday Question Show - 2012/12/29 - Pt. 2 Dec 29, 2012 | 25:35Holiday Question show, questions six to ten.
Quirks and Quarks - Quirks & Quarks Holiday Question Show - 2012/12/29 - Pt. 1Dec 29, 2012 | 26:38Quirks and Quarks Quirks & Quarks Holiday Question Show - 2012/12/29 - Pt. 1 Audio
Quirks and Quarks Quirks & Quarks Holiday Question Show - 2012/12/29 - Pt. 1 Dec 29, 2012 | 26:38Holiday Question Show questions one to five.
Quirks and Quarks - Holiday Question Show Promo - 2012/12/22 - Pt. 4Dec 22, 2012 | 5:17Quirks and Quarks Holiday Question Show Promo - 2012/12/22 - Pt. 4 Audio
Quirks and Quarks Holiday Question Show Promo - 2012/12/22 - Pt. 4 Dec 22, 2012 | 5:17Will melting polar ice-caps strain tectonic plates and produce more earthquakes?
Quirks and Quarks - Hubble's Universe - 2012/12/22 - Pt. 3Dec 22, 2012 | 10:36Quirks and Quarks Hubble's Universe - 2012/12/22 - Pt. 3 Audio
Quirks and Quarks Hubble's Universe - 2012/12/22 - Pt. 3 Dec 22, 2012 | 10:36Hubble's Universe takes us on a fantastic visual voyage through hundreds of images taken by the world's greatest telescope.
Quirks and Quarks - The Forever Fix - 2012/12/22 - Pt. 2Dec 22, 2012 | 17:06Quirks and Quarks The Forever Fix - 2012/12/22 - Pt. 2 Audio
Quirks and Quarks The Forever Fix - 2012/12/22 - Pt. 2 Dec 22, 2012 | 17:06The Forever Fix is the history of gene therapy told through the story of the boys whose vision was restored by the procedure.
Quirks and Quarks - The Particle At The End of the Universe - 2012/12/22 - Pt. 1Dec 22, 2012 | 19:37Quirks and Quarks The Particle At The End of the Universe - 2012/12/22 - Pt. 1 Audio
Quirks and Quarks The Particle At The End of the Universe - 2012/12/22 - Pt. 1 Dec 22, 2012 | 19:37The Particle at the End of the Universe explains the hunt for the elusive Higgs Boson, and why it's so important for physicists and for science.
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Quirks and Quarks Planet Without Apes - 2012/12/15 - Pt. 5 Dec 15, 2012 | 17:16The new book 'Planet Without Apes' explores the possibility of losing our closest relatives.
Quirks and Quarks - Birds Use Cigarette Butts to Repel Parasites - 2012/12/15 - Pt. 4Dec 15, 2012 | 8:23Quirks and Quarks Birds Use Cigarette Butts to Repel Parasites - 2012/12/15 - Pt. 4 Audio
Quirks and Quarks Birds Use Cigarette Butts to Repel Parasites - 2012/12/15 - Pt. 4 Dec 15, 2012 | 8:23Finches and sparrows take advantage of the compounds in cigarette butts to keep parasites out of their nests.
Quirks and Quarks - Electricity From The Ear - 2012/12/15 - Pt. 3Dec 15, 2012 | 8:45Quirks and Quarks Electricity From The Ear - 2012/12/15 - Pt. 3 Audio
Quirks and Quarks Electricity From The Ear - 2012/12/15 - Pt. 3 Dec 15, 2012 | 8:45The human ear generates electricity that can be harvested.
Quirks and Quarks - Penetrating Porcupine Quills - 2012/12/15 - Pt. 2Dec 15, 2012 | 8:29Quirks and Quarks Penetrating Porcupine Quills - 2012/12/15 - Pt. 2 Audio
Quirks and Quarks Penetrating Porcupine Quills - 2012/12/15 - Pt. 2 Dec 15, 2012 | 8:29The same barbs on porcupine quills that make them hard to pull out, also make them easier to penetrate flesh.
Quirks and Quarks - Earliest Evidence Of Cheese Making 2012/12/15 - Pt. 1Dec 15, 2012 | 9:49Quirks and Quarks Earliest Evidence Of Cheese Making 2012/12/15 - Pt. 1 Audio
Quirks and Quarks Earliest Evidence Of Cheese Making 2012/12/15 - Pt. 1 Dec 15, 2012 | 9:49Pottery fragments from 7,500 hundred years ago provide the earliest evidence of cheese making.
Quirks and Quarks - Forsaking Sex and Stealing DNA - 2012/12/08 - Pt. 6Dec 8, 2012 | 8:39Quirks and Quarks Forsaking Sex and Stealing DNA - 2012/12/08 - Pt. 6 Audio
Quirks and Quarks Forsaking Sex and Stealing DNA - 2012/12/08 - Pt. 6 Dec 8, 2012 | 8:39A tiny animal steals DNA from micro-organisms in order to reproduce without having sex.

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