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The Current | May 22, 2013
Seven years ago, Stephen Harper pledged new legislation would usher in transparency in govt. Yesterday he said to his caucus, Canada has one of the most accountable and transparent systems of governance in the world. Today, we examine the PM’s statements.
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Definitely Not the Opera | May 18, 2013
Put on your party hats, pour a drink, and grab a favour - because this week, DNTO looks at parties! What is it about social gatherings that brings out the best and worst in us?
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Quirks and Quarks | May 18, 2013
Ancient water found near Timmins may include microbial life, and suggests similar findings in similar rocks on Mars.
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The Story From Here | May 22, 2013
In this episode; meet one of Canada's oldest pilots; an Ottawa reporter lands the duet of her dreams; surviving a 32-hundred foot fall without a parachute; and high school composer.
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As It Happens | May 21, 2013
Apple Tax Questions, Boring Awards, For the Record: Ratthe Suspended, Colour & Music Research **Music Removed Online Due to Copyright**
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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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Apr 1, 2012 | 18:00Quirks and Quarks Einstein's Telescope AudioQuirks and Quarks Einstein's Telescope Apr 1, 2012 | 18:00Dr. Evalyn Gates has set herself a challenge. She wants to explain how she and her colleagues are going to learn about invisible energy by looking at invisible matter with an invisible telescope.
Dec 26, 2009 | 27:12Quirks and Quarks Holiday Question Show for December 26, 2009 - Part 1 AudioQuirks and Quarks Holiday Question Show for December 26, 2009 - Part 1 Dec 26, 2009 | 27:12For your holiday pleasure we offer another episode of our award-winning Quirks & Quarks question show. We've scoured the country to find the people who can answer questions submitted by you, our listeners.
Dec 26, 2009 | 25:47Quirks and Quarks Holiday Question Show for December, 2009 - Part 2 AudioQuirks and Quarks Holiday Question Show for December, 2009 - Part 2 Dec 26, 2009 | 25:47For your holiday pleasure we offer another episode of our award-winning Quirks & Quarks question show. We've scoured the country to find the people who can answer questions submitted by you, our listeners.
Dec 19, 2009 | 18:26Quirks and Quarks Polar Obsession AudioQuirks and Quarks Polar Obsession Dec 19, 2009 | 18:26Canadian wildlife photographer Paul Nicklen has crashed his ultralite plane, fallen through sea ice, suffered bouts of frostbite, been lost in blizzards, bitten by seals, charged by grizzlies, and sniffed by a polar bear. All this just to get a couple of pictures of the various animals that inhabit the most inhospitable, remote and challenging regions of our planet.
Dec 19, 2009 | 15:54Quirks and Quarks Poseidon's Steed AudioQuirks and Quarks Poseidon's Steed Dec 19, 2009 | 15:54The seahorse is a creature like no other. Its unusual anatomy made it the subject of Roman and Greek mythology. Today, the seahorse continues to fuel the imagination in the form of children's stories, jewelry and art.
Dec 19, 2009 | 16:52Quirks and Quarks Dark Side of the Moon AudioQuirks and Quarks Dark Side of the Moon Dec 19, 2009 | 16:52Wernher von Braun was a hero of the Space Age. He was the scientific face of the US space program from its early days through to the glory of the moon landings. He was also a Nazi party member and the developer of the V-2 rocket.
Dec 12, 2009 | 10:26Quirks and Quarks Scientists See A Sea Cow AudioQuirks and Quarks Scientists See A Sea Cow Dec 12, 2009 | 10:26In exploring for fossils, Dr. Karen Samonds has found a bed that has revealed several marine animals, including crocodiles, turtles, and a new species of sea cow from about 40 million years ago.
Dec 12, 2009 | 10:18Quirks and Quarks Asleep At The Seal AudioQuirks and Quarks Asleep At The Seal Dec 12, 2009 | 10:18The migration of elephant seals, from California to as far north as Alaska, is a journey that means they are at sea for up to nine months at a time. The length of this journey has raised a question about their sleep habits.
Dec 12, 2009 | 8:25Quirks and Quarks Orangutans - Who's Your Daddy AudioQuirks and Quarks Orangutans - Who's Your Daddy Dec 12, 2009 | 8:25Why don't orangutan males kill infants more often? That might seem like an odd question, but in fact, they should have good reason to.
Dec 12, 2009 | 18:05Quirks and Quarks Perfect Rigor AudioQuirks and Quarks Perfect Rigor Dec 12, 2009 | 18:05In 2002, a Russian mathematician named Grigori Perelman shocked the world by releasing his proof of the Poincaré Conjecture, one of the great problems in mathematics. Since then he's refused all awards for his work, rejected offers from major universities, and claims to have quit mathematics entirely.
Dec 12, 2009 | 5:20Quirks and Quarks Bad Breath & Parsley: Fact or Fiction AudioQuirks and Quarks Bad Breath & Parsley: Fact or Fiction Dec 12, 2009 | 5:20From time to time, we'll present a commonly held idea or popular saying and ask a scientist to set us straight on whether we should believe it. Today we're checking up on the belief that eating parsley can eliminate bad breath.
Dec 5, 2009 | 30:29Quirks and Quarks The Rising Seas AudioQuirks and Quarks The Rising Seas Dec 5, 2009 | 30:29In the last 150 years global sea level has increased by about 20cm, and most of this increase is thought to be a result of climate change. In the next 100 years, we'll see much more sea level rise - possibly more than a meter.
Dec 5, 2009 | 8:28Quirks and Quarks Hammerhead Sight AudioQuirks and Quarks Hammerhead Sight Dec 5, 2009 | 8:28Hammerhead sharks are some of the most improbable looking beasts in the sea. Dr. Michelle McComb, a researcher at the Shark Lab of Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, has been studying how these strange beasts see.
Dec 5, 2009 | 3:41Quirks and Quarks Squinting: Fact or Fiction AudioQuirks and Quarks Squinting: Fact or Fiction Dec 5, 2009 | 3:41From time to time, we'll present a commonly held idea and ask a scientist to set us straight on whether we should believe it. Today's question is: "does squinting improve your eyesight?".
Dec 5, 2009 | 8:26Quirks and Quarks Birdfeeder Speciation AudioQuirks and Quarks Birdfeeder Speciation Dec 5, 2009 | 8:26The Blackcap bird traditionally migrates from its breeding ground in southern Germany, to spend the winter in Spain. But since the 1960s, about 20 percent of the blackcap population has found its way to Britain for the winter.
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