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NosyNed
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Message 16 of 86 (187767)
02-23-2005 12:03 PM


Feb 26 Q&Q
For how to get there go to msg 1.
This week on Quirks & Quarks our feature item is:
"From Cave Cravings to Canapes:" The Evolution of Human Diet.
Advice for healthy eating is everywhere these days, usually wrapped up with a scientific rationale. One long-standing suggestion is to get back to our roots, and eat the kinds of foods our ancestors did. After all, if we evolved to eat certain foods, wouldn't that be what's best for us today? The problem is that it's difficult to determine what those ancient cave-people were consuming. But new research, presented at the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting last week, might give us some clues, and also explain why a prehistoric diet may not be the best choice for modern Homo sapiens.
Plus - why bird-brain may be a misnomer.
All this and more on Quirks & Quarks, Saturday right after the noon news on Radio One.

  
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Message 17 of 86 (189657)
03-02-2005 2:00 PM


Pertinent to the Eye Witness Thread.
For how to get to Q&Q go to message 1. This will be on March 5th at 12:07 local times.
This week on Quirks & Quarks our feature item is:
"Mind Hacks: Tips and Tricks for Using your Brain."
Did you know that you go blind every time you move your eyes? And that what you're seeing affects what you're hearing? And that you can get stronger just by thinking about it? Well, it's all strange but true, according to a neuroscientist who's just written a new book containing 100 Tips and Tricks for using your brain. It's a catalogue of illusions and experiments that show just how powerful, and how peculiar, the human brain really is - and you can try them all at home.
Plus - the incredible shrinking kilogram.
All this and more on Quirks & Quarks, Saturday right after the noon news on Radio One.

  
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Message 18 of 86 (190772)
03-09-2005 11:29 AM


Why Einstein Matters
see msg 1 for how to stream this on Saturday
Why Einstein Matters: A Special Q&Q Public Forum.
This year marks the 100th anniversary of what has become known as Einstein's Miracle Year. During a few brief months in 1905, an obscure 26-year-old patent clerk in Bern, Switzerland, published 4 extraordinary science papers that would change the laws of physics, and our ideas about the universe. That clerk was, of course, Albert Einstein. Today, a century after his Miracle Year, Einstein remains a cultural and scientific icon: his face adorning coffee mugs, screen savers, and T-shirts.
To mark the 100th anniversary, we've assembled a panel of eminent physicists and thinkers to examine why Einstein matters - in a scientific, historic, and philosophical sense. We're recording the event before an audience at York University in Toronto. The panel includes physicist Amanda Peet from the University of Toronto; philosopher James Robert Brown from the University of Toronto; physicist Lee Smolin from the Perimeter Institute; and Alan Lightman, the American physicist and best-selling novelist. The panel will be moderated by Bob McDonald.
And listeners in the Toronto area can still be part of the audience. Come on down to York University tonight, Wednesday, March 9, at 7:30pm. We'll be in the Moot Court at the Osgoode Hall Law School. The event's free, and no tickets are required. See you there. You are currently signed-up for CBC.ca's Quirks newsletter.
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Message 19 of 86 (191173)
03-12-2005 11:06 AM
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03-09-2005 11:29 AM


Re: Why Einstein Matters
bump as it is starting
Starts at 7 minutes after noon local time
Halifax:
For 1 hour ahead of Eastern time.
(32 kbps) http://origin.www.cbc.ca/mrl2/livemedia/cbcr1-halifax.asx
(16 kbps) http://origin.www.cbc.ca/mrl2/livemedia/cbcr1-halifax-low.asx
Toronto:
For Eastern time
(32 kbps) http://origin.www.cbc.ca/mrl2/livemedia/cbcr1-toronto.asx
(16 kbps) http://origin.www.cbc.ca/mrl2/livemedia/cbcr1-toronto-low.asx
Vancouver
for pacific coast time
Vancouver:
(32 kbps) http://origin.www.cbc.ca/mrl2/livemedia/cbcr1-vancouver.asx
(16 kbps) http://origin.www.cbc.ca/mrl2/livemedia/cbcr1-vancouver-low.asx
Edmonton:
for mountain time
(32 kbps) http://origin.www.cbc.ca/mrl2/livemedia/cbcr1-edmonton.asx
(16 kbps) http://origin.www.cbc.ca/mrl2/livemedia/cbcr1-edmonton-low.asx
Regina:
Praiie time?
(32 kbps) http://origin.www.cbc.ca/mrl2/livemedia/cbcr1-regina.asx
(16 kbps) http://origin.www.cbc.ca/mrl2/livemedia/cbcr1-regina-low.asx

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Message 20 of 86 (195409)
03-30-2005 10:48 AM


April 2 Q& Q
The previous msgs offers links for this. Also this is now being podcast. Note the T-Rex in the flesh article!!
"The Science of Seeing with Sound."
Imagine being blind for 25 years, and suddenly being able to see again
- using your ears. It sounds impossible, but that's exactly what's happened to Pat Fletcher. For the past few years, she's been experimenting with a revolutionary new technology that allows her to see using sound. Through a simple computer program that she downloaded from the Internet, which translates visual images into soundscapes, Pat's brain is able to translate those sounds back into images. Find out how in Alison Motluk's remarkable documentary, "See, If You Can Hear This."
Plus - Meet T-Rex - in the flesh.
All this and more on Quirks & Quarks, Saturday right after the noon news on Radio One.

  
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Message 21 of 86 (197481)
04-07-2005 2:32 PM


April 9th Q&Q Polio and Mayans
This Week on Quirks & Quarks our feature item remembers Polio:
The 20th Century Plague.
In the early 1900's, polio was every parent's worst nightmare. Summer after summer, the disease swept through North American cities and towns, leaving dead or crippled children in its wake. But 50 years ago, on April 12, 1955, a medical breakthrough was announced: the Salk Polio vaccine, and with it, a promise to put an end to the suffering. It is American scientist Dr. Jonas Salk who will always be remembered as the man who saved the children. But the breakthrough might not have happened had it not been for the tireless efforts of a Canadian research lab. We'll get that story from Canada's leading polio historian.
Plus - how the Mayans salted their tombs.

  
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Message 22 of 86 (199081)
04-13-2005 8:48 PM


April 16 Q&Q Parallel Universes and Dinosaur eggs
(does any one use these posts? If not I will stop cluttering the place up twith them).
see a few posts back for how to access this.
This Week on Quirks & Quarks our feature item is:
"Multiple Universes, Parallel Worlds".
Imagine this: you wake up in the morning, jump out of bed, comb out your purple fur, and drink a quick cup of motor oil before swimming out the door to work.
Sound odd? In our universe, maybe. But it's entirely possible that there's another universe somewhere, where this is your morning routine. Parallel universes have long been a staple of science fiction. But today, scientists are starting to take the concept seriously, and look for ways we might be able to prove their existence. Some are even looking for ways to visit them. We'll explore some of these alternatives this week.
Plus - cracking the mystery of dinosaur eggs.
All this and more on Quirks & Quarks, Saturday right after the noon news on Radio One.
Bob McDonald
Host

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Message 23 of 86 (199082)
04-13-2005 8:52 PM
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04-13-2005 8:48 PM


Re: April 16 Q&Q Parallel Universes and Dinosaur eggs
Don't you dare stop. I listen whenever I get a chance and I try to remember to pass on the links to my son also.

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Message 24 of 86 (203418)
04-28-2005 4:00 PM


April 30 Q&Q
For URL's see previous messages.
This Week on Quirks & Quarks we take a look at an age old question:
"Venus vs. Mars: Are Male and Female Brains Really Different?"
The differences between men and women have been the subject of countless books and endless jokes. But there were no jokes to be heard earlier this year when the president of Harvard, trying to explain why there were so few women in the top ranks of the hard sciences, suggested that the differences between men and women might extend to their cognitive abilities.
The response to Summers' comments was immediate and the debate that followed was heated. But is there actually a difference between the sexes when it comes to our brains? Are there really more male physicists, engineers and mathematicians because their brains are better at those kinds of tasks? Or is it just social conditioning?
Plus - Ants build a torture rack for their prey.
All this and more on Quirks & Quarks, Saturday right after the noon news on radio one.

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NosyNed
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Message 25 of 86 (203938)
04-30-2005 11:08 AM
Reply to: Message 24 by NosyNed
04-28-2005 4:00 PM


Re: April 30 Q&Q
Fredericton:
(32 kbps) http://origin.www.cbc.ca/mrl2/livemedia/cbcr1-fredericton.asx
(16 kbps) http://origin.www.cbc.ca/mrl2/livemedia/cbcr1-fredericton-low.asx
Online at 11 am eastern at this URL
Others will cover the next four hours
(You can listen to it 4 times ! )
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Message 26 of 86 (203946)
04-30-2005 12:04 PM
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04-28-2005 4:00 PM


Re: April 30 Q&Q
Thanks for passing that along, Ned. I'll bet that prophex would like to hear about this weeks topic, as he opened a thread with similar questions recently.

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NosyNed
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Message 27 of 86 (207106)
05-11-2005 1:17 PM


Q&Q April 14
Hello
This Week on Quirks & Quarks we take a close look at
"The Drug Trial".
In 1998, a young doctor and researcher at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children rocked the medical establishment by becoming a whistleblower against Canada's largest drug company. The doctor was Nancy Olivieri, and she accused the company of trying to stifle her research into a controversial drug for people with a rare blood disorder, called thalassemia. The resulting scandal ended careers, launched law suits, and led to a bitter battle over academic freedom, corporate funding of research, and the conduct of drug trials. Now a new book gives us insight into one of the biggest controversies ever to hit Canada's science community.
Plus - the risks and rewards of being hung like a mosquito fish.
All this and more on Quirks & Quarks, Saturday right after the noon news on Radio One.
Bob McDonald
Host

  
NosyNed
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Message 28 of 86 (209324)
05-18-2005 10:38 AM


Q&Q May 21st
see earlier posts for URL's. You need a city in a time zone that is at noon when you want to listen. There is a 4 hour window. Early on Saturday morning the broadcast is podcast too(inconsistenly so far).
This Week on Quirks & Quarks we delve into:
"The Cold Dark Matter Mystery".
A Canadian astronomer is found dead hanging from a telescope. His diaries point to a mystery, involving science fraud, cold war spy controversies and government cover-ups. This seems like a job for a scientific investigator. It also sounds like the plot for a new science mystery novel by Canadian writer Alex Brett. We'll talk to Alex Brett about her new novel, Cold Dark Matter, and her inspiration for grafting science onto murder mysteries.
Plus - Draw, Dogwood: clocking the fastest plant in the West.
All this and more on Quirks & Quarks, Saturday right after the noon news on Radio One.

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Message 29 of 86 (210196)
05-21-2005 11:12 AM
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05-18-2005 10:38 AM


Re: Q&Q May 21st bump
Started in Halifax as I post.
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Message 30 of 86 (210349)
05-22-2005 3:30 AM
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05-21-2005 11:12 AM


Re: Q&Q May 21st bump
Ned, I have been listening to CBC radio ever since I read this topic. I have yet to hear quirks and quarks, but it sounds interesting...sort of a cross between Mr. Wizard and Prairie Home Companion.

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