| Pieces in Series | 37 |
| Licensor | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Producer(s) | Jim Handman, Executive Producer |
| Formats | Documentary, Interview, Weekly Program |
| Topics | Environment, Health, Science |
| Produced | 2007 |
| Added to PRX | September 18, 2007 |
Canada's weekly national science program
http://www.cbc.ca/quirks/index.html
English
Quirks & Quarks is the award-winning radio science program of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The program is heard by a national audience in Canada of nearly 500,000 people, and by thousands more around the world on our weekly podcast.
For more than 32 years, Quirks & Quarks has brought its listeners to the cutting edge of scientific inquiry. Every week, the program presents the people behind the latest discoveries in the physical and natural sciences - from the smallest sub-atomic particle to the largest objects in the sky and everything in between. The program also examines the political, social, environmental and ethical implications of new developments in science and technology. Quirks & Quarks is a program for people fascinated by the world above, below and around them. And you don't need a PhD to enjoy it.
Over its lifetime, Quirks & Quarks has won more than 70 national and international awards for science journalism.
