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Join host Bob McDonald each week to find out the latest in science, technology, medicine and the environment.
We cover every aspect of science, from the quirks of the expanding universe to the quarks within a single atom...and everything in between.
Quirks & Quarks is heard on Saturdays on CBC Radio One from 12:06 - 1:00pm in Canada, with a rebroadcast Monday evenings at 11:06pm, and also on Sirius satellite radio. You can also listen to the MP3 audio files here on our web page or subscribe to our podcast.
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It's Dr. Bob McDonald!
Bob McDonald has been awarded an honorary Doctorate of Letters from Laurentian University in Sudbury. Bob received his honour at the university's Fall Convocation on October 27, 2007. You can listen to Bob's speech to the graduating students  here.
This Week on Quirks & Quarks
Baboon Metaphysics
What do movie stars, royalty, and baboons have in common? They're all the subject of intense interest to those around them. As a species, humans are tremendously fascinated with the lives of others. That's why there are so many gossip magazines on the grocery store shelves. And we're not alone. Baboons are equally interested in gossip, but for them, it can mean the difference between survival or failure. We'll meet a scientist who's spent the last fifteen years living and working in Africa, where she's studied baboons and their fascination with gossip. By learning about their minds, she's been able to uncover some of the origins of our own way of thinking.
Plus - shedding light on the Aurora Borealis; and Canada's Scientist of the Year...
All this and more on Quirks & Quarks, with host Bob McDonald, Saturday right after the noon news on Radio One, or anytime on our web page.
AND NOW a second opportunity to hear Quirks & Quarks - every Monday night at 11pm on Radio One.
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