Quarky
A glowing little quark who cannot stop asking why.
Episodes (123)
Quarky Science · Ep 2
Why Tiny Crystals Glow Different Colors
Why do smaller crystals glow in different colors?
Quarky Science · Ep 4
Why Glow-in-the-Dark Stars Shine
How do glow stars keep shining after the lights go out?
Quarky Science · Ep 7
Why Quantum Paths Cancel
If a particle can take every path at once, why do some of them disappear?
Quarky Science · Ep 8
Why This Shirt Glows Blue
Why does a plain white shirt glow bright blue under a party light?
Quarky Science · Ep 9
Half-Life Explained
If you cannot tell when one atom will change, how do scientists predict millions of them?
Quarky Science · Ep 11
Why Empty Space Isn't Empty
If you took absolutely everything out of a box, what would be left inside?
Quarky Science · Ep 13
Why Electron Neutrinos Arrive as Muons
How does a particle change flavor on the way here?
Quarky Science · Ep 15
See the Invisible: Electron Microscopes
Why can not the best light microscope show an atom?
Quarky Science · Ep 17
Why Three Electrons Can not Share a Seat
What stops all the electrons from piling up?
Quarky Science · Ep 21
How Quantum Bands, Holes and Transistors Make Chips Work
What makes the chip in your tablet think?
Quarky Science · Ep 24
Why Atomic Clocks Win
How can a clock be wrong by less than a second in millions of years?
Quarky Calm · Ep 10
Gratitude: Tiny Thanks, Big Heart
Can noticing tiny good things change your whole day?
Quarky Calm · Ep 25
What Are the Seven Chakras?
What are the seven colorful energy spots people talk about?
Quarky Calm · Ep 26
The Root Chakra: Feeling Safe and Steady
What helps you feel steady like a tree with deep roots?
Quarky Calm · Ep 27
The Heart Chakra: Kindness and Love
Why do people say kindness comes from the heart?
Quarky Calm · Ep 28
The Third Eye Chakra: Pausing for Inner Wisdom
Where do your best ideas come from when everything goes quiet?
Quarky Calm · Ep 29
What Are Meridians?
What are the invisible pathways people talk about in traditional medicine?
Quarky Calm · Ep 30
Everything Working Together
What happens when you put ALL your calm tools together?
Quarky Explores Cities · Ep 1
Quarky Explores New York
Why does the Empire State Building want to be hit by lightning?
Quarky Explores Cities · Ep 5
Quarky Explores London
How does a giant wheel turn so slowly and smoothly?
Quarky Explores Cities · Ep 7
Quarky Explores Rome
How has a 1,900-year-old dome stayed up with a hole in the top?
Quarky Explores Cities · Ep 12
Quarky Explores Sydney
What do an orange peel and an opera house have in common?
Quarky Explores Cities · Ep 16
Quarky Explores Rio de Janeiro
Why does one statue get struck by lightning so often?
Kid Inventors · Ep 1
The Boy Who Invented Reading With Your Fingers
How do you fit a whole alphabet under one fingertip?
Kid Inventors · Ep 5
The Girl Who Turned Orange Peels Into Rain
Can fruit peel help a farm survive a drought?
Kid Inventors · Ep 7
The Boy Who Built A Radio Station From Trash
How do you give a whole neighbourhood a voice?
Kid Inventors · Ep 8
The Girl Whose Voice Went Around The World
How loud is one kid telling the truth?
Kid Inventors · Ep 10
The Boy Who Dug A Well From Half A World Away
What can you do with 70 dollars and a lot of stubbornness?
Kid Inventors · Ep 11
The Girl Who Collected A Thousand Books
What if you never saw yourself in a story?
Kid Inventors · Ep 14
The Boy Who Kept His Ears Warm
How do you invent something out of being uncomfortable?
Kid Inventors · Ep 15
The Girl Who Gave A Computer A Voice
How can a computer speak for someone who cannot?
Wild & Wacky Animals · Ep 1
The Strangest Animals on Earth
Which animals sound made up but are completely real?
Wild & Wacky Animals · Ep 2
The Funniest Faces in the Animal Kingdom
Why do some animals have such goofy faces?
Wild & Wacky Animals · Ep 4
The Furriest Animals on Earth
How does fluff keep animals warm in ice water and snow?
Wild & Wacky Animals · Ep 5
The Silliest Dancers and Walkers
Do animals really dance, and what are they saying?
Wild & Wacky Animals · Ep 7
The Fastest Animals on Earth
Who is the real speed champion of the planet?
Wild & Wacky Animals · Ep 8
The Sleepiest and Slowest Animals
Why is being slow sometimes the smartest plan?
Wild & Wacky Animals · Ep 9
The Stinkiest Animals (and Why They're Heroes)
Why would an animal want to smell terrible?
Kid Inventors · Ep 16
The Boy Who Swam With Wooden Wings
How can two wooden paddles make you swim faster?
Kid Inventors · Ep 17
The Boy Who Froze A Drink On The Porch
What happens when you leave a sweet drink outside on a freezing night?
Kid Inventors · Ep 18
The Boy Who Saw Television In A Potato Field
How can a moving picture be drawn out of lines of light?
Kid Inventors · Ep 19
The Girl Who Outsmarted The Snow
Why do wrists get cold and wet even when you wear gloves?
Kid Inventors · Ep 20
The Girl Who Hung Bacon Out To Drip
How can you cook bacon and let the grease fall away?
Kid Inventors · Ep 22
The Girl Who Rescued The Broken Crayons
Why do short crayons snap, and how can a tube save them?
Kid Inventors · Ep 23
The Boy Who Wouldn't Take No For An Answer
What do you do after 199 people tell you no?
Kid Inventors · Ep 24
The Boy Who Caught Plastic With A Magnet
Can a magnet really pull plastic out of water?
