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CTV Morning Live (@ctvmorninglive) 's Twitter Profile Photo

CTV Morning Live learns about a possible new solution to scam and spam calls with CTV Science and Technology Specialist, Dan Riskin! 🤔📲 bc.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2…

Lesley Evans Ogden (@ljevanso) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I'm working on a story for University Affairs about conference childcare & how its availability/lack affects academic parents in Canada. Do you have personal stories, struggles or successes to share? Please reach out if so. (DM or email linked on my web page).

CTV Your Morning (@yourmorning) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We've all been there. Whether it's a new baby or a late night TV marathon, you know what it feels like to face a full day on little sleep. Most of us try to power through with caffeine, but new research suggests that might be the wrong approach. CTV's Science and Technology

NEWSTALK 1010 (@newstalk1010) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Got a bat in the house? Here's what NOT to do, as told by our resident bat expert Dan Riskin on John Moore. Plus, Mozart can relieve pain... at least for infants. Listen here: omny.fm/shows/newstalk…

Massimo (@rainmaker1973) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A kind of optical illusion used in paintings for centuries, now revived using AI. Squint or hold your phone away, you will see a hidden message.

A kind of optical illusion used in paintings for centuries, now revived using AI.

Squint or hold your phone away, you will see a hidden message.
The Vassy Kapelos Show (@vasskapelosshow) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Do people with high self-esteem get rich, or are rich people just full of themselves? Dan Riskin joins Vassy Kapelos for the weekly segment Talk Science to Me. iheartradio.ca/580-cfra/audio…

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The stunning attack of a peregrine falcon It strikes its prey with a clenched foot, stunning or killing it with the impact, then turns to catch it in mid-air. If its prey is too heavy to carry, a peregrine will drop it to the ground and eat it there x.com/tuidelescriban…

Greystone Kids (@greystonekids) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It's that time of year again!!! 👻🎃🔮 What better way to celebrate the spooky season than with Fiona the Fruit Bat as she learns to face her fears? 🦇🦇🦇 Dan Riskin Rachel Qiuqi

It's that time of year again!!! 👻🎃🔮 

What better way to celebrate the spooky season than with Fiona the Fruit Bat as she learns to face her fears? 🦇🦇🦇 

<a href="/riskindan/">Dan Riskin</a> <a href="/rachelqiuqi/">Rachel Qiuqi</a>
Jellybooks Ltd. (@jellybooks) 's Twitter Profile Photo

'Fiona the Fruit Bat' by Dan Riskin, ill. by Rachel Qiuqi This book teaches echolocation in a fun, digestible way for young children, and includes backmatter with more information about it. #newbook from Greystone Kids available Coles Books sample ⤵️ jellybooks.com/cloud_reader/e…

Canadian Science Publishing (@cdnsciencepub) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Blood-feeding (#sanguivory) arose >2 dozen times in birds, fish, insects, and more, but among mammals, it's unique to #VampireBats. Explore the origins of #Mammalia's only bloodsuckers in the Canadian Journal of Zoology: ow.ly/bRMN50Q2jnz 🦇🦷 Dan Riskin Gerald Carter

Teague O'Mara (@teague_o) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Cave myotis (Myotis velifer) are starting to get hit by the fungus that causes White-nose Syndrome. Our conservation research targets how it spreads in this hot, dry landscape & how individuals move among these caves -- to find solutions for resiliency and recovery.