Dare to Know

By David Morton Rintoul

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Dare to Know is a podcast published by David Morton Rintoul offering feature stories aimed at those who find meaning in understanding our universe, our place in nature and our humanity.

Episode Date
WISHFUL THINKING LEADS TO POOR DECISION MAKING
Apr 06, 2024
Ice Cap Melting Affects Global Timekeeping Systems
Mar 30, 2024
Milky Way’s Origins Revealed Using Gaia Observatory
Mar 23, 2024
Memory Depends on ‘Spacing Effect’ and Variation
Mar 15, 2024
Bumblebee Hives Can Progress Through Shared Learning
Mar 08, 2024
Odysseus Lunar Lander Completes Mission Despite Setbacks
Mar 06, 2024
Robots With AI Also Need Physical Intelligence
Feb 24, 2024
Migratory Species Face Risk of Extinction
Feb 17, 2024
Black Holes and Galaxies Coexisted in the Early Universe
Feb 10, 2024
Brain Cells Organize Using Unexpectedly Simple Principles
Feb 03, 2024
WHITE RHINO EXTINCTION AVOIDABLE THROUGH EMBRYO TRANSFER
Jan 28, 2024
Artemis II Lunar Mission Postponed by NASA
Jan 22, 2024
Cultural Evolution May Be Blocking Ecological Solutions
Jan 19, 2024
Photosynthesis Evolution Clarified by Studying Bacteria Fossils
Jan 18, 2024
Military Space Plane Launch Risks International Conflict
Dec 30, 2023
Prehistoric Herders More Sophisticated Than Scientists Realized
Dec 24, 2023
COP 28 Results: Accomplishments, Failures and Controversy
Dec 17, 2023
Heaviest Chemical Elements Created by Ancient Stars
Dec 09, 2023
Sense of Smell Predicted by Artificial Intelligence
Dec 02, 2023
COP 28: Frustration, Scepticism, Faint Trace of Hope
Nov 25, 2023
Blobs in Earth's Interior From Ancient Planet
Nov 18, 2023
REMEMBRANCE DAY REFLECTIONS ON PAST AND FUTURE
Nov 12, 2023
Carbon Budget Dwindling – Climate Goals at Risk
Nov 05, 2023
Space Junk Particles Detected in Earth's Atmosphere
Oct 29, 2023
Gaza Crisis, Human Rights and International Law
Oct 21, 2023
Survival of the Boring Doesn't Drive Evolution
Oct 13, 2023
Orion Nebula Contains Pairs of Unexplained Objects
Oct 08, 2023
Indonesian Hunter Gatherers Sing Their Traditional Language
Oct 01, 2023
Earth Species Project Talks to Animals Using AI
Sep 23, 2023
NASA APPOINTS DIRECTOR OF UNIDENTIFIED ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA RESEARCH
Sep 17, 2023
Music is Humanity's Universal Language, Study Shows
Sep 10, 2023
Carbon Offsets Aren't Working and Need Reforms
Sep 02, 2023
Lunar Missions: Stories of Triumph and Disaster
Aug 27, 2023
Climate Justice: Global Warming Threatens Human Rights
Aug 20, 2023
HYDROTHERMAL VENTS REVEAL UNIQUE, UNEXPECTED MARINE ECOSYSTEM
Aug 12, 2023
Giant Exoplanet Helps Explain Solar System Formation
Aug 05, 2023
Russia's Invasion of Ukraine Violates International Law
Jul 29, 2023
Galaxy Without Dark Matter Challenges Current Science
Jul 23, 2023
CREATIVE PEOPLE MORE ENGAGED DURING IDLE TIME
Jul 18, 2023
ANIMAL ORIGINS REVEALED BY RETHINKING FOSSIL RECORD
Jul 17, 2023
EUCLID SPACE TELESCOPE WILL EXPLORE DARK ENERGY
Jul 17, 2023
GENIUS: IS IT REAL? WHAT IS IT?
Jul 17, 2023
ANTHROPOCENE REPRESENTED BY MILTON ONTARIO’S CRAWFORD LAKE
Jul 16, 2023
Wildfire Season in Canada and Climate Change
Jun 10, 2023
Dying Brains May Experience Surge of Consciousness
May 30, 2023
Dying Patients May Experience Surge of Consciousness
May 30, 2023
Environmental DNA Poses Scientific and Ethical Dilemmas
May 21, 2023
MARS EXPLORATION NEWS: A MONTH OF DISCOVERY
May 13, 2023
Brain Scans Enable Scientists to Read Minds 
May 09, 2023
Quasar Origins Explained by Studying Distant Galaxies
Apr 29, 2023
Dismal Progress Reports Cause Earth Day Frustrations
Apr 22, 2023
Amnesty International – State of World’s Human Rights
Apr 15, 2023
Tigers’ Personalities are Unique, Study Finds
Apr 09, 2023
Brightest Gamma-Ray Burst Ever Unveils Cosmic Mysteries
Apr 02, 2023
UN Report Calls for Urgent Climate Action
Mar 25, 2023
Blood and Mistletoe: A Review
Mar 18, 2023
Kiska, Canada’s Last Captive Orca Has Died
Mar 12, 2023
Massive Early Galaxies Discovery Could Be ‘Universe Breaker”
Mar 05, 2023
European Archery 40,000 Years Older than Thought
Feb 26, 2023
Mother Tree Skeptics Call for More Study
Feb 19, 2023
UFOs Becoming Legitimate Research Topic for Scientists
Feb 11, 2023
Agricultural Revolution Still Affects Humanity’s Modern Life
Feb 05, 2023
Earth’s Inner Core Falling Behind Planet’s Rotation 
Jan 29, 2023
DART Mission Follow-Up: A Smash Hit!
Jan 22, 2023
Human Rights Watch Condemns “Litany of Human Rights Crises”
Jan 14, 2023
Photosynthesis Signaling May Boost Crops, Cure Cancer
Jan 07, 2023
Doomed Planet May Foretell Earth’s Ultimate Fate
Dec 30, 2022
Why Domestic Chores Matter Less to Men
Dec 23, 2022
Biodiversity Conference Commits to Protect 30% of Natural World
Dec 20, 2022
Artemis I On Its Way Back Home
Dec 09, 2022
Music Training Improves Brain Function and Mood
Dec 03, 2022
Reforestation Plans Require More than Saying “Plant More Trees”
Nov 26, 2022
Artemis I On Its Way to the Moon
Nov 18, 2022
Screen Time Better for Teens than Disconnection
Nov 13, 2022
COP27 – What’s at Stake for the Climate and the Planet
Nov 05, 2022
Dark Energy Measured More Precisely than Ever
Oct 29, 2022
Israeli Occupation of Palestine Violates International Law – Commission of Inquiry
Oct 26, 2022
Urban Green Space Reduces Property and Violent Crime
Oct 16, 2022
Ecosystem Stability Determined by Two Simple Factors
Oct 10, 2022
DART Mission Demonstrates NASA’s Planetary Defense Strategy
Oct 01, 2022
Nature Walks Benefit Both Mind and Body
Sep 24, 2022
European Rivers Drying Up from Climate Change
Sep 16, 2022
Spiraling Stars Help Explain Early Universe
Sep 10, 2022
Beaver Fossil Sheds Light on Mammal Evolution
Sep 02, 2022
UN Report Cites “Serious Human Rights Violations” in China
Sep 02, 2022
Lunar Meteorites May Help Explain Moon's Formation
Aug 23, 2022
James Lovelock: Remembering the Gaia Hypothesis Founder
Aug 12, 2022
Dwarf Galaxies Contradict Dark Matter Paradigm
Aug 06, 2022
Healthy Environment a Human Right, UN Declares
Aug 03, 2022
Monarch Butterfly Added to Engangered Species List
Jul 25, 2022
James Webb Space Telescope Photos are Spectacular
Jul 25, 2022
Planets with Water Aren’t Always Earth-Like
Jul 15, 2022
‘Older and Wiser’ – A review
Jul 15, 2022
Human-Wildlife Conflict Aggravated by Climate Crisis
Jul 15, 2022
Planetary Formation in the News
Jun 18, 2022
Consumer Choices Don’t Always Make Sense
Jun 18, 2022
Safeguarding Biodiversity Means Conserving 44% of Earth’s Land
Jun 18, 2022
Galaxies Without Dark Matter Might Form From Collisions
May 26, 2022
Healthy Sleep Helps Us Process Our Emotions
May 26, 2022
Proposed Anthropocene Epoch Seeks Formal Approval
May 26, 2022
‘Black Widow’ Binary Star Found – Shortest Orbit Ever
May 08, 2022
Diet-Size Relationship in Animals Disturbed by Humans
Apr 27, 2022
UN Human Rights Council Condemns Fake News and Hate Speech
Apr 27, 2022
Hubble Telescope Finds Most Distant Star Ever Seen
Apr 27, 2022
Belief in Evolution Promotes Tolerance
Apr 27, 2022
Male Dolphins Use Wingmen to Find Mates
Apr 27, 2022
Webb Telescope Optics Meet Expectations
Apr 27, 2022
Planet with Two Suns Detected by Ground-Based Telescope
Apr 27, 2022
Co-Worker Support Drives Employee Creativity
Apr 27, 2022
Invasive Plants Cause More Problems with Climate Change
Apr 27, 2022
Moons May Guide Us to Life on Other Planets
Apr 27, 2022
Sleep Problems Threaten Nurses’ Mental Health
Apr 27, 2022
Truth and Reconciliation Day – “There Is No Try”
Apr 27, 2022
Warmest Eight Years on Record
Apr 27, 2022
James Webb Space Telescope Unfolds Its Mirror
Apr 27, 2022
Language Skills: How Do We Get Them?
Apr 27, 2022
Coral Reefs Need Reforestation to Stop Sediment Run-Off
Apr 27, 2022
Exotic Fourth State of Matter on the Sun
Apr 27, 2022
IPCC Climate Change Report Upstaged by Ukraine
Apr 27, 2022
Langmansoren Woman Brought to Life After 4,000 Years
Mar 13, 2022
Planet Formation Clarified by Young Star System
Aug 22, 2021
Cosmic Queries – A Review
Aug 22, 2021
Grizzly Bear DNA Matches Indigenous Human Languages
Aug 22, 2021
Hubble Tension May Be Loosening
Jul 22, 2021
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History – A Review
Jul 22, 2021
Bird Evolution Can Be Surprisingly Fast
Jul 22, 2021
Mars Helicopter ‘Ingenuity’ Takes Flight
Apr 20, 2021
Brain Cells Have Mysterious Self-Organizing Ability
Apr 06, 2021
Lightning Strikes Vital to Origin of Life
Apr 04, 2021
Dark Energy: Dark Matter Magnetism?
Apr 02, 2021
Origins: Cosmos, Earth and Mankind – A Review
Mar 28, 2021
Copper Culture in North America is Older than We Thought
Mar 26, 2021
Lifeless Matter Needs Destruction to Evolve
Mar 22, 2021
Big Bang Afterglow Showing How Galaxies Form
Mar 20, 2021
Subjective Memories Drive Our Decision-Making
Mar 16, 2021
Air Pollution and Greenhouse Gas Reductions Go Together
Mar 13, 2021
Universe’s Expansion Rate Still Hard to Pin Down
Mar 11, 2021
The Canon: A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science – A Review
Mar 09, 2021
Carbon Taxes Are the Best Way to Fight Climate Change
Mar 06, 2021
Bow and Arrow Technology and Culture
Mar 05, 2021
Gravitomagnetism: Does It Explain Away Dark Matter?
Mar 04, 2021
‘The Sacred and the Profane’ – A Review
Feb 28, 2021
Indigenous Rights Debated While First Nations Lack Safe Water
Feb 25, 2021
‘Making Peace with Nature’ Report Offers Sustainable Blueprint
Feb 24, 2021
The View from the Centre of the Universe – The New Story Retold
Feb 20, 2021
Mars Makes News Three Times This Week
Feb 20, 2021
Alcoholism’s Brain Pathway Located By MRI Scans
Feb 16, 2021
Food Waste Caused By Picky Consumers
Feb 15, 2021
Square Kilometre Array Will Be World’s Largest Radio Telescope
Feb 08, 2021
Human Tolerance Evolved from Living in Harsh Conditions
Feb 06, 2021
Animal Movement Disruptions Threaten Biodiversity
Feb 04, 2021
Last Journey Simulation Follows Matter Through Universe
Feb 01, 2021
Tidal Dwarf Galaxy Reveals Clues About Star Formation
Jan 26, 2021
Trees and Plants Losing Capacity to Stop Climate Change
Dec 19, 2020
Radio Signals Detected From Planet Beyond Solar System
Dec 18, 2020
The Origins of Totalitarianism – A Human Rights Day Book Review
Dec 14, 2020
Patience: Where It Comes From and Why
Dec 09, 2020
World Soil Day Celebrates Healthy, Food Secure Future
Dec 06, 2020
Fast Radio Burst Puzzle Solved by Using Four Telescopes
Dec 02, 2020
Net-Zero Emissions Bill Breaks Trudeau’s Climate Pledge
Nov 30, 2020
Dogmatic People Are Less Likely to Check Their Facts
Nov 27, 2020
Arecibo Observatory Decommissioned After Second Cable Breaks
Nov 25, 2020
Refugee Resettlement Hits Twenty Year Low
Nov 21, 2020
Wolves and Beavers are Vital to Ecosystems
Nov 19, 2020
Water on Mars: Where Does It All Go?
Nov 18, 2020
Beautiful Food Seems Healthier, Even When It’s Not
Nov 16, 2020
Remembrance Day: A Day of Pride or Sorrow?
Nov 12, 2020