The Essentials

TV science guy Dan Riskin, Ph.D. ’06, is hosting the Discovery Channel Canada’s Daily Planet show. His previous TV duties have taken him to the sofa of Jay Leno, where he applied leeches to actress Cameron Diaz. Riskin – an expert on bats – also disclosed to TV’s Craig Ferguson that bats have testicles so [...]

Evolutionary biologist Dan Riskin, Ph.D. ’06, will host a TV series on the Discovery Channel called “Curiosity: The Questions of Life,” premiering in January. According to a press release, the show “will unite Discovery Channel viewers worldwide around some of life’s most enduring questions. Are we alone in the universe? Can we live forever, and [...]