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As an evolutionary biologist, TV host, bestselling author, and bat expert, Dan Riskin is uniquely positioned to decipher the important information surrounding COVID-19. As health officials scramble to limit the spread of the virus, experts are struggling to anticipate what will happen next. A deeply charismatic and passionate speaker, Riskin will give you an up-to-the-minute update and understanding of where this deadly virus came from, what it does to us, and the dangerous misinformation we should all watch out for.
Whether he’s explaining how nature is both a source of terror and beauty (as in the talk based on his bestselling book Mother Nature is Trying to Kill You), or how curiosity is a skill that can be fortified by stoking “childlike passion,” Dan Riskin is a speaker who gives audiences so much more than scientific “wow” facts. His talks will help you see your tastes, your interests, and all the things you find extraordinary, as sources of inspiration in your life. Passionate curiosity isn’t something bequeathed from on high—it’s in you to find, not unlike a wrinkle-faced bat, tucked away in a Venezuelan rainforest.
Riskin is an evolutionary biologist, science broadcaster, author, and holds a PhD in the biomechanics of bats. His passionate love of science influences every aspect of his life, and informs every subject he speaks on. Best known as the host of Animal Planet’s hugely successful show about parasites, Monsters Inside Me, and of Discovery’s flagship science program, Daily Planet, Riskin makes science accessible, relevant, and deeply motivating to the layperson, showing audiences how they can develop their curiosity for the sciences (or anything else) on their own terms.
A hilarious and charismatic television presence, Riskin is currently CTV ’s Science & Technology Specialist and has appeared as a guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, The Dr. Oz Show, The Doctors, CBS This Morning, and CNN Tonight with Don Lemon .