Daniel K. Riskin
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| Born | 1975 (age 41–42) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
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University of Alberta York University Cornell University Boston University Brown University |
| Occupation | Evolutionary Biologist, Television Personality and Producer |
| Known for | Hosting Daily Planet |
| Spouse(s) | Shelby Riskin |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | noctilio |
Daniel K. Riskin is a Canadian evolutionary biologist and television personality. He currently co-hosts the Canadian television series Daily Planet.
He was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta and currently lives in Toronto, Ontario. He received a BSc in zoology from the University of Alberta, an MSc in biology from York University, and a PhD in zoology from Cornell University. He also completed post-doctoral studies at Boston University and Brown University.
During high school, Riskin read a book called Just Bats by M. Brock Fenton. The book inspired him, so he contacted Fenton, then a professor at York University, and told him that he would like to meet him. Fenton invited him to come out to join his lab. Within a few months, Dan was catching bats in Costa Rica.
Riskin has studied bats in Costa Rica, United States, Canada, Anguilla, France, Israel, Australia, New Zealand, Trinidad, Ecuador, South Africa and Madagascar and has filmed in United States, Morocco, England, China and Germany. He has authored or co-authored more than 20 papers.
After publishing a scientific paper about running vampire bats in 2005, Riskin was interviewed on Discovery Canada’s flagship daily science show, Daily Planet, by then-host Natasha Stillwell. Years later, Riskin joined the show as the replacement for long-time host Jay Ingram.
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