David Morton Rintoul

Joined June 2022

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I'm a freelance writer and commercial blogger, offering stories for those who find meaning in stories about our Universe, Nature and Humanity. We always have more to learn if we Dare to Know.

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DARK ENERGY VARIATIONS MAY UNLOCK COSMIC MYSTERIES
As the week of the total solar eclipse in this part of the world winds down, I’m reminded of the eerie but sublime darkness and sudden cold we experienced that afternoon.
By David Morton Rintoul2 years ago in Futurism
WISHFUL THINKING LEADS TO POOR DECISION MAKING
I’d been working for the same company for twenty years. Then, rumours started circulating that management was about to shut down our entire division.
By David Morton Rintoul2 years ago in Psyche
Ice Cap Melting Affects Global Timekeeping Systems
Ice cap melting is one of many adverse results of global warming and climate change. Find out how the flow of meltwater from Earth’s poles to its equator is affecting our planet’s rotation rate and how our atomic clocks measure time.
By David Morton Rintoul2 years ago in Earth
MEMORY DEPENDS ON ‘SPACING EFFECT’ AND VARIATION
Memory has puzzled scholars since the dawn of civilization. Find out how new research shows that spacing out study periods, along with varying the context of the item we’re trying to remember, improves our memories.
By David Morton Rintoul2 years ago in Futurism
BUMBLEBEE HIVES CAN PROGRESS THROUGH SHARED LEARNING
I can still remember being fascinated by bumblebees as a small child. They would buzz around, pollinating the lilac bushes beside the house where I grew up.
By David Morton Rintoul2 years ago in Earth
Odysseus Lunar Lander Completes Mission Despite Setbacks
Odysseus is the name of the first American spacecraft to land on the moon in 52 years. Find out how its mission succeeded despite enduring and overcoming some demanding challenges and setbacks.
By David Morton Rintoul2 years ago in Futurism
ROBOTS WITH AI ALSO NEED PHYSICAL INTELLIGENCE
Like most my generation, I think the first robot of which I became aware was the one on the TV program Lost in Space, whose name was simply Robot, although fans of the show tell me he was officially Robot Model B-9. Another famous fictional robot came before him.
By David Morton Rintoul2 years ago in Futurism
MIGRATORY SPECIES FACE RISK OF EXTINCTION
One of the simple pleasures at our family cottage is watching the hummingbirds come and go. I mean “come and go” in a couple of ways.
By David Morton Rintoul2 years ago in Earth
BLACK HOLES AND GALAXIES COEXISTED IN EARLY UNIVERSE
Like a lot of folks my age, the first time I heard the term “Black Hole” was because of the 1979 Disney film with that title. It was kind of a “me-too” version of Star Wars and Star Trek, the critics panned it, and nobody seems to remember it anymore.
By David Morton Rintoul2 years ago in Futurism
BRAIN CELLS ORGANIZE USING UNEXPECTEDLY SIMPLE PRINCIPLES
I fell off a bicycle once, and landed on my head. I wish I could say it was when I was a kid, but by that time, I was, at least ostensibly, a grown-up.
By David Morton Rintoul2 years ago in Potent
WHITE RHINO EXTINCTION AVOIDABLE THROUGH EMBRYO TRANSFER
A lot of animals I grew up with are disappearing today. They include the Massasauga Rattlesnake, the Gray Fox, the Sunfish, the Barn Swallow, the Redheaded Woodpecker, and even the simple Bumblebee.
By David Morton Rintoul2 years ago in Earth
ARTEMIS II LUNAR MISSION POSTPONED BY NASA
It’s been more than half a century since humans last set foot on the moon. The last of the crewed lunar missions was Apollo 17 back in December 1972.
By David Morton Rintoul2 years ago in Futurism

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DARK ENERGY VARIATIONS MAY UNLOCK COSMIC MYSTERIES

WISHFUL THINKING LEADS TO POOR DECISION MAKING

Ice Cap Melting Affects Global Timekeeping Systems

MEMORY DEPENDS ON ‘SPACING EFFECT’ AND VARIATION

BUMBLEBEE HIVES CAN PROGRESS THROUGH SHARED LEARNING

Odysseus Lunar Lander Completes Mission Despite Setbacks

ROBOTS WITH AI ALSO NEED PHYSICAL INTELLIGENCE

MIGRATORY SPECIES FACE RISK OF EXTINCTION

BLACK HOLES AND GALAXIES COEXISTED IN EARLY UNIVERSE

BRAIN CELLS ORGANIZE USING UNEXPECTEDLY SIMPLE PRINCIPLES

WHITE RHINO EXTINCTION AVOIDABLE THROUGH EMBRYO TRANSFER

ARTEMIS II LUNAR MISSION POSTPONED BY NASA

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