David Morton Rintoul
Bio
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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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 Rintoul4 months 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 Rintoul4 months 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 Rintoul5 months ago in Futurism
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 Rintoul6 months ago in Futurism
