
Bob McDonald
Bob McDonald is the host of CBC Radio's award-winning weekly science program, Quirks & Quarks. He is also a science commentator for CBC News Network and CBC-TV's The National. He has received 12 honorary degrees and is an Officer of the Order of Canada.
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Moth wings could inspire a new generation of soundproofing material
Bob McDonald's blog: The moth's wings can absorb up to 87% of incoming sound, a handy trait when being hunted by a bat
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Hopes for a new generation of electric hydrofoils — a tech with Canadian roots
Bob McDonald's blog: Swedish study finds hydrofoil technology could reduce consumption of fossil fuels used in ships by no less than 80 per cent.
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Tom Cruise goes hypersonic in new Top Gun movie, but doing it in real life is a challenge
Bob McDonald's blog: The movie's fictional Darkstar aircraft is based on historical innovations in hypersonic flight
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As NASA plans for Mars, Canada works to keep Mars voyagers healthy
Bob McDonald's blog: A priority for Canadian space science, remote medicine, will allow us to keep astronauts healthy on a Mars mission, and has important applications in remote areas on Earth as well.
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Time to consider the impact of rocket exhausts on the atmosphere
Bob McDonald's blog: Researchers analyze how frequent future rocket launches could significantly impact the Earth's climate
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Europe's space agency needs your eyeballs to study a comet
Bob McDonald's blog: Human eyes are really good at spotting subtle changes on a comet's surface from various viewpoints
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Join astronomers under the stars to appreciate the magnificence of our universe
Bob McDonald's blog: May 7 is the unofficial holiday Astronomy Day, and stargazers around the world will be marking the day with public events.
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NASA will fly to an asteroid we once thought could strike Earth
Bob McDonald's blog: An asteroid we once thought was on a collision course with Earth will now be visited by a repurposed spacecraft when the space rock passes close in 2029.
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Scientists say a return to Uranus should be a highest priority
Bob McDonald's blog: In 1986 Voyager flew by the distant giant planet, but we haven't been back since, and now a U.S. advisory panel says its time to give Uranus a close look.
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Does a Canadian millionaire's private flight to the space station mark a new era in space travel?
Bob McDonald's blog: Mark Pathy paid $55M for his ticket to the publicly funded space station. In the future, space tourists may be visiting a private space station.
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