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![Episode 262: At the Edge of the Lakes](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog5345855/lake_kqkehv_300x300.png)
6 days ago
Episode 262: At the Edge of the Lakes
6 days ago
6 days ago
This episode explores new research, which has found that unprecedented warming threatens earth’s lakes and their ecosystems.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Lake Cycle’ by Jessica Nelson North here.
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Music by Rufus Beckett.
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![Episode 261: Cool Roofs in the City](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog5345855/City_pe22kt_300x300.jpg)
Monday Jul 15, 2024
Episode 261: Cool Roofs in the City
Monday Jul 15, 2024
Monday Jul 15, 2024
This episode explores new research, which has found that painting roofs white is effective at cooling cities at scale.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read 'Heat' by John Gould Fletcher here.
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Music by Rufus Beckett.
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![Episode 260: The Red Crater Clock](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog5345855/Mars_rjg8kr_300x300.png)
Monday Jul 08, 2024
Episode 260: The Red Crater Clock
Monday Jul 08, 2024
Monday Jul 08, 2024
This episode explores new research, which has found that meteorite impact rate on Mars can help date planetary surfaces.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘The Meteorite’ by Randall Jarrell here.
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Music by Rufus Beckett.
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![Episode 259: The Blackest Wind](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog5345855/Blackhole_yazyzs_300x300.png)
Monday Jul 01, 2024
Episode 259: The Blackest Wind
Monday Jul 01, 2024
Monday Jul 01, 2024
This episode explores new research, which has found that dense, swirling winds help supermassive black holes grow.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘The Effects’ by Nick Laird here.
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Music by Rufus Beckett.
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![Episode 258: Rats and Restoration](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog5345855/rats_uw5akb_300x300.jpg)
Monday Jun 24, 2024
Episode 258: Rats and Restoration
Monday Jun 24, 2024
Monday Jun 24, 2024
This episode explores new research, which has found that restored rat-free islands could support hundreds of thousands more breeding seabirds
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Baiting Bush Rats’ by Anthony Lawrence here.
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Music by Rufus Beckett.
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