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Join Dr Sam Illingworth as he provides insight into new scientific research via the medium of poetry.
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This episode explores new research, which found that living within proximity to a golf course increases the risk of Parkinson’s disease.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘X Ray’ by Dannie Abse here.
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Music by Rufus Beckett.
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Monday Jun 16, 2025
Monday Jun 16, 2025
This episode explores new research, which has found that removing fluoride from US water would cost $9.8 billion.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Brushing Teeth with My Sister after the Wake’ by Jim Daniels here.
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Music by Rufus Beckett.
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Follow Sam on social media and send in any questions or comments for the podcast:
https://linktr.ee/sam.illingworth
Monday Jun 09, 2025
Monday Jun 09, 2025
This episode explores new research, which has found that beers brewed across the US contain 'forever chemicals' linked to health risks.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Lines on Ale’ by Edgar Allan Poe here.
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Music by Rufus Beckett.
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Follow Sam on social media and send in any questions or comments for the podcast:
https://linktr.ee/sam.illingworth
Monday Jun 02, 2025
Monday Jun 02, 2025
This episode explores new research, which has found that democratic countries often appear greener because they offshore pollution to less democratic nations.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Love in a Time of Climate Change’ by Craig Santos Perez here.
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Music by Rufus Beckett.
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Follow Sam on social media and send in any questions or comments for the podcast:
https://linktr.ee/sam.illingworth
Monday May 26, 2025
Monday May 26, 2025
This episode explores new research, which has found that the richest 1% of people caused 20 times more warming than the global average since 1990.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘ted talk’ by Jenny Zhang here.
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Music by Rufus Beckett.
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Follow Sam on social media and send in any questions or comments for the podcast:
https://linktr.ee/sam.illingworth