Episodes
Monday May 25, 2020
Episode 51: Giggling Guano
Monday May 25, 2020
Monday May 25, 2020
This episode explores new research, which has found that penguin poo produces very high levels of nitrous oxide (i.e. laughing gas).
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Magallenic Penguin’ by Pablo Neruda here.
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Music by Rufus Beckett.
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Monday May 18, 2020
Episode 50: Moonlight Pollination
Monday May 18, 2020
Monday May 18, 2020
This episode explores new research, which has found that moths play a vital role as pollinators, especially in the night-time.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Moths’ by Jennifer O'Grady here.
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Music by Rufus Beckett.
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Monday May 11, 2020
Episode 49: Fanning the Flames
Monday May 11, 2020
Monday May 11, 2020
This episode explores new research, which has found that logging is partly responsible for worsening the recent Australian wildfires.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Wildfire Moon’ by Carol Muske-Dukes here.
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Music by Rufus Beckett.
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Twitter: @samillingworth
Monday May 04, 2020
Episode 48: Salting the Earth
Monday May 04, 2020
Monday May 04, 2020
This episode explores new research, which has investigated how salt deposits might be a potential solution for nuclear waste disposal.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Salt’ by by Huang Fan here.
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Music by Rufus Beckett.
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Email: sam.illingworth@gmail.com
Twitter: @samillingworth