Episodes
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Episode 252: The Weakening Pulse of Life
2 days ago
2 days ago
This episode explores new research, which has found that a magnetic field collapse may have triggered the emergence of animals on Earth.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘The Moon’s Magnetic Field Once Came from an Asteroid’ by Rebecca Morgan Frank here.
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Music by Rufus Beckett.
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Monday May 06, 2024
Episode 251: Women of the Wildfires
Monday May 06, 2024
Monday May 06, 2024
This episode explores new research, which has found that women and shepherds historically reduced wildfire risk in Central Italy.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Leaves’ by Ursula K. Le Guin here.
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Music by Rufus Beckett.
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Monday Apr 29, 2024
Episode 250: Plastic Flesh
Monday Apr 29, 2024
Monday Apr 29, 2024
This episode explores new research, which has found that toxic chemicals from microplastics can be absorbed through skin.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Plastic: A Personal History’ by Elizabeth Bradfield here.
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Music by Rufus Beckett.
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Monday Apr 22, 2024
Episode 249: Pink and Swollen Shores
Monday Apr 22, 2024
Monday Apr 22, 2024
This episode explores new research, which has found that Africa’s flamingos are threatened by rising lake levels.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Flamingo Watching’ by Kay Ryan here.
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Music by Rufus Beckett.
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Monday Apr 15, 2024
Episode 248: Fettering their Nests
Monday Apr 15, 2024
Monday Apr 15, 2024
This episode explores new research, which has found that four in five bird species cannot tolerate intense human pressures.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘The Birds’ by Linda Pastan here.
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Music by Rufus Beckett.
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