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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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Monday Jul 01, 2019
Monday Jul 01, 2019
Recent research has shown how dung beetles use the sun, the wind, and even the stars to navigate. Join me for a poetic investigation into the internal compasses of these fascinating insects.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Dung Beetles Navigate by Starlight’ by Dr Sarah Watkinson here.
Buy Sarah’s chapbook here.
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Music by Rufus Beckett.
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Email: sam.illingworth@gmail.com
Twitter: @samillingworth
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