Episodes

Monday Jun 03, 2024
Episode 255: Wobbling Stars and Super Earths
Monday Jun 03, 2024
Monday Jun 03, 2024
This episode explores new research, which has used wobbling stars to find new exoplanets.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘In the Planetarium’ by James Doyle here.
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Music by Rufus Beckett.
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Monday May 27, 2024
Episode 254: Shadows in the Sea
Monday May 27, 2024
Monday May 27, 2024
This episode explores new research, which has investigated how heatwaves are affecting Arctic phytoplankton.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Invitation’ by Aimee Nezhukumatathil here.
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Music by Rufus Beckett.
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Monday May 20, 2024
Episode 253: Seismic Snow
Monday May 20, 2024
Monday May 20, 2024
This episode explores new research, which has found that heavy snowfall and rain may contribute to some earthquakes.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read 'Snowfall' by Ravi Shankar here.
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Music by Rufus Beckett.
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Monday May 13, 2024
Episode 252: The Weakening Pulse of Life
Monday May 13, 2024
Monday May 13, 2024
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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