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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 Dec 04, 2023
Monday Dec 04, 2023
This episode explores new research, which has found that particulate pollution from coal is associated with double the risk of mortality than from other sources.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read 'Coal Deliveryman' by Ramón Cote Baraibar 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:
Email: sam.illingworth@gmail.com
X: @samillingworth
Monday Nov 27, 2023
Monday Nov 27, 2023
This episode explores new research, which has found that bees cannot taste even lethal levels of pesticides.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘The Bees’ by Bruce MacKinnon 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:
Email: sam.illingworth@gmail.com
X: @samillingworth
Monday Nov 20, 2023
Monday Nov 20, 2023
This episode explores new research, which has found that ocean acidification in the Mediterranean is already affecting the calcification of marine plankton.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘[Ocean which I pushed up]’ by Joshua Beckman 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:
Email: sam.illingworth@gmail.com
X: @samillingworth
Monday Nov 13, 2023
Monday Nov 13, 2023
This episode explores new research, which has investigated how butterflies can help scientists to detect cancer.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Vision’ by Marjorie Pickthall 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:
Email: sam.illingworth@gmail.com
X: @samillingworth
Monday Nov 06, 2023
Monday Nov 06, 2023
This episode explores new research, which has used Cold War spy satellite imagery to reveal Ancient Roman forts.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Searching for Satellites’ by Roberto Harrison 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:
Email: sam.illingworth@gmail.com
X: @samillingworth