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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 Sep 25, 2023
Monday Sep 25, 2023
This episode explores new research, which has found that supermassive black holes alter galactic chemistry.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read 'The Black Hole’ by Michael Ryan 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
Twitter: @samillingworth
Monday Sep 18, 2023
Monday Sep 18, 2023
This episode explores new research, , which has investigated how climate change will affect decomposition.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read 'I know that all beneath the moon decays' by William Drummond of Hawthornden 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
Twitter: @samillingworth
Monday Sep 11, 2023
Monday Sep 11, 2023
This episode explores new research, which has found that air pollution has decreased across the US, but health burdens remain unequal among racial groups.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read 'Hiking' by Abigail Wender 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
Twitter: @samillingworth
Monday Sep 04, 2023
Monday Sep 04, 2023
This episode explores new research, which has found that heatwaves are becoming more frequent and more deadly.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Heatwave’ by Ted Hughes 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
Twitter: @samillingworth
Monday Aug 28, 2023
Monday Aug 28, 2023
This episode explores new research, which has found that America’s wealthiest 10% is responsible for 40% of US greenhouse gas emissions.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read 'Vespers ["Once I believed in you..."]' by Louise Glück 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
Twitter: @samillingworth