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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 Apr 08, 2024
Monday Apr 08, 2024
This episode explores new research, which has found that common water pollutants cause heart damage in fish.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Water Devil’ by Jamaal May 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 Apr 01, 2024
Monday Apr 01, 2024
This episode explores new research, which has found that signs of life could be detectable in single ice grains that are emitted from extraterrestrial moons.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Ten Moons’ by Sasha Dugdale 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 Mar 25, 2024
Monday Mar 25, 2024
This episode explores new research, which has used ancient tree rings to reconstruct the climate records of North China.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Trees’ by Mark Haddon 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 Mar 18, 2024
Monday Mar 18, 2024
This episode explores new research, which has found that fishing for oil and meat drives deepwater shark and ray decline.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Sharks at the New York Aquarium’ by Charles Martin 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 Mar 11, 2024
Monday Mar 11, 2024
This episode explores new research, which has found that deforestation exacerbates the risk of malaria for the most vulnerable children.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Mosquito Music’ by Philip Gross 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