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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 Jan 29, 2024
Monday Jan 29, 2024
This episode explores new research, which has found that Alpine glaciers will lose at least a third of their volume by 2050.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Exit Glacier’ by Peggy Shumaker 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 Jan 22, 2024
Monday Jan 22, 2024
This episode explores new research, which has discovered an Earth-sized planet in ‘our solar backyard’.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read 'The Planet' by Josephine Jacobsen 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 Jan 15, 2024
Monday Jan 15, 2024
This episode explores new research, which has revealed the mysterious missing component in the clouds of Venus.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Venus’ By D. Nurkse 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 Jan 08, 2024
Monday Jan 08, 2024
This episode explores new research, which has found that particulate matter affects both the molecular functions and physical shape of lung cells.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read 'The Orange Alert' by Douglas Kearney 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 Jan 01, 2024
Monday Jan 01, 2024
This episode explores new research, which has found that vulnerable populations face flood risk in most African countries.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read 'Drought' by Tsitsi Ella Jaji 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