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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 25, 2023
Monday Dec 25, 2023
This episode explores new research, which has measured the distance to stars by their music.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read 'Music of the Spheres' by Robert Morgan 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 Dec 18, 2023
Monday Dec 18, 2023
This episode explores new research, which has suggested that it’s time to declare a new epoch on the moon, the 'Lunar Anthropocene'.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Moon’ by Amy E. Sklansky 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 Dec 11, 2023
Monday Dec 11, 2023
This episode explores new research, which has revealed distant galaxies, reshaping our understanding of the universe's evolution.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read 'Lost in the Milky Way' by Linda Hogan 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 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