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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 Nov 04, 2024
Monday Nov 04, 2024
This episode explores new research, which has found that human actions cause insect colour change.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Insect’ by Annie Finch 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 Oct 28, 2024
Monday Oct 28, 2024
This episode explores new research, which has found that tropical mammals react to changes in lunar light.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Moonlight’ by Paul Verlaine 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 Oct 21, 2024
Monday Oct 21, 2024
This episode explores new research, which has used the chemical fingerprints of zinc contained in meteorites to determine the origin of volatile elements on Earth.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Near-Earth Object’ by John Shoptaw 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 Oct 14, 2024
Monday Oct 14, 2024
This episode explores new research, which has found that drier winter habitat impacts songbirds’ ability to survive migration.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Migration’ by Ira Sadoff 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 Oct 07, 2024
Monday Oct 07, 2024
This episode explores new research, which has found that burying wood in the right environmental conditions can stop its decomposition and help curb carbon dioxide emissions.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Wood’ by Richard Brautigan 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