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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 Aug 14, 2023
Monday Aug 14, 2023
This episode explores new research, which has found that Kordofan giraffes face local extinction if poaching continues.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘The Giraffe’ by Ronald Lee Perry 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 07, 2023
Monday Aug 07, 2023
This episode explores new research, which has found that ancient pathogens emerging from melting ice and permafrost risk eroding ecosystems.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Yeast’ by Roddy Lumsden 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 Jul 31, 2023
Monday Jul 31, 2023
This episode explores new research, which has found that the Pacific slope of Peru is greening, and that this is not good news.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Prophecy’ by Jules Supervielle 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 Jul 24, 2023
Monday Jul 24, 2023
This episode explores new research, which has found that ocean animals vacate areas both around and outside deep-sea mining operations.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Sea Floor’ by Edward Weismiller 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 Jul 17, 2023
Monday Jul 17, 2023
This episode explores new research, which has found that human-made materials in nests can bring both risks and benefits for birds.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Nests in Elms’ by Michael Field 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