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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 21, 2022
Monday Nov 21, 2022
This episode explores new research, which has found that thanks to conservation efforts reef manta rays are thriving off the Raja Ampat archipelago in Indonesia.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Night Dive’ 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
Twitter: @samillingworth
Monday Nov 14, 2022
Monday Nov 14, 2022
This episode explores new research, which has found that vines and climbing plants are more likely to infest smaller trees in Southeast Asian forests, with significant implications for global carbon storage and climate change.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Vine in Early Spring’ by Sara van Alstyne Allen 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 Nov 07, 2022
Monday Nov 07, 2022
This episode explores new research, which has found that rhino horns have shrunk over the past century, likely due to hunting.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘A Rhinoceros and a Lion’ by Kaoru Maruyama 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 Oct 31, 2022
Monday Oct 31, 2022
This episode explores new research, which has found that insects can contribute to atmospheric electricity.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Myths of Electricity: A Letter to Nikola Tesla’ by Kevin Meaux 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 Oct 24, 2022
Monday Oct 24, 2022
This episode explores new research, which has found that 80 years after it sank, a World War 2 warship is still polluting the local ecosystem.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘After the Shipwreck’ by Alicia Ostriker 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