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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 29, 2022
Monday Aug 29, 2022
This episode explores new research, which has found that a single introduction of wild rabbits triggered their invasion across Australia in the 1800s.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Rabbit’ by Stanley Vestal 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 22, 2022
Monday Aug 22, 2022
This episode explores new research, which has found that climate change will likely lead to irreversible declines in freshwater storage in the Tibetan Plateau by the middle of this century, impacting the supply of freshwater for nearly two billion people.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Water Table’ by Eliza Griswold 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 15, 2022
Monday Aug 15, 2022
This episode explores new research, which has found that tinnitus affects more than 740 million adults and is perceived as a major problem by more than 120 million people across the world.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Tinnitus’ by Henry M. Seiden 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 08, 2022
Monday Aug 08, 2022
This episode explores new research, which has found that junk food advertising restrictions on Transport for London networks have prevented almost 100,000 obesity cases since 2019.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘The Sugar Thief’ by Ned Balbo 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 01, 2022
Monday Aug 01, 2022
This episode explores new research, which has found that wood heating pollutes the air in mountain areas more than previously assumed.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Meeting the Mountains’ by Gary Snyder 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