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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 Jun 20, 2022
Monday Jun 20, 2022
This episode explores new research, which has found that artificial light affects the seasonal rhythms of plants.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘In the Changing Light’ by Carter Revard 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 Jun 13, 2022
Monday Jun 13, 2022
This episode explores new research, which has found evidence of a beautiful songbird potentially becoming an invasive species in the UK.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read 'Songbird' by John Brehm 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 Jun 06, 2022
Monday Jun 06, 2022
This episode explores new research, which has found that e-cigarettes have led to more than 1 million young people (14-17) in the US becoming daily tobacco users.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Interstate Sonnet’ by Carl Marcum 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 May 30, 2022
Monday May 30, 2022
This episode explores new research, which has used 10 years of citizen science data to show that a variety of conservation approaches are needed to protect UK bumblebee species.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Apple Blossoms’ by Susan Kelly-DeWitt 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 May 23, 2022
Monday May 23, 2022
This episode explores new research, which has investigated how an extra-terrestrial stone found on Earth provides clues about supernova events.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘We Astronomers’ by Rebecca Elson 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