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Join Dr Sam Illingworth as he provides insight into new scientific research via the medium of poetry.
Episodes
Monday Dec 12, 2022
Monday Dec 12, 2022
This episode explores new research, which has found that in the Western United States, an increase in forest resilience is linked with a higher mortality risk for trees.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Eastern Forests’ by Charlie Smith 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 Dec 05, 2022
Monday Dec 05, 2022
This episode explores new research, which has found that seagrass can reduce coastal erosion by up to 70% thanks to its root mats binding the sand.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘The Coast’ by Julia Randall 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 28, 2022
Monday Nov 28, 2022
This episode explores new research, which has found that under the conditions, disease-resistant corals can help protect other corals that are more vulnerable to disease.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘People Are a Living Structure Like a Coral Reef’ by Heather Christle 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 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