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Join Dr Sam Illingworth as he provides insight into new scientific research via the medium of poetry.
Episodes
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
Monday Oct 17, 2022
Monday Oct 17, 2022
This episode explores new research, which has found that the Salton Sea is turning into toxic dust.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Salt to Make a Sea’ by Renée Ashley 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 10, 2022
Monday Oct 10, 2022
This episode explores new research, which has improved the ability to predict fluctuations in the rotation of the Earth and with it the length of the day.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Days’ by Philip Larkin 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