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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 Jan 20, 2025
Monday Jan 20, 2025
This episode explores new research, which has found that sea surface temperatures and deeper water temperatures reached a new record high in 2024.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘The Sea Chews Things Up’ by Cleopatra Mathis 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:
https://linktr.ee/sam.illingworth
Monday Jan 13, 2025
Monday Jan 13, 2025
This episode explores new research, which has found microplastic hotspots across the Southern Ocean.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read 'If the ocean had a mouth' by Marie-Elizabeth Mali 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:
https://linktr.ee/sam.illingworth
Monday Jan 06, 2025
Monday Jan 06, 2025
This episode explores new research, which explores the emerging archaeological record of Mars.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Tea-Strainer’ by Joyelle McSweeney 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:
https://linktr.ee/sam.illingworth
Monday Dec 30, 2024
Monday Dec 30, 2024
This episode explores new research, which explores the emerging archaeological record of Mars.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Here's Mars’ by William H. Dickey 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:
https://linktr.ee/sam.illingworth
Monday Dec 23, 2024
Monday Dec 23, 2024
This episode explores new research, which has found that air pollution in India is linked to millions of deaths.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘The Air Smelled Dirty’ by Marge Piercy 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:
https://linktr.ee/sam.illingworth