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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 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
Monday Oct 03, 2022
Monday Oct 03, 2022
This episode explores new research, which has found that planting hedges and flower strips in orchards helps to support wild bee communities, thereby improving pollination.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘The Bees’ by Bruce Mackinnon 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 Sep 26, 2022
Monday Sep 26, 2022
This episode explores new research, which has found that five years after the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, one in four residents has PTSD.
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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