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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 Dec 13, 2021
Monday Dec 13, 2021
This episode explores new research, which has found that migratory birds have lighter-coloured feathers.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Migration’ by Ira Sadoff 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 06, 2021
Monday Dec 06, 2021
This episode explores new research, which has found that a waterfall's sound and visual appearance can be used to track changes in its flow.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘The Waterfall’ by Mary Oliver 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 29, 2021
Monday Nov 29, 2021
This episode explores new research, which has shown how the magnetisation of rocks can be used to find the impact sites of meteorites.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Santa Fe Trail’ by Barbara Guest 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 22, 2021
Monday Nov 22, 2021
This episode explores new research, which has found that the world's largest mass extinction may have begun with volcanic winter.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘For a Coming Extinction’ by W. S. Merwin 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 15, 2021
Monday Nov 15, 2021
This episode explores new research, which has investigated how the communication styles of volunteers attempting to replicate life in deep space changed over time.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Space’ by William Burford 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