Episodes

Monday Mar 28, 2022
Episode 143: Greening Healthcare
Monday Mar 28, 2022
Monday Mar 28, 2022
This episode explores new research, which has found that neighbourhood green space is tied to lower healthcare costs.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Green Pear Tree in September’ by Freya Manfred here.
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Music by Rufus Beckett.
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Monday Mar 21, 2022
Episode 142: Colours of Distant Life
Monday Mar 21, 2022
Monday Mar 21, 2022
This episode explores new research, which has created a colour catalogue to help find life on distant, frozen worlds.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence’ by Matthew Rohrer 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 Feb 28, 2022
Episode 141: Basking No More
Monday Feb 28, 2022
Monday Feb 28, 2022
This episode explores new research, which has found a sharp decline in basking shark sightings in California.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Basking Shark’ by Norman MacCaig 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 Feb 21, 2022
Episode 140: Deadly Nails
Monday Feb 21, 2022
Monday Feb 21, 2022
This episode explores new research, which has found unexpectedly high levels of hazardous chemicals in nail salons.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘You Mean You Don’t Weep at the Nail Salon?’ by Elizabeth Acevedo 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 Feb 14, 2022
Episode 139: Lingering Smoke
Monday Feb 14, 2022
Monday Feb 14, 2022
This episode explores new research, which has found that almost all children have tobacco smoke toxicants on their hands, even in non-smoking homes.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Smoking’ by Ronald Wallace 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