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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 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
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
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
Monday Feb 07, 2022
Monday Feb 07, 2022
This episode explores new research, which has found that old and ancient trees help to develop a forest's resilience.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Tree’ by Jane Hirshfield 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 Jan 31, 2022
Monday Jan 31, 2022
This episode explores new research, which has found evidence of nanoplastics falling like snow in the remote, high-altitude Alps.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Twilight in the Alps’ by Henry Van Dyke 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