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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 03, 2022
Monday Jan 03, 2022
This episode explores new research, which has found that head lice can help us to analyse the remains of our ancestors.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘What DNA Knows’ by Charlotte Pence 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 27, 2021
Monday Dec 27, 2021
This episode explores new research, which has found that the magnetic field generated by a tsunami can be detected before changes in sea level.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘The Great Tsunami’ by Michele Wolf 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 20, 2021
Monday Dec 20, 2021
This episode explores new research, which has found that Earth’s past climate is recorded in clam shells.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Some Questions about the Storm’ by Hilda Raz 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 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