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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 24, 2022
Monday Jan 24, 2022
This episode explores new research, which has found that the safe planetary boundary for pollutants (including plastics) has been exceeded.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Value Added’ by Stephen Sandy 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 17, 2022
Monday Jan 17, 2022
This episode explores new research, which has found that 370,000 Californians rely on drinking water that is polluted, with communities of colour disproportionally affected.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Water’ by Ralph Waldo Emerson 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 10, 2022
Monday Jan 10, 2022
This episode explores new research, which has found that violence is broadly felt by millions of Californians.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Parable in Praise of Violence’ by Tony Barnstone 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 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