180.3K
Downloads
280
Episodes
Join Dr Sam Illingworth as he provides insight into new scientific research via the medium of poetry.
Episodes
Monday Oct 05, 2020
Monday Oct 05, 2020
This episode explores new research, which has found that 'zombie fires' in the Arctic are likely to have strong consequences for the global climate.
---
Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘The Fire’ by Katie Ford here.
---
Music by Rufus Beckett.
---
Follow Sam on social media and send in any questions or comments for the podcast:
Email: sam.illingworth@gmail.com
Twitter: @samillingworth
Monday Sep 28, 2020
Monday Sep 28, 2020
This episode explores new research, which has used geochemical analysis to show that millions of wild birds were once sacrificed to Ancient Egyptian gods.
---
Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Audubon Becomes Obsessed with Birds’ by Andy Brown here.
---
Music by Rufus Beckett.
---
Follow Sam on social media and send in any questions or comments for the podcast:
Email: sam.illingworth@gmail.com
Twitter: @samillingworth
Monday Sep 21, 2020
Monday Sep 21, 2020
This episode explores new research, which shows how the ability for certain animals to navigate using the Earth’s magnetic field may be due to bacteria.
---
Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘My Proteins’ by Jane Hirshfield here.
---
Music by Rufus Beckett.
---
Follow Sam on social media and send in any questions or comments for the podcast:
Email: sam.illingworth@gmail.com
Twitter: @samillingworth
Monday Sep 14, 2020
Monday Sep 14, 2020
This episode explores new research, which has used environmental DNA sampling to rediscover Brazilian frogs that were assumed to be extinct.
---
Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘The Tree Frogs’ by William Logan here.
---
Music by Rufus Beckett.
---
Follow Sam on social media and send in any questions or comments for the podcast:
Email: sam.illingworth@gmail.com
Twitter: @samillingworth
Monday Sep 07, 2020
Monday Sep 07, 2020
This episode explores new research, which has found that loggerhead sea turtles are able to detect hurricanes.
---
Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Swimming With A Hundred Year Old Snapping Turtle’ by Freya Manfred here.
---
Music by Rufus Beckett.
---
Follow Sam on social media and send in any questions or comments for the podcast:
Email: sam.illingworth@gmail.com
Twitter: @samillingworth