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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 Mar 08, 2021
Monday Mar 08, 2021
This episode explores new research, which has read an unopened letter from Renaissance Europe – without breaking its seal or damaging it in any way.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Letters for the Dead’ by Philip Levine 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 Mar 01, 2021
Monday Mar 01, 2021
This episode explores new research, which has discovered that the way a fish swims reveals a lot about its personality.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Fish’ by Many Ann Hoberman 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 22, 2021
Monday Feb 22, 2021
This episode explores new research, which has discovered how whale song echoes can be used to map the ocean floor.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Whalesong’ by Sophie Stephenson-Wright 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 15, 2021
Monday Feb 15, 2021
This episode explores new research, which has discovered that a large seashell found in the archives of a French museum is actually a musical instrument used around 18,000 years ago.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read 'The Sea Shell’ by Marin Sorescu 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 08, 2021
Monday Feb 08, 2021
This episode explores new research, which has investigated how fungi navigate through the complex microscopic maze-like structures found in the soil.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Fungus on Fallen Alder at Lookout Creek’ by Ellen Bass here.