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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 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.
Monday Feb 01, 2021
Monday Feb 01, 2021
This episode explores new research, which has found a dramatic increase in microplastics in seagrass soil since the 1970s.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘In the Greenhouse’ by Eugenio Montale 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 25, 2021
Monday Jan 25, 2021
This episode explores new research, which has found that satellite cameras coupled with machine learning can be used to detect and count African elephants in complex geographical landscapes.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Elephant Armageddon’ by Gerard Malanga 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