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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 May 18, 2020
Monday May 18, 2020
This episode explores new research, which has found that moths play a vital role as pollinators, especially in the night-time.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Moths’ by Jennifer O'Grady 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 May 11, 2020
Monday May 11, 2020
This episode explores new research, which has found that logging is partly responsible for worsening the recent Australian wildfires.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Wildfire Moon’ by Carol Muske-Dukes 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 May 04, 2020
Monday May 04, 2020
This episode explores new research, which has investigated how salt deposits might be a potential solution for nuclear waste disposal.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Salt’ by by Huang Fan 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 Apr 27, 2020
Monday Apr 27, 2020
This episode explores new research, which has found that rising carbon dioxide levels may directly harm our ability to think.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Thought’ by Thomas Pfau 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 Apr 20, 2020
Monday Apr 20, 2020
This episode explores new research, which has restored sight in blind mice by turning skin cells into light-sensing eye cells.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘The Mouse’ by Ted Kooser 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