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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 Sep 16, 2019
Monday Sep 16, 2019
This episode explores new research which has found that salamanders may be harnessing their regenerative capabilities to protect themselves against the negative effects of anthropogenic climate change.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Salamanders’ by Sandra McPherson 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 Sep 09, 2019
Monday Sep 09, 2019
This episode explores new research which has found that global warming is causing snowfall to decline in the Northwest United States, which will have a dramatic impact on the freshwater supply across the region.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘A Patch of Old Snow’ by Robert Frost 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 Sep 02, 2019
Monday Sep 02, 2019
What is distress tolerance? How does it affect us? And how can we help to foster it? In this episode new research which looks at how distress tolerance plays a crucial role in developing innovation and creativity in the workplace.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘The Door’ by Miroslav Holub here.
Find out how you can foster your own creativity 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 Aug 26, 2019
Monday Aug 26, 2019
This episode explores new research which has found, for the first time, traces of the iron-60 isotope in Antarctic snow, the origins of which have been shown to come from the explosions of distant stars during supernova events.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘The Black Stars’ by Primo Levi 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 Aug 19, 2019
Monday Aug 19, 2019
Methane is the second most abundant anthropogenic greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide, accounting for about 20% of global emissions. Over the last decade there has been a significant increase in the amount of methane emitted into our atmosphere, and new research suggests that fracking is likely to be partly responsible for this increase. In this episode I explore this research and what it means for our environment.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Fracking, North Dakota’ by David Olsen 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