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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 Jul 08, 2024
Monday Jul 08, 2024
This episode explores new research, which has found that meteorite impact rate on Mars can help date planetary surfaces.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘The Meteorite’ by Randall Jarrell 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
X: @samillingworth
Monday Jul 01, 2024
Monday Jul 01, 2024
This episode explores new research, which has found that dense, swirling winds help supermassive black holes grow.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘The Effects’ by Nick Laird 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
X: @samillingworth
Monday Jun 24, 2024
Monday Jun 24, 2024
This episode explores new research, which has found that restored rat-free islands could support hundreds of thousands more breeding seabirds
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Baiting Bush Rats’ by Anthony Lawrence 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
X: @samillingworth
Monday Jun 17, 2024
Monday Jun 17, 2024
This episode explores new research, which has identified the gene that enhances some of the properties of lavender.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read 'Lavender' by Mary Enslow 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
X: @samillingworth
Monday Jun 10, 2024
Monday Jun 10, 2024
This episode explores new research, which has found that mussels downstream of wastewater treatment plants contain radium.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Merrymakers in a Mussel Shell’ by Holly Corfield Carr 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
X: @samillingworth