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The Poetry of Science
Sam Illingworth
Frequency: 1 episode/7d. Total Eps: 277
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18/10/2024#91
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Episode 274: Where Migration Ends
Episode 274
lundi 14 octobre 2024 • Duration 07:11
This episode explores new research, which has found that drier winter habitat impacts songbirds’ ability to survive migration.
--- Read this episode’s science poem here. Read the scientific study that inspired it here. Read ‘Migration’ by Ira Sadoff here.
--- Music by Rufus Beckett. --- Follow Sam on social media and send in any questions or comments for the podcast: Email: sam.illingworth@gmail.com X: @samillingworth
Episode 273: Wood Vaulting
Episode 273
lundi 7 octobre 2024 • Duration 06:18
This episode explores new research, which has found that burying wood in the right environmental conditions can stop its decomposition and help curb carbon dioxide emissions.
--- Read this episode’s science poem here. Read the scientific study that inspired it here. Read ‘Wood’ by Richard Brautigan here.
--- Music by Rufus Beckett. --- Follow Sam on social media and send in any questions or comments for the podcast: Email: sam.illingworth@gmail.com X: @samillingworth
Episode 264: Chromatic Change
Episode 264
lundi 5 août 2024 • Duration 06:09
This episode explores new research, which has investigated the iridescent evolution of birds.
--- Read this episode’s science poem here. Read the scientific study that inspired it here. Read 'Birdsong' by Joanie Mackowski here.
--- Music by Rufus Beckett. --- Follow Sam on social media and send in any questions or comments for the podcast: Email: sam.illingworth@gmail.com X: @samillingworth
Episode 174: Woody Infestation
Episode 174
lundi 14 novembre 2022 • Duration 06:31
This episode explores new research, which has found that vines and climbing plants are more likely to infest smaller trees in Southeast Asian forests, with significant implications for global carbon storage and climate change.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Vine in Early Spring’ by Sara van Alstyne Allen 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
Episode 173: Shrinking Rhinos
Episode 173
lundi 7 novembre 2022 • Duration 06:13
This episode explores new research, which has found that rhino horns have shrunk over the past century, likely due to hunting.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘A Rhinoceros and a Lion’ by Kaoru Maruyama 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
Episode 172: Buzzing Electricity
Episode 172
lundi 31 octobre 2022 • Duration 06:33
This episode explores new research, which has found that insects can contribute to atmospheric electricity.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Myths of Electricity: A Letter to Nikola Tesla’ by Kevin Meaux 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
Episode 171: Shipwrecked Sediments
Episode 171
lundi 24 octobre 2022 • Duration 06:23
This episode explores new research, which has found that 80 years after it sank, a World War 2 warship is still polluting the local ecosystem.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘After the Shipwreck’ by Alicia Ostriker 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
Episode 170: Washed into Dust
Episode 170
lundi 17 octobre 2022 • Duration 06:18
This episode explores new research, which has found that the Salton Sea is turning into toxic dust.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Salt to Make a Sea’ by Renée Ashley 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
Episode 169: Forecasting Day length
Episode 169
lundi 10 octobre 2022 • Duration 06:36
This episode explores new research, which has improved the ability to predict fluctuations in the rotation of the Earth and with it the length of the day.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Days’ by Philip Larkin 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
Episode 168: Fruitful Gifts from Busy Bees
Episode 168
lundi 3 octobre 2022 • Duration 07:04
This episode explores new research, which has found that planting hedges and flower strips in orchards helps to support wild bee communities, thereby improving pollination.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘The Bees’ by Bruce Mackinnon 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
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