The Poetry of Science - Sam Illingworth

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Episode 274: Where Migration Ends

Episode 274

Monday, October 14, 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

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Episode 273: Wood Vaulting

Episode 273

Monday, October 7, 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

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Episode 264: Chromatic Change

Episode 264

Monday, August 5, 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

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Episode 174: Woody Infestation

Episode 174

Monday, November 14, 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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Email: sam.illingworth@gmail.com Twitter: @samillingworth

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Episode 173: Shrinking Rhinos

Episode 173

Monday, November 7, 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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Email: sam.illingworth@gmail.com Twitter: @samillingworth

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Episode 172: Buzzing Electricity

Episode 172

Monday, October 31, 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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Email: sam.illingworth@gmail.com Twitter: @samillingworth

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Episode 171: Shipwrecked Sediments

Episode 171

Monday, October 24, 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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Email: sam.illingworth@gmail.com Twitter: @samillingworth

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Episode 170: Washed into Dust

Episode 170

Monday, October 17, 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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Email: sam.illingworth@gmail.com Twitter: @samillingworth

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Episode 169: Forecasting Day length

Episode 169

Monday, October 10, 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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Email: sam.illingworth@gmail.com Twitter: @samillingworth

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Episode 168: Fruitful Gifts from Busy Bees

Episode 168

Monday, October 3, 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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