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The Poetry of Science

Sam Illingworth
The Poetry of Science
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  • Episode 316: Version Drift
    This episode explores new research, which has found that nearly half of 232 US health datasets were changed, mostly replacing 'gender' with 'sex', without logging or explanation. --- Read this episode’s science poem here. Read the scientific study that inspired it here. Read ‘Testament to the Agency of Man’ by Rickey Laurentiis here. --- Music by Rufus Beckett. --- Follow Sam on social media and send in any questions or comments for the podcast: https://linktr.ee/sam.illingworth
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  • Episode 315: Tilt
    This episode explores new research, which has found that damming water in reservoirs from 1835 to 2011 shifted Earth's spin axis by over half a metre. --- Read this episode’s science poem here. Read the scientific study that inspired it here. Read ‘Toward the North Pole’ by Louis Gilmore here. --- Music by Rufus Beckett. --- Follow Sam on social media and send in any questions or comments for the podcast: https://linktr.ee/sam.illingworth
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  • Episode 314: When Bats Carry the Cure
    This episode explores new research, which has found that vampire bats can lick rabies vaccines off each other, spreading immunity through grooming. --- Read this episode’s science poem here. Read the scientific study that inspired it here. Read ‘Bats’ by Hussain Ahmed here. --- Music by Rufus Beckett. --- Follow Sam on social media and send in any questions or comments for the podcast: https://linktr.ee/sam.illingworth
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  • Episode 313: Below the Threshold
    This episode explores new research, which has found that even small amounts of lead in early childhood were linked to lower reading and maths scores all the way through school. --- Read this episode’s science poem here. Read the scientific study that inspired it here. Read ‘Lead in the Water’ by Jean Garrigue here. --- Music by Rufus Beckett. --- Follow Sam on social media and send in any questions or comments for the podcast: https://linktr.ee/sam.illingworth
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  • Episode 312: Ocean Colour Change
    This episode explores new research, which has found that oceans are getting greener near the poles and bluer in the subtropics. --- Read this episode’s science poem here. Read the scientific study that inspired it here. Read ‘Against Opulence’ by Kimiko Hahn here. --- Music by Rufus Beckett. --- Follow Sam on social media and send in any questions or comments for the podcast: https://linktr.ee/sam.illingworth
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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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