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#53 | Sam Illingworth | We Are All Chimeras
. . . Blindly, we turn our
eyes to the sky,
searching for breadcrumbs
between the pathways,
oblivious to knowledge
that has always been with us:
the map of our universe
embraced within a single cell.
—Sam Illingworth, “Moulded Galaxies”
Once upon a time, there was a young lad who wanted to be a scientist. Or a thespian. Or a science communicator. Or a poet. And then one day he realized that he could be all of those things. In fact, he realized he already was all of those things. He was a chimera. And so are you.
In this week’s episode, Jocelyn and Bradley are joined by the wondrous, chimerical Dr. Sam Illingworth: scientist, poet, and science communication researcher. Sam shares the fascinating and provocative results of his research into how poetry can promote engagement and effective dialogue between scientists and non-scientists, and how he is putting this knowledge into practice through his peer-reviewed science poetry journal Consilience. He also talks about his latest book, A Sonnet to Science, and what we can learn from prominent figures in the history of science who also wrote poetry. Ultimately, the friends agree that (contrary to Poe’s “Sonnet—To Science,” for which Sam’s book is named) scientific inquiry ramifies rather than detracts from the wonder, awe, and mystery of the natural world.
You can find more information about Sam Illingworth here:
•Website: https://www.samillingworth.com/
•Consilience Website: https://www.consilience-journal.com/
•Effective Science Communication: https://iopscience.iop.org/book/978-0-7503-1170-0
•Sonnet to Science: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1526127989/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_10?smid=A24GZIC7EIOZVT&psc=1
•Effective Science Communication: https://store.ioppublishing.org/page/detail/Effective-Science-Communication-Second-Edition/?k=9780750325189
•Sonnet to Science: https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526127983/
•Twitter handle: https://twitter.com/samillingworth
•Manchester Game Studies Network: https://www.manchestergamestudies.org/
•EO Wilson Consilience: https://www.amazon.com/Consilience-Knowledge-Edward-Osborne-Wilson/dp/067976867X
•Carbon City Zero https://www.wearepossible.org/carbon-city-zero
eyes to the sky,
searching for breadcrumbs
between the pathways,
oblivious to knowledge
that has always been with us:
the map of our universe
embraced within a single cell.
—Sam Illingworth, “Moulded Galaxies”
Once upon a time, there was a young lad who wanted to be a scientist. Or a thespian. Or a science communicator. Or a poet. And then one day he realized that he could be all of those things. In fact, he realized he already was all of those things. He was a chimera. And so are you.
In this week’s episode, Jocelyn and Bradley are joined by the wondrous, chimerical Dr. Sam Illingworth: scientist, poet, and science communication researcher. Sam shares the fascinating and provocative results of his research into how poetry can promote engagement and effective dialogue between scientists and non-scientists, and how he is putting this knowledge into practice through his peer-reviewed science poetry journal Consilience. He also talks about his latest book, A Sonnet to Science, and what we can learn from prominent figures in the history of science who also wrote poetry. Ultimately, the friends agree that (contrary to Poe’s “Sonnet—To Science,” for which Sam’s book is named) scientific inquiry ramifies rather than detracts from the wonder, awe, and mystery of the natural world.
You can find more information about Sam Illingworth here:
•Website: https://www.samillingworth.com/
•Consilience Website: https://www.consilience-journal.com/
•Effective Science Communication: https://iopscience.iop.org/book/978-0-7503-1170-0
•Sonnet to Science: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1526127989/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_10?smid=A24GZIC7EIOZVT&psc=1
•Effective Science Communication: https://store.ioppublishing.org/page/detail/Effective-Science-Communication-Second-Edition/?k=9780750325189
•Sonnet to Science: https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526127983/
•Twitter handle: https://twitter.com/samillingworth
•Manchester Game Studies Network: https://www.manchestergamestudies.org/
•EO Wilson Consilience: https://www.amazon.com/Consilience-Knowledge-Edward-Osborne-Wilson/dp/067976867X
•Carbon City Zero https://www.wearepossible.org/carbon-city-zero
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By Science! With Friends. . . Blindly, we turn our
eyes to the sky,
searching for breadcrumbs
between the pathways,
oblivious to knowledge
that has always been with us:
the map of our universe
embraced within a single cell.
—Sam Illingworth, “Moulded Galaxies”
Once upon a time, there was a young lad who wanted to be a scientist. Or a thespian. Or a science communicator. Or a poet. And then one day he realized that he could be all of those things. In fact, he realized he already was all of those things. He was a chimera. And so are you.
In this week’s episode, Jocelyn and Bradley are joined by the wondrous, chimerical Dr. Sam Illingworth: scientist, poet, and science communication researcher. Sam shares the fascinating and provocative results of his research into how poetry can promote engagement and effective dialogue between scientists and non-scientists, and how he is putting this knowledge into practice through his peer-reviewed science poetry journal Consilience. He also talks about his latest book, A Sonnet to Science, and what we can learn from prominent figures in the history of science who also wrote poetry. Ultimately, the friends agree that (contrary to Poe’s “Sonnet—To Science,” for which Sam’s book is named) scientific inquiry ramifies rather than detracts from the wonder, awe, and mystery of the natural world.
You can find more information about Sam Illingworth here:
•Website: https://www.samillingworth.com/
•Consilience Website: https://www.consilience-journal.com/
•Effective Science Communication: https://iopscience.iop.org/book/978-0-7503-1170-0
•Sonnet to Science: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1526127989/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_10?smid=A24GZIC7EIOZVT&psc=1
•Effective Science Communication: https://store.ioppublishing.org/page/detail/Effective-Science-Communication-Second-Edition/?k=9780750325189
•Sonnet to Science: https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526127983/
•Twitter handle: https://twitter.com/samillingworth
•Manchester Game Studies Network: https://www.manchestergamestudies.org/
•EO Wilson Consilience: https://www.amazon.com/Consilience-Knowledge-Edward-Osborne-Wilson/dp/067976867X
•Carbon City Zero https://www.wearepossible.org/carbon-city-zero
eyes to the sky,
searching for breadcrumbs
between the pathways,
oblivious to knowledge
that has always been with us:
the map of our universe
embraced within a single cell.
—Sam Illingworth, “Moulded Galaxies”
Once upon a time, there was a young lad who wanted to be a scientist. Or a thespian. Or a science communicator. Or a poet. And then one day he realized that he could be all of those things. In fact, he realized he already was all of those things. He was a chimera. And so are you.
In this week’s episode, Jocelyn and Bradley are joined by the wondrous, chimerical Dr. Sam Illingworth: scientist, poet, and science communication researcher. Sam shares the fascinating and provocative results of his research into how poetry can promote engagement and effective dialogue between scientists and non-scientists, and how he is putting this knowledge into practice through his peer-reviewed science poetry journal Consilience. He also talks about his latest book, A Sonnet to Science, and what we can learn from prominent figures in the history of science who also wrote poetry. Ultimately, the friends agree that (contrary to Poe’s “Sonnet—To Science,” for which Sam’s book is named) scientific inquiry ramifies rather than detracts from the wonder, awe, and mystery of the natural world.
You can find more information about Sam Illingworth here:
•Website: https://www.samillingworth.com/
•Consilience Website: https://www.consilience-journal.com/
•Effective Science Communication: https://iopscience.iop.org/book/978-0-7503-1170-0
•Sonnet to Science: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1526127989/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_10?smid=A24GZIC7EIOZVT&psc=1
•Effective Science Communication: https://store.ioppublishing.org/page/detail/Effective-Science-Communication-Second-Edition/?k=9780750325189
•Sonnet to Science: https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526127983/
•Twitter handle: https://twitter.com/samillingworth
•Manchester Game Studies Network: https://www.manchestergamestudies.org/
•EO Wilson Consilience: https://www.amazon.com/Consilience-Knowledge-Edward-Osborne-Wilson/dp/067976867X
•Carbon City Zero https://www.wearepossible.org/carbon-city-zero