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The Poetry of Science episodes
- 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.
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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.illingworth6 min - 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.
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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.illingworth6 min - 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.
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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.illingworth6 min - 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.
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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.illingworth7 min - 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.
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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.illingworth7 min - Episode 311: Cheese Weather
This episode explores new research, which found that climate change and cheese quality are directly linked.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.Read the scientific study that inspired it here.Read ‘Personals’ by C.D. Wright here.---
Music by Rufus Beckett.---Follow Sam on social media and send in any questions or comments for the podcast:https://linktr.ee/sam.illingworth7 min - Episode 310: Overspill
This episode explores new research, which found that living within proximity to a golf course increases the risk of Parkinson’s disease.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.Read the scientific study that inspired it here.Read ‘X Ray’ by Dannie Abse here.---
Music by Rufus Beckett.---Follow Sam on social media and send in any questions or comments for the podcast:https://linktr.ee/sam.illingworth7 min - Episode 309: Line Decay
This episode explores new research, which has found that removing fluoride from US water would cost $9.8 billion.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.Read the scientific study that inspired it here.Read ‘Brushing Teeth with My Sister after the Wake’ by Jim Daniels here.---
Music by Rufus Beckett.---Follow Sam on social media and send in any questions or comments for the podcast:https://linktr.ee/sam.illingworth6 min - Episode 308: Brewer’s Trace
This episode explores new research, which has found that beers brewed across the US contain 'forever chemicals' linked to health risks.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.Read the scientific study that inspired it here.Read ‘Lines on Ale’ by Edgar Allan Poe here.---
Music by Rufus Beckett.---Follow Sam on social media and send in any questions or comments for the podcast:https://linktr.ee/sam.illingworth6 min - Episode 307: Proxy Measures
This episode explores new research, which has found that democratic countries often appear greener because they offshore pollution to less democratic nations.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.Read the scientific study that inspired it here.Read ‘Love in a Time of Climate Change’ by Craig Santos Perez here.---
Music by Rufus Beckett.---Follow Sam on social media and send in any questions or comments for the podcast:https://linktr.ee/sam.illingworth6 min
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Join Dr Sam Illingworth as he provides insight into new scientific research via the medium of poetry.