The Poetry of Science

By Sam Illingworth

Join Dr Sam Illingworth as he provides insight into new scientific research via the medium of poetry.... more

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The Poetry of Science episodes:

December 02, 2019 Episode 26: Bitcoin’s Shifting Footprint
This episode explores new research which has found that the environmental impacts of Bitcoin mining might be lower than previously thought.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Miners’ by Wilfred Owen here.
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Music by Rufus Beckett.
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November 25, 2019 Episode 25: Metallic Reefs
This episode explores new research which has found that metal pollution from agriculture and shipping poses an emerging threat to coral reefs.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Coral’ by Derek Walcott here.
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Music by Rufus Beckett.
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November 18, 2019 Episode 24: Plastic Pearls
This episode explores new research which has found a large number of microplastics in oysters and clams along the Oregon coast in the United States.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘What Makes a Pearl’ by Emily Rose Cole here.
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Music by Rufus Beckett.
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November 11, 2019 Episode 23: Secreted Shiptracks
This episode explores new research which has found how satellites can be used to map the effect that ship emissions have on cloud formation.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Oh Great O North Cloud’ by Allen Grossman here.
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Music by Rufus Beckett.
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November 04, 2019 Episode 22: A Massacre in Mercury
This episode explores new research which has found that an ancient extinction event on Earth may have been caused (in part) by mercury poisoning from volcanic eruptions.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Quicksilver’ by Julie Suk here.
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Music by Rufus Beckett.
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October 28, 2019 Episode 21: Natural fragmentation
This episode explores new research which has found that while much of the Earth's land surface remains relatively wild, it is threatened by anthropogenic fragmentation.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Human Habitat’ by Alison Hawthorne Deming here.
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Music by Rufus Beckett.
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October 21, 2019 Episode 20: The Disease of Deforestation
This episode explores new research which has found a strong correlation between the rate of deforestation and the transmission of malaria in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Rainforest’ by Teresa Mei Chuc here.
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Music by Rufus Beckett.
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October 14, 2019 Episode 19: Degrading Terrains
This episode explores new research which has found that there has been a clear degradation in mountain permafrost across the central Alps over the past two decades, likely brought about by climate change.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Twilight in the Alps’ by Henry van Dyke Jr here.
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Music by Rufus Beckett.
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October 07, 2019 Episode 18: Collapsing Birds
This episode explores new research which has found that heat stress from climate change has caused a dramatic decline across bird populations in the Mojave Desert in North America.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘The Death of the Bird’ by A. D. Hope here.
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Music by Rufus Beckett.
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September 30, 2019 Episode 17: Rising Marshes
This episode explores new research which has found that increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide causes marsh plants to increase in bulk but decrease in size, resulting in dense networks of underground roots that can potentially protect these marshes against rising sea levels.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Marshlands’ by Emily Pauline Johnson here.
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Music by Rufus Beckett.
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FAQs about The Poetry of Science:

How many episodes does The Poetry of Science have?

The podcast currently has 328 episodes available.