The Poetry of Science

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

  1. 08/04/2025

    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

    6 min

  2. 07/28/2025

    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

    6 min

  3. 07/21/2025

    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

    6 min

  4. 07/14/2025

    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

    7 min

  5. 07/07/2025

    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

    6 min

  6. 06/30/2025

    Episode 311: Cheese Weather

    This episode explores new research, which found that climate change and cheese quality are directly linked. --- 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.illingworth

    6 min

  7. 06/23/2025

    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. --- 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.illingworth

    6 min

  8. 06/16/2025

    Episode 309: Line Decay

    This episode explores new research, which has found that removing fluoride from US water would cost $9.8 billion. --- 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.illingworth

    6 min
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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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  • Creator
    Sam Illingworth
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2025
  • Episodes
    316
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2020 Sam Illingworth. All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    The Poetry of Science