The Poetry of Science

• Episode 296: Held in the Blood

  This episode explores new research, which found war-related trauma changes DNA in Syrian refugee families, affecting children and grandchildren. --- Read this episode’s science poem here. Read the scientific study that inspired it here. Read ‘Origins of Violence’ by Jenny George 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 295: Greening the Fairway

  This episode explores new research, which has found that countries like the US and UK use more land for golf courses than for wind or solar energy. --- Read this episode’s science poem here. Read the scientific study that inspired it here. Read ‘Seaside Golf’ by John Betjeman 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 294: Burned to Earth

  This episode explores new research, which has found that wildfire suppressants contain toxic metals. --- Read this episode’s science poem here. Read the scientific study that inspired it here. Read ‘Smothered Fires’ by Georgia Douglas Johnson 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 293: Preserved in Scent

  This episode explores new research, which has found that Ancient Egyptian mummies still smell nice. --- Read this episode’s science poem here. Read the scientific study that inspired it here. Read ‘The Egyptian Tomb of Emily Dickinson’ by Alexandria Peary 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 292: Ruin’s Vermin

  This episode explores new research, which has found that urban rat populations are increasing in most major cities - driven by climate warming and urbanisation. --- Read this episode’s science poem here. Read the scientific study that inspired it here. Read ‘The Rats’ by Pierre Martory 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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