Sam Illingworth
@samillingworth
Associate Professor | Poet | Game Designer. I use poetry & games to bring people together. #scicomm. Brilliant Poetry: https://t.co/LjrGRcj4ER
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๐ research ๐๐ฌ from University of Helsinki ๐๏ธ and published in Wiley ๐ฐ, which has found that four in five bird species cannot tolerate intense human pressures. Here's my poetic interpretation: thepoetryofscience.scienceblog.com/3834/fetteringโฆ ๐จ๐ผ๏ธ #scicomm ๐ข๐ก๐
Really honored to have been asked to deliver this keynote for the UHI Festival of Creativity alongside Marita Grimwood. We will be talking about the role that poetry can have in helping staff to reflect on their experiences of working in #HigherEducation ๐๐๐
Discover how we're merging poetry ๐ & games ๐ฎ in our TTRPG 'Rooted in Crisis' to tackle the #ClimateCrisis ๐๐.
A blend of immersive play & powerful words to inspire action & change.
Latest blog here: rootedincrisis.com/2024/04/a-poetโฆ ๐๐ฑ #RootedInCrisis #ClimateAction #scicomm
๐๏ธ NEW PODCAST EPISODE ๐
'Shadows in the Glass'
Is clean drinking water really safe to drink? ๐ค
Ft. research from University of Pittsburgh ๐๏ธ and published in ScienceDirect ๐ฐ
Podbean: scipoetry.podbean.com/e/episode-247-โฆ
#scicomm ๐ฃ๏ธ๐ #podcast ๐ป๐
๐ research ๐๐ฌ from University of Pittsburgh ๐๏ธ and published in ScienceDirect ๐ฐ, which has found that common water pollutants cause heart damage in fish. Here's my poetic interpretation: thepoetryofscience.scienceblog.com/3832/shadows-iโฆ ๐จ๐ผ๏ธ #scicomm ๐ข๐ก๐
A brilliant editorial from Prof Paul Camic for the special issue from 'Arts & Health' (Taylor & Francis Research Insights) on Research Poetry and Practice: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10โฆ
Check out the whole of the special issue for some wonderful use of poetry as research
The latest blog post for 'Rooted in Crisis' is from Gabriel Robinson, Bramble Gate Herald & Dr Chris Skinner, exploring their new #ttrpg 'The Forgotten City' which explores how doom-laden messaging can potentially inspire a different type of climate action: rootedincrisis.com/2024/04/the-foโฆ
The Consilience ~ peer-reviewed science poetry journal is now open for submissions of science-themed poetry and artwork! Issue 17 explores the topic of โLanguageโ.
It is completely FREE to submit, including peer support throughout the whole process:
consilience-journal.com/submit
#scicomm #SciArt #poetrycommunity
๐๏ธ NEW PODCAST EPISODE ๐
'Secrets Beneath the Ice'
What can hydrothermal activity on Jupiter's moons tells us about extraterrestrial life? ๐ค
Ft. research from Science Advances ๐๏ธ and published in University of Washington ๐ฐ
Podbean: scipoetry.podbean.com/e/episode-246-โฆ
#scicomm ๐ฃ๏ธ๐ #podcast ๐ป๐
๐ research ๐๐ฌ from University of Washington ๐๏ธ and published in Science Advances ๐ฐ, which has found that signs of life could be detectable in single ice grains that are emitted from extraterrestrial moons. Here's my poetic interpretation: thepoetryofscience.scienceblog.com/3830/secrets-bโฆ๐จ๐ผ๏ธ #scicomm ๐ข๐ก๐
Our Keynote on day 2 at the Festival of Creativity, Dr Sam Illingworth, Edinburgh Napier University & Dr Marita Le Vaul-Grimwood, Advance HE will present 'Learned Words: How poetry can be used to reflect on staff belonging in higher education'. Read moreโ๏ธ shorturl.at/gxzJV
In our latest blog post for 'Rooted in Crisis' Chloรฉ Germaine ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐๐ฆ explores how the horror genre need not be destructive or negative and how it can be a powerful tool to explore (and take action against) the #ClimateCrisis : rootedincrisis.com/2024/03/ecohorโฆ #scicomm #rootedincrisis #ttrpg
I just got this beautiful book by Brett Vogelsinger from Corwin Press on using poetry in the classroom and I can't wait to get stuck in! Looks amazing. ๐คฉ
Issue 16 of Consilience ~ peer-reviewed science poetry journal has just been published! This issue features poetry and artwork that explores the scientific topic of โColourโ. So have a look and let me know what you think! consilience-journal.com/issue-16 #scicomm #SciArt #poetrycommunity