Episode 169: Forecasting Day length

<p>This episode explores new research, which has improved the ability to predict fluctuations in the rotation of the Earth and with it the length of the day.</p> <p>---</p> <p>Read this episode’s science poem <a href='https://thepoetryofscience.scienceblog.com/3606/forecasting-day-length/'>here</a>.            </p> <p>Read the scientific study that inspired it <a href='https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-022-01037-7'>here</a>.  </p> <p>Read ‘Days’ by Philip Larkin <a href='https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48410/days-56d229a0c0c33'>here</a>.</p> <p>---</p> <p>Music by <a href='http://smarturl.it/thepaperwaits'>Rufus Beckett</a>.</p> <p>---</p> <p>Follow Sam on social media and send in any questions or comments for the podcast:</p> <p>Email: <a href='mailto:sam.illingworth@gmail.com'>sam.illingworth@gmail.com</a>   Twitter: <a href='https://twitter.com/samillingworth'>@samillingworth</a>  </p>