Episode 51: Giggling Guano

<p>This episode explores new research, which has found that penguin poo produces very high levels of nitrous oxide (i.e. laughing gas).</p> <p>---</p> <p>Read this episode’s science poem <a href='https://thepoetryofscience.scienceblog.com/1313/giggling-guano/'>here</a>.</p> <p>Read the scientific study that inspired it <a href='https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969719352477?via%3Dihub#!'>here</a>.  </p> <p>Read ‘Magallenic Penguin’ by Pablo Neruda <a href='https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/magellanic-penguin/'>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>