DiscoverThe Poetry of ScienceEpisode 313: Below the Threshold
Episode 313: Below the Threshold

Episode 313: Below the Threshold

Update: 2025-07-14
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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.


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Read this episode’s science poem here.

Read the scientific study that inspired it here.

Read ‘Lead in the Water’ by Jean Garrigue here.


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Music by Rufus Beckett.

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Episode 313: Below the Threshold

Episode 313: Below the Threshold

Sam Illingworth