Episode 190: Dirty Hearts

<p>This episode explores new research, which has found that long-term exposure to air pollution is tied to an increased risk of having a heart attack or dying from heart disease.</p> <p>---</p> <p>Read this episode’s science poem <a href='https://thepoetryofscience.scienceblog.com/3661/dirty-hearts/'>here</a>.</p> <p>Read the scientific study that inspired it <a href='https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2801820'>here</a>.   </p> <p>Read ‘Heart Valve’ by Elizabeth Arnold <a href='https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/53617/heart-valve'>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>