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By Saskia Scott

A science and spirituality podcast with contemplative, reflective and meditation resources to increase your sense of awe, wonder, wellbeing, emotional resilience, focus and calm. Based on an entertwining of science communication with mindfulness and the contemplative Christian tradition.

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Essence

LightlyFeb 22, 2021

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Essence

A journey through our unseen (mostly) world of quantum and gravitational fields.

Cello by Beren Scott

Backing music by Martin Rach under Creative Commons 3.0

Track photo by Roland Larsson on Unsplash

Feb 22, 202103:37

Library of You

DNA and genetics is one of the coolest and most amazing fields of study ever (in my opinion). Shrink down to the size of a cell and take a mystery ride through the basics of protein synthesis.

Obviously this is way more complex than you could ever fit into a short 7 minute track, but I hope that listening to this makes you want more! If you do, here are some great Youtube links to get you started:

Proteins

Fundamentals of Biology from MIT OpenCourseware

Visualisations of DNA from WEHI Movies

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Episode SFX by Zapsplat

Intro/Outro music by SoularFlair via Free Music Archive under Creative Commons 4.0.

Episode Art by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash

Feb 12, 202106:52

Star Story

Stars have always been a source of wonder for humans. Do some more wondering here with this contemplative star story.

Cover photo by NASA on Unsplash

Music sourced and added by Adrienne Body Books

Feb 07, 202104:12

All of us are made of sky

When we look at the sky it looks far away, but in fact it surrounds us and even makes up parts of our bodies! Find out more in this short contemplative science offering designed to get you wondering.

Feb 07, 202102:40