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Sam Illingworth

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Using AI responsibly means knowing when not to use it

AI literacy has become synonymous with prompt engineering. It should mean something else entirely.

18.02.2026 10

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Sam Illingworth

How writing about places people know makes the climate crisis less abstract

The connection between place and writing shapes reasoning and can change how people think about climate issues.

06.01.2026 8

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Sam Illingworth

How to write your own physics poem

Physics and poetry both distil complexity into clarity. Learn how poetic structure can shape and express scientific ideas.

21.03.2025 7

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Sam Illingworth

The Living Mountain: why a second world war meditation on nature’s fragility and wonder is still relevant today

Nan Shepherd’s The Living Mountain is a meditation on the Cairngorms. Decades on, its quiet wisdom remains urgent, reminding us how to truly see...

17.03.2025 5

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Sam Illingworth

You don’t have to be a net zero hero – how focus on personal climate action can distract from systemic problems

Shifting the blame for the climate crisis onto individuals hides the larger issue. True progress demands systemic accountability from governments and...

28.01.2025 5

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Sam Illingworth