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The Naked Scientists Podcast

Toxic vapes and Russian treason

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

Natural Sciences, Science, Science Radio, Naked Scientists, Health & Fitness, Engineering, Medicine, Technology, Life Sciences

4.6958 Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Are public health officials preparing to clampdown on the sale of dangerous vapes, the Russian scientists under arrest for treason, how researchers are homing in on why some of us are magnets for mosquitoes, and a very welcome floral addition to King's College, Cambridge... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0

All engine running.

0:03.0

Absolutely genius.

0:04.0

Get this.

0:05.0

Welcome.

0:06.0

This is the show where we bring science.

0:08.0

What that essentially means is discovery is

0:10.0

advances, research, technology, unbelievable.

0:13.4

Without further ado, this is the Naked Scientists.

0:17.2

Hello, welcome to the Naked Scientists,

0:18.9

the program that brings you the latest breakthroughs in science,

0:21.4

technology, and medicine with me, Chris Smith.

0:24.4

And this week are public health officials preparing to clamp down on the sale of dangerous

0:29.2

vapes.

0:30.2

Also ahead how scientists are cracking why some of us are magnets for mosquitoes

0:35.0

and a very welcome floral addition to King's College, Cambridge. There are growing calls to clamp down on the underage sale and branding of e-cigarettes. A BBC investigation found that vapes

0:54.7

confiscated from school pupils contain dangerously high levels of lead, nickel and

0:59.6

chromium. Health officials are concerned. I've been speaking to leading public health

1:03.8

expert and social policy advisor for the Scottish government, Linda Bold,

1:07.4

beginning with whether she was surprised by the BBC's findings.

1:11.1

It's not terribly surprising to me because we always know with

1:14.4

age-restricted products you're going to have an illicit trade and when you have an

1:18.0

illicit market you can have constituents in the products which can be harmful.

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