US-UK nuclear deal, and forensics for plastic pollution

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

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

4.6 • 957 Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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In the news podcast, the US and the UK have forged a long-term nuclear alliance - but what will it really deliver? We also examine a new study on whether smoking cannabis makes it harder to get pregnant. And we'll be hearing from a forensic scientist who is using detective work to rid our oceans of plastic. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:39.6	Welcome.
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0:50.0	Without further ado, this is the Naked Scientists.
0:53.6	Hello, welcome to the Naked Scientist podcast. This is the program that brings you the biggest breakthroughs and talks to the major movers and shakers in the worlds of science, technology and medicine.
1:01.4	I'm Chris Smith.
1:02.6	And coming up, the US and the UK have forged a long-term nuclear alliance, but what will it really deliver?
1:09.9	We also examine a new study on whether smoking cannabis makes it harder to get pregnant,
1:15.2	and we'll be hearing from a forensic scientist who's using detective work
1:18.8	to track where the microplastics are in our oceans.
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