In Episode 46, Quinn & Brian ask: Is there nuclear waste in the ocean... and can we become superheroes if there is?

Our guest is Dr. Claudia Benitez-Nelson, an Associate Dean and Distinguished Professor in the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of South Carolina, where she focuses on just ONE thing–– oh, wait, no, we got that wrong. She focuses on just about EVERYTHING: biogeochemistry and geochemistry; climate change; society, policy & environment; coastal processes; water resources & hydrology; and oceanography. She is also a co-author on a paper about the impact of the accident that happened at the Fukushima nuclear power plant ("Fukushima Daiichi–Derived Radionuclides in the Ocean: Transport, Fate, and Impacts").

Make sure you put your learning hat on as you put in your headphones for this episode because Dr. Benitez-Nelson has some shit to teach us today. You'll come away from this episode knowing more about the pros and cons of nuclear power – and the ocean in general – than you ever did before (unless you also happen to be a Renaissance scientist). And at the very least, you'll have some fun facts to throw around when you talk about the upcoming release of Aquaman.

Trump's Book Club:

• Translational Ecology: Collected Writings on Contemporary Environmental Issues by William H. Schlesinger

Links:

• Learn more at https://cbnelson.wixsite.com/researchlab
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claudiabeniteznelson/
• Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudia_Benitez-Nelson
• "Fukushima Daiichi–Derived Radionuclides in the Ocean: Transport, Fate, and Impacts"

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