radiation

I have been collecting a few resources to demonstrate to some folks that travelling to Fukushima in Japan is perfectly safe. Eating fish from there is probably also largely safe, apparently, though I am not much of a fish eater, anyway. I have official travel sites, of course. And I also found...

‘Anti-5G’ necklaces are radioactive and dangerous, Dutch nuclear experts say :boggled:

I was unable to find a discussion here relating to 5G technology. So, I thought I'd start one. There are those who claim 5G technology emits extremely high levels of radiation and that it causes reduced fertility and cancer, etc. (If really pressed for time, begin the video below at 15:30.)...

So in discussions about cell phone radiation, Martin Pall's name keeps popping up, with claims about how non-ionising radiation causes everything from cancer to autism, and I haven't been able to find any good sources debunking him. Anyone have any good resources they would like to share :) ?

Looks like there hasn't been such a thread at least not for a while. Has cancer hit you directly, or someone close? Share your story? Me: In 1993 my mother had colon cancer. Underwent surgery and chemo. Had a colostomy that was later reversed. I and my brothers then had colonoscopies and were...

As someone that sells watches on eBay, I've come into contact with several peculiar people, the latest of which all of a sudden didn't want a watch he just purchased because the dials are coated with radium to make them glow. Now, as far as I know, the use of radium as a source for luminescence...

Is there any actual science behind this? All I've been able to pull up are vague warnings with no actual evidence... some claims of it needing to be studied more. http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/germany-warns-citizens-to-avoid-using-wifi-401845.html Isn't Wifi just radio...

Study Shows Cell Phone Use Poses Danger to Fetuses Anyone heard about this? The headline is clearly misrepresenting things, but Doctor Taylor semms to think cell phone use may lead to a decrease in brain activity in a child exposed as a fetus. Also in the text of the link it says France has...

This is going to be a bit on the long site but hopefully you all find it interesting. I just hope the people in question don't find this before they pay me. :) I'm a photographer and I shoot a lot of different events from concerts to weddings and everything in between. For the last few days I...

Okay, this is cracking me up. This is supposed to block radiation? Since it covers the back of the phone and not the front (the part against the girls face), it seems more like it is going to reflect the radiation back through the phone into her face. Disclaimer, there has been no conclusive...

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.ea298a6179f170db0cbddba5974710a6.1c1&show_article=1 Is there any truth to this? I can see planting flowers to help improve morale, but reducing radiation in soil?

Definitive as the date of publication. :D Science man. Science. :th:

For those who either don't follow XKCD or don't look at the stuff around the cartoon, Randall Monroe has put together a characteristically thought-provoking and informative chart of radiation dosages spanning nine orders of magnitude, typical examples, and their effect on the body. In the...

Ann Coulter says it is. Putting aside what you think of her politics, is there any possibility this could be true? It is, after all, a scientific question rather than a political question. 0FNFF61E_Dg Wikipedia article on radiation hormesis A GLOWING REPORT ON RADIATION by Ann Coulter

From here: http://www.latimes.com/health/la-he-cell-phones-brain-20110223,0,4544944.story Choice quote: Does anyone else think this sounds a bit strange? I'm also wondering if they "artificially" heated up the phones in the control group as well to match the "active" phones, and if not...

Perhaps, but not from those new full-body scanners that everyone is worried about. Kind of ironic that the pilot union is more concerned about the body scanners than a much more serious radiation risk that pilots have always been exposed to. For Frequent Fliers, a Radiation Risk in the Skies...

Sounds nutty to me. Discuss. http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/mobile/06/16/san.francisco.cell.radiation/index.html?hpt=T2

from: Daily Telegraph Can this work? "We give users the ability to see and feel non-ionizing radiation." Sounds a bit like woo to me.

I found this pretty interesting. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8443541.stm Hmm, anyone know what came out of this? Hmmmm?

Aww, nuts. :( Link.

University of Pittsburgh/NIH Team Find Way to Protect Healthy Cells from Dangerous Radiation Exposure http://www.upmc.com/MediaRelations/NewsReleases/2009/Pages/Protecting-Healthy-Cells-from-Radiation.aspx NICE :)

Sense About Science has just published a very useful briefing on the health risks of radiation. In particular there is a great deal of material about non-ionising EM radiation. Next time you are having an argument with someone who objects to a mobile phone mast being sited near a school, you...

My, what a surprise: http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/0,1518,555365,00.html (german language) In short, two studies that "showed" mobile phone electromagnetic radiation could damage DNA at very low doses have now turned out to be fabricated by one very pro-damage-biased assistant at the austrian...

I came across a post recently by a man who was looking to borrow a Geiger counter so he could 'check out' a place he was considering buy/renting that happens to be within 1 miles of a nuclear plant (Plymouth, MA or Seabrook, NH I'm guessing). I'm curious as to if this is a clever idea any smart...

Came across this in a free London paper this evening. Can't imagine it'll be much of a victim oops crowd puller...

Is this film accurate, or the equivalent of "Loose Change"? http://youtube.com/watch?v=SzSxQPB-JHQ

story here Seems like Russia really messed up this time. They could've just put a bullet into Litvinenko one dark and rainy London night, stolen his wallet and walked away. Instead they used a "weapon" that is so unique and rare that it can be traced now to 12 locations. All these clues point...

Just watched the BBC program Horizon.... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5173310.stm They go further to suggest that low level radiation might even be positive (acting like a vacination against cancer....) although this appears to be a minority view.... but if the threat to human health...

What type of radiation is used in a smoke detector? a) Infrared b) Alpha c) Beta d) Gamma What is your answer and why?

Silliest thing I've read today, a baker wants to sue a cell-phone company beacause the tower they are building nearby "could disrupt "subtle forces" that help make the loaves." http://www.wired.com/news/furthermore What research has shown that bread can be influenced by "holistic" and...