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Originally Posted by geekmaster
EM fields are very frequency dependent. It is only ionizing radiation (UVB and above) that can damage DNA. And some ELF frequencies (way below AM radio frequencies) are thought to affect certain hormone production or other cause other possible cellular disruption, but only at high-energy levels for long exposures. I have not seen any specific research to support this notion, but it seems plausible. And Wifi is very unlikely to cause such problems, because it is converted to heat when absorbed by water molecules in our bodies, and the only real known danger there is a possible contribution to cataracts if our eyeballs get too hot. But staring at a campfire big bed of hot coals too long can have the same effect (heating the cornea)...
It is the same problem with getting safe and clean thorium (or depleted uranium) power plants approved -- to get elected, politicians must avoid any scary 'radiation' discussions, even though coal and petroleum are less efficient and more polluting (but less dangerous to political careers).
Wow... Now not just scary wifi "radiation", but scary "dangerous wifi rays" (like a scary "dangerous ray gun"): Ontario Parents Try to Protect School Kids From Dangerous WiFi Rays
Politics and science seem to not mix well, at the detriment of our education system. Do we see "Brawndo" in our future? |
You remind me of a book on the topic:
The Health Hazards of NOT Going Nuclear
Dave