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more about #radiation Zeomax: When we all hit 60 (if we do), there will be brain transplants or consciousness uploads to quantum computers. So why worry? #cellphones more » zwer: Nobel prize is waiting for the one who proves that non-ionizing radiation can get you a cancer (and explains it by other means than `a little pink uni... more » 32ndnote: The changes in the brain are due to the intense spike in linguistic creativity. Constant, fast-paced language without any visual cues requires much mo... more » KTK1990: If the phones mess us up by us placing them up against our ear, what would happen if we implanted them inside ourselves and have them closer to our br... more » TheSonOfKrypton: This is why, no matter how crazy it looks, I use my iPhone headphones 95% of the time when making a call. Strive to keep the phone away from your pre... more » amābō tē?「Tayler」: Oh yes, transthyretin. Yes, I am acquainted with it. Oh yes, it doesn't' do anything to your brain, just cushions it. Yes, just a cushion. #cellphones more » ddhboy: I'd say its protection from the radiation coming from your phone, but these days no matter where you are your going to be bombarded by various forms o... more » The Overmind (aka that guy): I hate to ask this because the answer may be so simple I'll facepalm when I get the answer but...If the pic above shows part of the research...is ther... more » Identity Avatar: Scanners, X-rays, and the like scare me quite heavily enough already. I had to get a mouth x-ray semi-recently, and I think I asked the radiologist i... more » valkilmerisawful: is this one of those "no harm no foul" situations? more » GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: Didn't someone notice an uptick in the dosimeters? more » ♠ Final ♠: Who ever in the hell was their Physicist was needs to be fired because that should have been caught way before then. On average you're getting a year... more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Everyone save yourselves! Throw away your cell phones. Smash them! We'll go back to using public payphones. They're much safer... more » yeti: Why is it that people are afraid of cellular frequencies, but not bluetooth? more » Bandit: The incidence of cancer in our world is WAY up over the historic rate. And cancer is virtually unknown in undeveloped areas of the planet. Coincidence? more » FuzzysFriedChicken: The SAR limit is in the US is 1.6 W/kg averaged over 1g of tissue. Everywhere else in the world it is 2.0 W/kg averaged over 10g of tissue. The US has... more » wkm001: I don't understand the units of measurement. Watts/Kilogram. Who gives a shit how much the phone weighs. The radiation is the only thing you care a... more » Curves: More frightening to me is that every woman I know (including myself), at one time or another, carries her cell phone in her bra. more » SigmundTheSeaMonster: Can you hurt me now? - Verizon's original slogan. (No wonder they have better coverage, all that power frying your cells...hence cell-phone...) more » maven2k: Great, I keep mine in my front pants pocket, does that mean Mr. Happy is gonna be Mr. Tumor? more » -
#thiscyborglife
How Cellphones Are Changing Our Brains
We've spent a lot of time this week discussing how we can use technology to change our bodies. But according to new research, one of the gadgets we rely on daily is already having a measurable effect on our brains. More » -
#health
Programming Error Gives People 8 Times Correct Radiation over 18 Months
In attempt to get better data, a hospital overrode default protocol on a CT scanner over a year ago. Now they've realized that they made a little mistake and have been giving people eight times the acceptable doses of radiation. More » -
#cellphones
A Guide to Cell Phone Radiation So You Don't Fry Your Brains
The Environmental Working Group claims that recent studies show higher tumor risk in long-term cellphone users. They admit that more research is needed but, just in case, they have created this cellphone radiation ranking. Guess who gets a bad grade. More » -
#snuggie
The 'Space Snuggie' Could Protect Astronauts From Radiation
Thanks to students at North Carolina State University (my alma mater), looking like a tool may extend beyond the surly bonds of Earth. Their "Space Snuggie" concept could shield future astronauts from radiation. More » -
#panic
Cellphones Cause Kidney Stones and Heart Disease Now
Just days after preliminary data gathered in the largest cellphone cancer study thoroughly depressed us, a new study claims that exposure causes red blood cells to leak hemoglobin—leading to kidney stones and heart disease. More » -
#cellphoneradiation
E-Wave Chip Protects Against Scary, If Not Scientifically Proven, Threat of Cellphone Radiation
Cellphone radiation is spawning worries that it can do everything from making sperm stupid to popping popcorn... which means it's prime time to start selling "cures" like this "radiation reducing" E-wave phone chip. More » -
