[Ti] Laptop Health Warning!
Paul Russell
prussell at arc-software.com
Sat Nov 23 08:02:46 PST 2002
>"Probably" is the operative word. The difficulty with the resolving this
>health question rests with our lack of understanding of all forms of
>electromagnetic frequencies. Sure, we have a cursory knowledge, but clearly
>we do not understand the motor behind this force. Simply stated we do not
>understand the cause, therefore how can we say, with any certainty, that we
>understand the effect? If science has taught us anything it is the simple
>fact that observations are subject to the scientific method, and that
>methodology is only as strong as our weakest understanding.
>
"The proof of the pudding is in the eating", as they say.
Microwave ovens have been in common use since the 1970's. Cell phones
since the 1980's. If there was a problem with exposure to RF at these
power levels then we would expect to see a statistically significant
increase in, e.g. certain cancers as a result.
Of course using the entire population of the Western world as a (not
very controlled) experiment is probably not the most ethical way to
gather this data, but it is useful data nonetheless.
Paul
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