The Times' Attack on Wearables Is an Attack on Science
10 years ago

The Times' Attack on Wearables Is an Attack on Science

Wired  

Nick Bilton writes about technology for the Style section of the New York Times. But his latest piece---which purports to outline scientific evidence that wearables like Apple's recently announced Watch could cause diseases as serious as cancer---isn't just wrong. This article is about science, and how conspiracy-miners like Bilton misrepresent science to manufacture support for controversial ideas. Bilton’s argument follows a familiar formula: Make a provocative claim, back it up by cherry-picking from the scientific literature, throw in commentary from an "expert" or two, and season throughout with attacks on less-than-complete scientific data. He says the the most important of these is a World Health Organization panel that concluded there may be a chance of developing brain tumors when using cell phones over a long period of time.

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There is no proof that mobile radiation causes cancer
10 years, 1 month ago

There is no proof that mobile radiation causes cancer

Firstpost  

At a time when various studies are going on whether radiation from mobile phones is harmful for health, an US expert Saturday said no study or research has proved that non-ionizing radiation, as produced by these devices, causes cancer. “No study or research about cancer has proved that non-ionizing radiation causes cancer. Mobile phones have been around for only 20 …

WHO finding adds to debate over mobile phones, brain cancer
13 years, 9 months ago

WHO finding adds to debate over mobile phones, brain cancer

China Daily  

This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. The World Health Organization has added to the debate over the risk of brain cancer from mobile phone use. JONATHAN SAMAT: "We also carefully consider the sources of exposure of populations to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields, the nature of these fields as they come from various devices, including wireless phones, and we look …

Cellphone Radiation May be Carcinogenic: WHO
13 years, 9 months ago

Cellphone Radiation May be Carcinogenic: WHO

Firstpost  

The research put together by a team of 31 researchers came to this conclusion. Researchers all over the world have at some point or the other stated that the radiation of extreme densities that a cellphone exudes harms the human body in more ways than one. Excessive exposure to the radiation emitted from cellphones led to an added risk of …

Cellphones Can Cause Cancer
13 years, 9 months ago

Cellphones Can Cause Cancer

India TV News  

London, June 1: A respected international panel of experts says cellphones are possible cancer-causing agents, putting them in the same category as the pesticide DDT, gasoline engine exhaust and coffee. Classifying agents as “possibly carcinogenic” doesn't mean they automatically cause cancer and some experts said the ruling shouldn't change people's cellphone habits. “The WHO's verdict means there is some evidence …

Weak link between mobile phone use and brain tumours
14 years, 10 months ago

Weak link between mobile phone use and brain tumours

The Hindu  

Publication of a landmark study into mobile phones and brain cancer was delayed for years because scientists failed to agree on its findings and whether to issue a warning about excessive use of the devices, the Guardian has learned. In the study, more than 5,000 men and women with brain tumours, and a similar number of healthy controls, were interviewed …

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