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18. Scientific American is pop sci.

Tue May 31, 2016, 01:33 PM

May 2016

They are NOT a scientific publication by any means.

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Cell phones (Microwaves a non-ionizing radiation) don't cause cancer. [View all] SkyIsGrey May 2016 OP

I have no idea who Rebecca Watson is, but... TreasonousBastard May 2016 #1

What kind of rats were used in the study? Dr Hobbitstein May 2016 #3

No idea what rats, but the Sci Am article was one of the first... TreasonousBastard May 2016 #5

Still, there is no link to the actual study. Dr Hobbitstein May 2016 #6

Why should either of us care? You know perfectly well that... TreasonousBastard May 2016 #7

Because the details of the study are important. Dr Hobbitstein May 2016 #14

Then feel free to find the study on your own... TreasonousBastard May 2016 #19

I found the link. Dr Hobbitstein May 2016 #20

I apply that to posters on DU as well... LanternWaste May 2016 #15

Well, there's those of us who actually read the studies Dr Hobbitstein May 2016 #17

... Javaman May 2016 #10

*snort* pinboy3niner May 2016 #11

Here's the link Scientific American gave: muriel_volestrangler May 2016 #13

If a rat is naturally more prone to tumors Dr Hobbitstein May 2016 #16

Scientific American is pop sci. Dr Hobbitstein May 2016 #18

Yeah, you're doing your best as an apologist, aren't you? muriel_volestrangler May 2016 #21

The study used sprague-dawley rats Dr Hobbitstein May 2016 #23

I don't give a fuck about SA or their pop sci magazine. Dr Hobbitstein May 2016 #26

And yet, you continue with the ad hominem attacks against them muriel_volestrangler May 2016 #27

OK, well, I didn't see the link. Dr Hobbitstein May 2016 #28

TV broadcast is at 50Kw, or about 5Kw coming at your TV... SkyIsGrey May 2016 #8

Cigarettes don't cause cancer either Scientific May 2016 #2

Non-ionizing. Dr Hobbitstein May 2016 #4

Yep. SkyIsGrey May 2016 #9

Light bulbs, microwaves, radio, and furnaces = radiation :p MillennialDem May 2016 #12