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Berkeley Talks: Joel Moskowitz on the health risks of cell phone radiation
Subscribe to Berkeley Talks. When the first cell phone went on the market in the U.S. in 1984, it was big, clunky and very expensive. The Motorola DynaTAC sold for a whopping $3,995. That’s almost $10,000 today. And, to make it even less worth the investment, it got bad reception...

The dubious science behind Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's $5K anti-radiation ‘tinfoil tent’
Jack Dorsey — Twitter CEO and aficionado of dubious “wellness” trends — has revealed he likes to sit in a US$5,499 tent in his garage. The “Faraday sauna” is made of steel-infused “grounding fabric” designed to block electromagnetic fields (EMF). Dorsey claimed on a recent podcast that...

Smartphones, tablets causing mental health issues in kids as young as two (4 min read)
Limiting your kids' screentime could do their mental health a world of good. Photo / 123RF Daily Mail Children as young as two are developing mental health problems because of smartphones and tablets, scientists warn. Just an hour a day staring at a screen can be enough to make children...

Terrifying moment iPhone explodes in 11-year-old's hands
An 11-year-old girl has shared the terrifying aftermath of her iPhone exploding while she was using it. Kayla Ramos was using her iPhone 6 in her sister’s bedroom when she said it caught fire. “I was sitting down, and I had my phone in my hand and then I saw...

China invents ‘mind-reading chip’ called Brain Talker that ‘sends your thoughts to a computer’
By Charlotte Edwards, Digital Technology and Science Reporter A MIND reading brain-computer chip has been announced at the World Intelligence Congress in China. The breakthrough device is called Brain Talker and allows a person to control a computer with just their brainwaves. The world’s first Brain-Computer Codec Chip (BC3),...

The one kind of screen time that isn’t likely to give your kids depression
Social-media use and television time have been connected to depression in tweens and teens for a while now—but a new finding suggests not all screen time is a downer. How: Researchers studied 3,826 adolescents entering seventh grade, almost evenly split between boys and girls, over the course of four years in the greater...

Study Reveals That WiFi Devices Affect Male Fertility
If you have been trying to have kids for a while and haven’t had much success, the answer could be right in your pocket. Literally. Kumiko Nakata, a researcher from Japan, found that the electromagnetic waves from WiFi devices, like mobile phones and home routers, can do significant damage to sperm. We at Bright Side try to keep an eye on the latest...

Doctors, Experts Call for Delaying Deployment of 5G Due to Health Risks
TORONTO, Canada—Although 5G, or fifth generation wireless technology, promises faster download speeds and conveniences that most of us have never dreamed of, we’ll also be blanketed with a new type of radiation called “millimeter waves,” according to health experts who warn of the rising risks associated with the rollout of...

In a polarised world, journalists must hold on to their curiosity
BY INGEBORG ELIASSEN 19 June 2019 Our lives change with every technological leap. As this happens, there are certain issues journalists, scientists and activists cannot touch without risking ridicule. One such topic is possible health risks from exposure to radiation from mobile technology. As 5G is being rolled out, yet...

Hundreds of parents sign petition urging switch from iPads to books
Parents campaigning against an iPads-only policy at a Co Meath secondary school say hundreds have signed a petition calling for a return to schoolbooks. Ratoath College, a 1,000-pupil school which does not use printed books for junior cycle students, has advised parents to buy iPads – at a cost of...