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- Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 14:32:52 EST
- Reply-To: Tim Freeman <tsf@CS.CMU.EDU>
- Sender: Health effects of computer use <C+HEALTH@IUBVM.BITNET>
- From: Timothy_Freeman@U.ERGO.CS.CMU.EDU
- Subject: Re: Extra Low Magnetic Fields
- Comments: To: Health effects of computer use
- <C+HEALTH%IUBVM.BITNET@PSUVM.PSU.EDU>
- In-Reply-To: Your message of Sat, 02 Jan 93 21:57:00 +0000.
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- "R. Allen Gardner" <gardner@EQUINOX.UNR.EDU> says:
- >It is also clear from the reporting that representatives of industry and
- >government rarely represent the interests of citizens.
-
- Keep in mind that the reporters don't represent the interests of the
- citizens either. They have to write stories that sell magazines
- without offending advertizers. Their incentives tell them to say
- something interesting whether or not it is accurate.
-
- >Stiff new standards for power lines mandated in Swedent [sic] in fall 1992
- >should make it clear that responsible governments outside of the US can
- >find evidence in existing studies.
-
- Non-sequitur. From the new Swedish standards we know that the people
- who influence Swedish politicians believe the fields are harmful. We
- don't know who those people are, or that they have rational grounds
- for their beliefs. For instance, they may have read Currents of Death
- without reading any of the studies that CofD cites.
-
- Has anyone read any primary literature that gives reason to believe
- that ELF's are harmful to humans at a dose somewhere near what is
- encountered in real life? If so, I would really appreciate it if you
- post:
-
- The citation for the study.
- The words "I read the study", or something synonymous.
- A brief summary of the results. (Two lines would be sufficient.)
-
- In particular, don't post citations for studies that you haven't read;
- I already have a large collection of those.
-
- Tim Freeman <tsf@cs.cmu.edu> CompuServe ID 71045,2267 checked occasionally.
- When they took the fourth amendment, I was silent because I don't deal drugs.
- When they took the sixth amendment, I kept quiet because I know I'm innocent.
- When they took the second amendment, I said nothing because I don't own a gun.
- Now they've come for the first amendment, and I can't say anything at all.
-