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Yes, good points. It's so unexpected by you, me, and most everyone who does science that it would probably be a Nobel-worthy observation. The point about effec
by carbocation 16y ago
Yes, good points. It's so unexpected by you, me, and most everyone who does science that it would probably be a Nobel-worthy observation.
The point about effect size is also critical. If my probability of developing brain cancer is 0.00001% and talking on a phone multiplies my risk by 3 (quite a large effect size), I'm still far more likely to die from heart disease, or an accident, or some other cancer, or, well, anything else.
- hga 16y agoOr you're more likely to die from not having a cell phone handy in an emergency, or not living in a society where they're ubiquitous, etc. Even purely in lives cost or saved there are two sides of the ledger. Multiply or more by N times for societies that never got serious landline coverage and jumped to major cell phone availability.