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Is it? I wasn't aware of this so I did some googling and found this study: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13592-011-0016-x https://link.springer.co

by md224 7y ago

Is it? I wasn't aware of this so I did some googling and found this study: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13592-011-0016-x https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13592-011-0016-x This doesn't seem like pseudoscience to me, but I don't really have context here. Is this considered to be a poor study or a disreputable journal? Edit: Apparently it's been cited 61 times since publication: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cites=270710047801738518 https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cites=270710047801738518 Edit 2: Okay, there's definitely skepticism: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cell-phones-kill-bees-study_n_863019 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cell-phones-kill-bees-study_n... I'm not sure if I'd call this "pseudoscience" as much as "speculative and controversial."

avip 7y ago
prev. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2537839 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2537839 (I recall much longer discussion, but could not find)
adsfqwop 7y ago
Here's a study that looked at microwave absorption in insects at different frequencies (picture): https://media.springernature.com/lw900/springer-static/image/art%3A10.1038%2Fs41598-018-22271-3/MediaObjects/41598_2018_22271_Fig4_HTML.jpg https://media.springernature.com/lw900/springer-static/image... "All insects showed a general increase in absorbed RF power at and above 6 GHz, in comparison to the absorbed RF power below 6 GHz. Our simulations showed that a shift of 10% of the incident power density to frequencies above 6 GHz would lead to an increase in absorbed power between 3–370%." https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-22271-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-22271-3 It doesn't seem like pseudoscience to me either. In fact it looks to me like more real science needs be done on this subject, to figure out if there is a real danger or not.

by md224 7y ago

avip 7y ago

prev. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2537839 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2537839 (I recall much longer discussion, but could not find)

adsfqwop 7y ago

Here's a study that looked at microwave absorption in insects at different frequencies (picture): https://media.springernature.com/lw900/springer-static/image/art%3A10.1038%2Fs41598-018-22271-3/MediaObjects/41598_2018_22271_Fig4_HTML.jpg https://media.springernature.com/lw900/springer-static/image... "All insects showed a general increase in absorbed RF power at and above 6 GHz, in comparison to the absorbed RF power below 6 GHz. Our simulations showed that a shift of 10% of the incident power density to frequencies above 6 GHz would lead to an increase in absorbed power between 3–370%." https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-22271-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-22271-3 It doesn't seem like pseudoscience to me either. In fact it looks to me like more real science needs be done on this subject, to figure out if there is a real danger or not.